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… have enough insulin and can't get the sugar it needs for energy. When the body can't use sugar for energy, it starts to use fat for energy. This process makes fatty acids called ketones. The …
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… treatment or just after treatment is finished. Manage your energy. Notice what time of day you have the most energy. Fatigue usually has a pattern. Set priorities. Make … Plan important activities for times when you have the most energy. Use labour-saving devices. This may mean using a …
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… important. That's because food: Provides your body with the energy it needs to function, such as for breathing and digestion. Gives you the energy you need for daily activities. Helps strengthen your … a main meal, try to eat it early. This way, you will have energy throughout more of the day. Try to include a …
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… found Thiamine (vitamin B1) Part of an enzyme needed for energy metabolism; important for nerve function. Found in … seeds. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) Part of an enzyme needed for energy metabolism; important for normal vision and skin … cereals. Niacin (vitamin B3) Part of an enzyme needed for energy metabolism; important for nervous system, digestive …
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… The way people live and think may disturb their natural energy, and they may become ill. The aim of healing touch is to focus (or channel) healing energy to restore natural health. Practitioners of healing … touch believe they can use their hands to change a person's energy flow and restore health. During a session, the …
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… Chinese movement exercises. They are based on two ideas: Energy, called qi or chi, flows through the body along "energy pathways" called meridians. If the flow of chi is … you may become ill. You do tai chi and qi gong to increase energy (chi or qi) flow and improve health through gentle, …
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… tissue closes the vein.) This technique uses radiofrequency energy (instead of laser energy) to heat up and damage the wall inside a vein. This … vein in the leg. To treat a varicose vein, radiofrequency energy is directed through a thin tube (catheter) inserted …
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… movement of your body that results in an increased use of energy. This can include leisure activities as well as work. … If you're physically fit, you can do these activities with energy and alertness, and still have enough energy left over to enjoy leisure activities or respond to …
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… that sleep is important. Without it, you don't have the energy to get through your day. But sleep problems that go … Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Managing Your Energy Treatments Doxepin (Sleep) - Oral … Fatigue and sleep …
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… are several different ways to measure bone density. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). This is the most accurate … It is fast and uses very low doses of radiation. Single-energy X-ray absorptiometry (SXA) may be used to measure … But SXA is not used as often as DXA. Peripheral dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (P-DXA). P-DXA is a type of DXA …
