Question 1

what are the ways to remove toxins from the body?

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Live: By living well, drinking plenty of fluids, getting good rest and eating a balanced diet.  Your liver and kidneys and lymph system are designed to clear up any toxins or waste products that come from living.

Question 2

can chinese foot patches that remove toxins from the body really work?

Accepted Answer

Doubtful: The skin is a barrier against things entering our body...Or leaving it. The odds of a patch, chinese or otherwise, being able to selective suck out toxins are fairly slim. They are deigned to change color on contact to moist skin, giving the appearance of having removed something harmful.

Question 3

which body systems are affected by ebola?

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It can eventually: effect almost all of them. Per CDC, incubation period is 2 to 21 days w average of 8 to 10 days. Early sx's:  high fever, chills, sore throat, weakness, fatigue, malaise, headache, lack of appetite,low back pain &amp; muscular /joint aching. Sx's may progress to nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea (potentially bloody), marked weight loss, chest pain, coughing, hemorrhagic rash over body, &gt;

Question 4

expert opinions? which body systems have the greatest number of cancer cases and cancer deaths?

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ACS 2013 data: Most frequent cancers in men: prostate followed by lung followed by colon/rectum. In women: breast &gt; lung &gt; colon/ rectum.

Most common causes of cancer deaths in men: lung &gt; prostate &gt; colon/rectum. In women: lung &gt; breast &gt; colon/rectum. 

Don&#x27;t use tobacco and live a healthy lifestyle.

Question 5

why is it important to remove toxin from your body?

Accepted Answer

Folklore: I'm afraid the idea of "toxins in your body" is not supported in the medical literature. Unless you ingest something poisonous, then all the byproducts of normal body functions (metabolism)  will be taken care of by the body's built in elimination mechanisms - so all you need to do is maintain a healthy diet and drink reasonable amounts of fluid, and your body will take care of the rest.

Question 6

what body systems does diabetes affect?

Accepted Answer

Many: If not treated properly, it can cause damage to the nerves running throughout your entire body, your eyes, your heart, your blood vessels, kidneys, digestive system.  Diabetes needs to be addressed and managed properly.

Question 7

which body systems are affected by a stroke?

Accepted Answer

Neuro: A stroke affects your brain and the nervous system.  YOur nervous system controls a lot, from breathing, to heart rate, but mainly a stroke reveals itself through a muscle or sensation defect.

Question 8

how does osteoporosis affect other body systems?

Accepted Answer

It effects only bone: But other body systems cause osteoporosis. Also some external causes. Thyroid, renal disease, diabetes, mal absorption. There are more. Smoking, steroid exposure being in space with 0 gravity (most of us need not worry about this).

Question 9

how does paget's disease effect other body systems?

Accepted Answer

Affects nipple, etc.: Pagets disease affects nipples and breast cancers,  bones, cutaneous penile lesions.

Question 10

what are the main body systems most affected by heroin?

Accepted Answer

NIDA website: With lots of details about medical effects of heroin:  http://www.Drugabuse.Gov/publications/research-reports/heroin-abuse-addiction.

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