Heart palpitations refers to a sensation of feeling your own heartbeat or pulse. It may feel like a flutter or a pounding sensation. You can feel this sensation in your neck or chest. In some cases, these sensations are not serious and just cause...
Your body maintains a delicate balance of several minerals that are important for heart health. This includes magnesium, which is one of the most abundant minerals in your body. The University of Maryland Medical Center notes that 50 percent of...
Heart palpitations are defined by MayoClinic.com as rapid, fluttering or pounding heartbeats. During a heart palpitation, the heart is beating abnormally, but adequate amounts of blood are still being pumped effectively. Although the abnormal...
Many conditions can cause left lower abdominal pain with palpation. According to MayoClinic.com, the abdomen is a common source of pain or discomfort. The abdomen is divided into four quadrants. Pain in any one of these quadrants can provide clues...
The supplement fish oil has gained popularity since the 1970s. Fish oil is commonly derived from salmon, mackerel, tuna and mullet, and contains omega-3 essential fatty acids that may treat heart disease and cholesterol levels. Many patients with...
On occasion, you may experience the sensation that your heart is pounding, fluttering or beating with unusual intensity or speed. You might think you're having a heart attack, but it's more likely that you're experiencing heart palpitations....
Herbs are plants that can be used as food, medicine or both. While a time-honored approach to natural health, some herbs do contain dangerous ingredients and should be avoided, especially if you are currently taking prescription medication or have...
Heart palpitations are an uncomfortable and disconcerting experience in which your heart suddenly feels like it is racing or pounding at an abnormally high rate. Heart palpitations can be benign, or they can signal a serious medical condition and...
Numerous herbs may be helpful in treating your heart palpitations. According to MedlinePlus, palpitations are a series of heartbeats that feel as though your heart is pounding or racing. Possible causes of heart palpitations include anxiety,...
Your pulse, or heart rate, measures how many times your heart contracts to expel blood into your circulatory system each minute. Your pulse is lower when you are at rest, and higher during exercise or other exertion, according to the Cleveland...
Your pulse starts in your heart, with your heart beat. Every heart beat causes a pulse in your arteries, similar to the ripple a stone makes when it is thrown in a pond. Your heart rate is the number of times your heart contracts (beats) in one...
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, "approximately 40 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 18.1 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have an anxiety disorder." Nearly everyone experiences anxiety...
Many people who engage in exercise are encouraged by fitness professionals to reach and maintain a specific target heart range (THR) for maximal results. Maximum heart rates (MHR) are determined by subtracting an individual's age from 220. Because...
Your heart rate is an indicator of the intensity at which you are exercising. If you want to improve your aerobic endurance, you must keep your heart rate at a lower intensity than you would if you want to improve your anaerobic or sprinting...
Superficial skeletal muscles are the layer of muscles just under the skin. These are the muscles that become most defined with exercise, and they are easy to locate and palpate. Deeper muscles are smaller and harder to find by palpation. They...
Foot reflexology is an alternative medicine that involves placing pressure on the feet to treat other areas in the body. According to the principles of reflexology, points on the body that produce pain when palpated, often referred to as hot...
Although there are many presumed signs of pregnancy, there are only a few sure signs that you're pregnant. Many presumed signs of pregnancy, such as a positive pregnancy test, can be caused by other things, such as certain types of cancer that...
Educate yourself about the symptoms of diverticulitis, a disorder in which small pouches in your digestive tract become inflamed and possibly infected. Unfortunately, you may not know that you have diverticulitis until the inflammation is quite...
Your lymph nodes are part of your immune system and they are located throughout your body. They help your body fight disease by trapping foreign invaders so they can be destroyed. If you develop a bacterial infection or are exposed to fungi or a...
Every time your heart beats, it sends oxygen-rich blood throughout your body and supplies nutrients to body cells. Your pulse rate measures the number of times your heart beats in one minute, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It's lower when...
The piriformis muscle is on the outside of your buttock region in the hip area. When the piriformis spasms or becomes too tight, it can create a number of issues, including piriformis syndrome. This syndrome is an irritation of the sciatic nerve...
The major blood vessels of the leg fall into two subcategories. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and toward the body tissues. Since the arterial blood is meant to supply tissues and cells with oxygen and nutrients, this blood is...
The body produces prostate-specific antigen, also known as PSA, and it is normally present in low levels in the blood. A PSA test is a blood test used to determine if the levels of PSA in the blood are abnormally high. High levels of PSA can...
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women, and causes more deaths than any other female reproductive cancers, states MedlinePlus. The ovaries are a woman's reproductive organs and secrete the hormones estrogen and progesterone; the...
As Medline explains, prostate cancer can grow for many years without causing any symptoms. As a result, prostate cancer is often first detected during a digital rectal exam. A digital rectal exam is a test that is recommended for men over the age...
The pectorals are made up of the pectoralis major muscle, which assists in shoulder and arm movement, and the pectoralis minor muscle, which helps the rib cage rise. Tightness of the pectoral muscles can result in back, neck and shoulder pain, and...
The average number of times your heart beats in one minute is known as the heart rate, or HR. HR is determined and monitored before, during and after exercise to ensure maintenance of a healthy heart, weight loss zones, or to gauge stamina and...
If the lining of your colon develops abnormal pouches you can develop a condition called diverticulosis. These pouches are created at spots in your intestine that have weakened. Diverticulosis is a common condition that occurs with age and some...
Herpes simplex virus is known for causing outbreaks of painful ulcers. HSV-1 usually affects the mouth, while HSV-2 affects the genitals. An outbreak following the initial infection is called primary, while subsequent outbreaks are known as...
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