The body needs 20 different amino acids to maintain good health and normal functioning. People must obtain nine of these amino acids, called the essential amino acids, through food. Good dietary sources include meat, eggs, tofu, soy, buckwheat, quinoa, and dairy. Amino acids are compounds that combine to make proteins. When a person eats a… Read More: Medical News Today: What to know about essential amino acids »
I’m 14 and I sweat constantly. I never had a sweating problem before. Is there anything I can do?– Kara* Though it can be embarrassing, sweating — even lots of sweating — is usually normal. One of the many physical changes of puberty is that the body’s 2 to 4 million sweat glands become much more… Read More: What Can I Do About Sweating? »
It was the story that gripped the world: twelve boys from a Thai soccer team and their coach were trapped in a flooded cave so deep under ground a rescue was almost impossible. Then, as the world waited along with the boys’ anxious families, a brave yet difficult plan was hatched to bring the members… Read More: Lie hid shocking truth about cave rescue »
Many Americans hold beliefs about the flu vaccine that are at odds with the best available scientific evidence. For example, a recent study found that more than two-fifths, or 43 percent, of Americans believe that the seasonal flu vaccine can give us the flu. Scientific research strongly suggests that this is not true. Because most… Read More: Countering misinformation about flu vaccine: Why it’s so hard »