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Weakened Muscles – Barriers to Maintaining Mobility
Ever heard the term use it or lose it? Unfortunately, this applies so well to the muscular system. The medical…
Muscle Magic: How Your Body’s Muscles Work to Support You
Want to talk about an amazing and intricate system? Just look at the muscles in your body. They work together…
Skeleton In The Closet: Breaks, Joints, Blood Cancer and The Danger of Osteoporosis
This is the second post in a two part series on the Skeletal System. Read Part 1 (Your Inner Framework)….
Your Inner Framework: Understanding the Skeletal System
I think the skeletal system may be one of the systems we under appreciate. Obviously our body would just be…
When the Flow Gets Blocked: Enlarged Lymph Nodes, Lymphoma and Drainage Problems in the Lymphatic System.
This is the second post in a two part series on the lymphatic system. Check out Part 1 (The Lymphatic…
The Lymphatic System’s Hidden Talents: Fat Transport, Lymph Clearance and Immunity.
This is the first post in a two part series on the Lymphatic System, click here for Part 2 (When…
Dangerous Buildup: How Toxins Affect Vital Organs
This is the second post in a two part series on the excretory system. To learn how a your body…
Taking Out the Trash: How Excretory Organs Maintain Balance In Your Body
This is the first post in a two part series on the Excretory System. Read Part 2 (Dangerous Buildup: How…
When the Defenders Go Awry: Understanding the Inner Workings of Allergies, Autoimmune Disorders, Cancer and Sepsis
This is the second post in a two part series on the immune system, to learn how a healthy immune…
Your Body’s Defenders: The Role of Cells, Proteins, and Organs in Keeping You Healthy
This is the first post in a two part series on the immune system, to learn what happens when the…
When The Urinary System Doesn’t Work Right: Urine Tests, Urinary Tract Infections and Kidney Stones.
This is the second post in a two part series. To learn how the healthy urinary system works check out…
How (and Why) Does Your Body Create Urine?
This is the first post in a two part series on the Urinary System. Read Part 2 (When The Urinary…
Digestive Tract Problems and Tests: They want to put a tube up where?!
This is the second post of a two part series: Part 1 (What Happens Inside Your Body When You Eat?)…
What Happens Inside Your Body When You Eat?
This is the first post in a two part series on the GI tract. Read Part 2 (Digestive Tract Problems…
What Can Cause it to be Hard to Breathe?
This is the second part of a two post series. (Post 1, How Do Your Lungs Work?) Lung Sounds What…
How Do Your Lungs Work?
This is the first part of a two part series (Post 2, What Can Cause it to be Hard to…
What causes the Most Common Heart Problems?
This post is part of a 3 part series: Part 1 (How Does the Heart Work?), Part 2 (How Does…
How Does Your Heart Know to Contract?
This is the second post in a three part series: Part 1 (How Does the Heart Work?), Part 3 (What…
How Does the Heart Work?
This is the first post in a 3 part series. Part 2 (How Does Your Heart Know to Contract), Part…
When the Vascular System isn’t Working Right
In this post we will be looking at some of the common problems that can occur in the vascular system….