Body Fat Percentage: What Is Healthy and How to Measure It Honestly
For most adults, a healthy body fat percentage falls roughly between 8 and 20 percent for men and 21 and 33 percent for women,…
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Acibadem Health Blog
3,077 plain-language articles across 62 topics, symptoms explained, nutrition, lab results, medical technology and everyday wellbeing, written by Dr. Şule Eren, published daily by the group behind 45 hospitals and clinics in Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Netherlands and North Macedonia. For clinical guidance on a condition or procedure, see the Patient Guides.
Dental Implants on Finance: Planning and Phasing Treatment Without the Sales Pitch
Dental implants can be financed through clinic payment plans, personal loans, or by phasing treatment and paying per stage, practical because healing between…
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Dental Bone Graft Recovery: Healing Stages From Surgery to Implant-Ready
Dental bone graft recovery happens in two phases. The gum tissue over the graft typically closes within one to two weeks, with soreness and…
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Alcohol and Type 2 Diabetes: What Is Safe, What to Avoid and How Drinks Affect Blood Sugar
Most adults with type 2 diabetes can drink alcohol in moderation, if their blood sugar is well managed and their care team agrees. The…
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Signs of Gallstones and What Causes Them: Symptoms, Triggers and When Surgery Is Needed
The main signs of gallbladder stones are sudden, steady pain in the upper right or center of the abdomen, often after a fatty meal…
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How to Improve Flexibility: What Actually Changes Muscle Length
To improve flexibility, stretch each major muscle group most days of the week, holding static stretches 30 to 60 seconds, and pair that with…
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BPC-157: What the Evidence Actually Shows, and Why Regulators Are Cautious
BPC-157 is a synthetic 15-amino-acid peptide modeled on a fragment of a protein found in human stomach juice. In rats, it has sped healing…
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Hair Transplants for Diffuse Thinning: Why It Is the Hardest Case to Plan
A hair transplant is sometimes possible with diffuse thinning, but only after careful evaluation. Surgery works best when the donor zone at the back…
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Abdominal and Carotid Ultrasounds: What Each Scan Screens For
An abdominal ultrasound uses sound waves to examine the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and abdominal aorta, detecting problems such as gallstones, cysts, fluid…
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How Fast Do Fingernails Grow? The Speed of You, Measured
Fingernails grow about 3 to 3.5 millimeters per month, roughly 0.1 millimeter a day, or close to 1 millimeter a week. A completely…
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The Current Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction, Explained
There is no single new breakthrough for erectile dysfunction. Current care follows a stepped approach: treating underlying causes such as heart disease, diabetes or…
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Kale: What the Former Superfood King Still Delivers
Kale remains one of the most nutrient-dense vegetables available. A single raw cup provides roughly two-thirds of a day's vitamin K and about a…
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Is AF Hereditary, How Serious Is Paroxysmal AF, and Can You Fly with It?
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is partly hereditary: having a parent or sibling with AF raises your own risk, and a small subset of families carry…
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How to Improve Memory: What Neuroscience Says Actually Sticks
The strongest evidence for improving memory points to unglamorous habits: seven to nine hours of sleep, regular aerobic exercise, spacing study sessions over days…
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Cortisone Shots in the Shoulder: What to Expect and When They Make Sense
A cortisone shot in the shoulder is a corticosteroid injection that calms inflammation in a joint, bursa, or around a tendon. Relief usually begins…
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Endometriosis and Weight Gain: What Is Actually Going on
Endometriosis does not directly cause the body to store fat, but it can make you look and feel heavier. Painful bloating (often called endo…
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Treating Gum Disease Without a Dentist: What Actually Works at Home (and What Does Not)
Early gum disease (gingivitis) can usually be reversed at home by removing plaque thoroughly every day: brushing along the gumline twice daily, cleaning between…
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Hyaluronic Acid: The Moisture Magnet, Explained Properly
Hyaluronic acid is a sugar molecule your body already makes that binds water, up to roughly 1,000 times its own weight. Applied to…
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