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Meet The Girl Who Almost Lost Her Life While Trying to Look Slim opera.com May 29, 2020 5:53 AM Our teenage years can be really full of fun and lots of adventures, but sometimes the challenges most young people face can make them take crazy decisions that might lead to disaster. Elle Lietzow  was 17 years old when she decided not to eat or drink anything because she wants to lose some pounds, Elle was suffering from Anorexia, an eating disorder that will make you obsessed with your weight. (Thick and full Elle) Elle was afraid her friends may abandon her if she gets fat due to how they've mocked her in the past because of her size. Elle went through a lot to lose some pounds, she even went as far as eating just steamed cabbage and water. Elle thought that being skinny would make her famous and loved by her friends so she went further to starve herself just to lose weight. Elle went as far as dropping chunks of food on the kitchen floor so her parents will think she's eaten, Ell...

Show caption Coronavirus outbreak By faith Peters. Fri 29 May 2020 00.45 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email More than 120 researchers and medical professionals from around the world have written an open letter to the editor of the Lancet raising serious concerns about a large and widely publicised global study that prompted the World Health Organisation to halt several Covid-19 clinical trials. On Thursday  Guardian Australia revealed  that the Australian data in the  study, published last week,  did not reconcile with health department records or databases. The study found Covid-19 patients who received the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine were dying at higher rates and experiencing more heart-related complications than other virus patients. The large observational study analysed data from nearly 15,000 patients with Covid-19 who received the drug alone or in combination with antibiotics, comparing this data with 81,000 controls who did not receive th...

My health-conscious friends and colleagues tell me that they need an alternative to soda but plain water is too boring. They, like many people, are turning to sparkling water and flavored seltzer water RAHEL MATHEWS 5.10.2020 7:00 PM My health- conscious  friends and colleagues tell me that they need an alternative to soda but plain water is too boring. They, like many people, are turning to sparkling water and flavored seltzer water. Carbonated waters are being promoted as the low-calorie or  zero-calorie alternative  to soda. In a 12-month period from August 2018 to August 2019, sales of sparkling water  increased by 13%  compared to the previous year. But is it really a healthy alternative? As a  registered dietitian nutritionist , I get this question all the time. As with much of nutrition, the answer is not a clear yes or no. Researchers have studied sparkling water, though not extensively, for its effects on teeth, bones, and digestion. Is it bad for ...

By : Faith Peter MIND AND BODY SEVEN THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOUR BLOOD Here are a few things you might not know about blood. Shutterstock ADAM TAYLOR 5.17.2020 8:00 PM Blood is fascinating. Many people learn at school that its function is to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body and remove waste products. But blood has  many more functions , including defense against pathogens, regulating our temperature, and keeping important internal chemicals and nutrients balanced. Here are some other things you might not know about blood. 1. BLOOD IS BOTH LIQUID AND SOLID Blood is a connective tissue in the body. It has a multi-cellular component (made of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) and a liquid  extracellular matrix . Unlike the other connective tissues in the body, blood is a liquid. The extracellular matrix,  plasma , is liquid and suspends the cells in the blood. But when tissues are damaged, by a cut, for example, blood becomes a solid li...