Articles for tag: Effects of Alcohol, Is it Safe, Kava, Liver Damage, Treatment for Anxiety

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Is It Safe to Use Kava With Alcohol?

For the last few years, I have been taking the medicinal herb kava (sometimes called kava-kava) as a treatment for my anxiety disorder. This powerful medicinal herb has been repeatedly found to combat anxiety symptoms as effectively as some of the world’s best-known pharmaceutical drugs, often with fewer side effects. However, one major concern affects ...

Is it Safe to Eat Tuna when Pregnant?

A woman who’s eating for two is rightfully concerned about what goes into her body – and how it affects her unborn baby’s health. Certain foods and medications can be harmful to a developing fetus, so it’s important to eat a healthy, balanced diet. When pregnancy food cravings hit, some women reach for a tuna ...

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Hair Dye Safety: Is it Safe to Dye Your Hair?

If you dye your hair you’re not alone. Estimates are that just over half of women color their hair either at a hair salon or at home. Although the color you apply to your hair may look quite pretty, there have been some ugly concerns in the past regarding hair dye safety. Many hair dyes, ...

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LASIK eye surgery: What is it? How does it work? Is it safe?

LASIK is an acronym for Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis. I guess the people who invented it didn’t like the sound of LAISK surgery so they switched the “I” with the “S”. Despite the lack of acronym-making skills, their laser eye surgery procedure has been a godsend for hundreds of thousands around the world. There’s little argument ...