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Swollen legs: what really helps?
Swollen legs occur when fluid builds up in the tissue – often after prolonged standing or sitting, in warm weather or in the evening. Usually harmless causes are behind it,...
Swollen Eyes: Causes, Quick Everyday Help and When to See a Doctor
Almost everyone knows swollen eyes - sometimes the lids are thick and puffy in the morning, sometimes the eye area swells in the course of the day. Usually this is...
Stye: What Helps and What You Should Know
A stye is a small, often pressure-sensitive swelling on the eyelid margin, mostly caused by a bacterial inflammation of an eyelid gland. In many cases it recedes on its own...
Chilblains: What Helps Against the Itchy Swellings?
Chilblains (medically known as perniones) are small, bluish-red and often itchy swellings on the fingers, toes, ears or nose that appear mainly during the cold, damp time of year. They...
Fisetin: What the Plant Compound Is, Occurrence & Use
Fisetin is a secondary plant compound from the group of flavonoids, more precisely the flavonols. The yellow pigment occurs naturally in various types of fruit and vegetables, above all in...
Oily Skin: What Really Helps in Everyday Life?
Oily, shiny skin affects many people - not only during puberty, but often well into adulthood. The reason is increased sebum production, which is influenced by hormones, genes, climate and...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: The List
As the basis of an anti-inflammatory-oriented diet, above all plant-focused, minimally processed foods are considered: plenty of colourful vegetables and fruit, legumes, wholegrain products, high-quality plant oils, nuts, seeds and...
High-Protein Vegan Foods: The Big List
The protein requirement can be well covered even without animal products. Particularly high-protein vegan foods are pulses such as lentils, chickpeas and beans, soy products such as tofu and tempeh,...
Iron vs. Iron Bisglycinate: Which Form of Iron Is Better Tolerated?
Iron supplements have a mixed reputation: they are important when there is a deficiency, but at the same time they are regarded as a cause of stomach pain, nausea and...
Iron in the morning or evening? The best time
Iron is best taken in the morning on an empty or near-empty stomach – not because the time of day is magical, but because at that moment the fewest interfering...
Numb Hands at Night: What Helps Against the Tingling?
Waking up at night or in the early morning with tingling, numb or "fallen asleep" hands is a widespread phenomenon. Usually a temporary pressure load on a nerve is behind...
Pressure on the ears: what helps against the feeling of fullness?
Pressure on the ears feels like cotton wool in the head: the ears seem blocked, sounds seem muffled and sometimes a slight rushing or a clicking is added. Usually a...
D-Ribose: Effect, Use and Dosage at a Glance
D-ribose is a sugar that is found in almost every cell of your body – and yet hardly anyone has heard of it. As a building block of ATP, the...
Colostrum: What the First Milk Is, Forms and Use
Colostrum is the first milk that a mammal forms in the first days after birth. This so-called first milk or beestings differs markedly in its composition from the later mature...
Cistus incanus: Effect, Use and Preparation of the Rock Rose
Around the Mediterranean grows an inconspicuous, resinous shrub with delicate pink flowers: the rock rose, botanically Cistus incanus. In the countries of southern Europe it has been used traditionally since...
Brittle Nails: What Really Lies Behind Them and What Helps in Everyday Life
Brittle nails that splinter, peel or tear easily are a very common concern and in most cases harmless. Often external influences such as frequent hand washing, cleaning products or dry...
Bloated Belly: What Helps Against an Inflated Stomach?
A bloated belly feels uncomfortable: the stomach feels tight, visibly bulges outward, there is pressure and rumbling, and sometimes flatulence or a feeling of fullness is added. In most cases,...
Alkaline Foods: The Big List at a Glance
In nutritional science, alkaline foods are considered to be above all plant-based foods such as vegetables, salads, many types of fruit, potatoes, herbs, mushrooms as well as some nuts and...
Stimulating beard growth: what really helps and what does not
A thick, full beard is a wish for many men, yet beard growth can only be influenced to a limited extent. How strongly and densely a beard grows depends above...
Baobab: Effects, Nutrients and Uses of the Baobab Tree
The baobab tree has shaped Africa's savannahs for thousands of years – mighty, ancient and deeply rooted in the continent's culture. Its fruit, the baobab, is traditionally used and long...
Ashwagandha KSM-66 vs. Shoden: The Extracts Compared
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is one of the best-known plants of the Ayurvedic tradition and is today found in countless food supplements. Anyone who looks more closely quickly comes across two...
Osteoarthritis: What Really Helps and Is Good for the Joints
Osteoarthritis is among the most common joint conditions of all and affects millions of people, often as early as middle age. Anyone who feels stiff knees in the morning or...
Finger Osteoarthritis: What Is Good for Your Hands
When the finger joints are stiff in the morning, opening a screw-top jar is difficult or small nodules form on the joints, finger osteoarthritis is often behind it. It is...
Foot Osteoarthritis: What Is Good for the Joints When Walking
The foot carries us thousands of steps every day, and precisely for that reason worn joints often make themselves particularly noticeable here. When walking starts stiffly in the morning, the...
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