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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.