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Keeping your gut healthy is a good strategy for improving and maintaining your overall health, many studies demonstrate. Ashli Greenwald, a dietician at Johns Hopkins, says consuming probiotics may be the best way to help your gut microbiome. There are …
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Should you be incorporating probiotics into your diet? Ashli Greenwald, a dietician at Johns Hopkins, says in terms of taking steps to improve your overall health, the answer is a resounding yes. What probiotics are, they are live micro organisms …
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LASIK and PRK are both eye surgeries used to correct vision, but are their benefits permanent? Meghan Berkenstock, an ophthalmologist at Johns Hopkins, explains. Berkenstock: The earlier you get LASIK or PRK the longer the effect will last because when we …
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Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer, and it can sometimes be found in the eye. Meghan Berkenstock, an ophthalmologist at Johns Hopkins, says having your eyes examined regularly can help in early detection of this type of …
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It is possible to spot diabetes by looking into the eyes, in particular by looking at their arteries. Meghan Berkenstock, an ophthalmologist at Johns Hopkins, says there are many diseases that can be identified here. Berkenstock: Another thing that we can …
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Getting your eyes examined regularly may help you detect a range of diseases very early in their development. Meghan Berkenstock, an ophthalmologist at Johns Hopkins, says it all has to do with blood supply to the eye. Berkenstock: We’re the only …
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