This infographic by Solstice Medicine provides a quick look at the factors that can help determine life expectancy and then compares the rates across the world. Surprisingly, the United States does not fare as well as you would expect.
Home health care and nursing homes offer some important differences. One of the biggest decisions you will ever make for an elderly loved one in your life is deciding whether to hire a home support worker or put your loved one in a nursing home. This is never an easy decision, but with a bit of thought and consideration, you can better understand your options and be sure you make the right choice.
A “passive” smoker is someone who inhales the secondhand tobacco smoke generated by others. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the residual smoke that comes from burning tobacco and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Exposure to secondhand smoke is thought to be more harmful than smoking a cigarette directly for the same amount of time.
This infographic by CleansingMaster.com shows how many people, even those who eat a ‘healthy diet’, could be consuming a cocktail of chemicals, toxins and other impurities every day. Learn some surprising, shocking, and often unsettling facts about our fresh produce and other foods we eat on a daily basis.
Wonder how LASIK (laser eye surgery) measures up again the new and upcoming Visian ICL (implantable collamer lens) in the treatment of nearsightedness? Find out in the following infographic – the ultimate showdown LASIK vs. VISIAN ICL.
Ever wonder which celebrities have radiant skin, and how they keep their skin so gorgeous? In this infographic, Skintrium Interactive discusses the do’s and don’ts of skin care, and how different celebrities follow these ideals to beautify their skin. Celebrities with awful skin are also featured and tips are provided as to what to avoid.
With age, comes the natural degradation of bodily function including eyesight. One of the most prevalent eye problems at an advanced age is Cataract. This disease affects more than half of Americans ages 40 and above. In the following infographic by Sugarland Eye & Laser Center learn these simple ways to keep your eyes healthy and free from cataract.
While many people choose to look after their oral health for aesthetic reasons, there are a number of health issues good oral hygiene can prevent. The most obvious effects are, of course, the health of your teeth, gums and mouth. However, there are a number of ways bad oral health can affect areas of your body other than your mouth. This includes harming your memory, cardiovascular health, breathing, digestive health and even the health of your skin.
Marijuana is Commonly known as chronic,pot or harsh and is consumed either by eating,smoking or by soaking it in tea. Whether the human body is exposed to this plant in small or large quantities, side effects are a sure fall out. Side effects of using Marijuana vary from the simple increase in appetite to much graver threats like lung cancer. Let us explore in the infographic below by Test Country what marijuana is capable of doing to the human body.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claims that ADHD affects three to seven percent of school children in the US. What’s interesting is that prescriptions for ADHD children have rose 50 percent in the last decade—making many take a closer look at the diagnosis. More important, parents are wondering how their children will handle ADHD as they become adults.
