Healthy Body

If you have a thyroid condition, you have probably been handed a list of foods to avoid. Some of those lists are based on real physiology. Others mix up lab findings with real-world effects. And a few are simply wrong. The foods most often flagged for thyroid function are raw cruciferous vegetables, soy products, and … Read more

Passing a large blood clot is your body’s way of telling you something needs attention. The most common reason is heavy menstrual bleeding, where blood pools in the vagina or uterus and leaves in clumps instead of flowing freely. Other causes include miscarriage, postpartum bleeding, uterine fibroids, hormonal imbalance, and in rare cases a bleeding … Read more

Type B blood can donate red blood cells to people with type B and type AB blood, and plasma to people with type B and type O blood. Whole blood from a type B donor can generally go to type B and type AB recipients. What type B cannot do is donate red cells to … Read more

Glucose is the main sugar plants make during photosynthesis, and it becomes the raw material for almost everything else the plant builds or burns. Plants use glucose for immediate energy, convert it into starch for storage, combine it into cellulose for cell walls, and link it into other structural and transport molecules. In short, glucose … Read more

A single high glucose reading is rarely an emergency on its own. What matters most is how high the number is, what symptoms you feel, and whether you have diabetes. If you have diabetes and your meter reads above your target range but you feel normal, drink water, avoid more carbohydrates, and recheck in a … Read more

Yes, you can have a sinus infection and COVID-19 at the same time. The two conditions are not mutually exclusive. COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, while sinus infections can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi. Because both affect the upper respiratory tract, they can overlap in the same person, and their symptoms … Read more

Seeing a clot in your menstrual blood can be startling, especially if you have never noticed one before. A period blood clot is a gel-like clump of blood, tissue, and proteins that leaves the body through the vagina during menstruation. Clots are common and often normal, particularly on your heaviest flow days. They become worth … Read more

Cholesterol and blood pressure are two of the most talked-about numbers in heart health, so it feels logical that one would directly drive the other. The relationship is real, but it runs through your arteries rather than through a simple cause-and-effect switch. Cholesterol does not raise blood pressure the way salt or stress can. Instead, … Read more