Stephanie Ridd: 30 books

Diverticulitis is a condition that is uncommon and particularly hardly heard of by many, especially in places like Africa and Asia. Well, the reason is not farfetched… yes, the disease is rising in many Western countries, where diet contains lesser fiber compared to countries where fruits and vegetables...

Acid reflux, also called gastro esophageal reflux illness (GERD) is a condition that can influence grown-ups, youngsters, kids and newborn children alike. Anyway, it is brought about by the inappropriate conclusion of the lower esophageal sphincter. This is the muscle right in the middle of...

Kidney stones mostly consist of a compound known as calcium oxalate. Kidney stones arise due to the accumulation of soluble minerals salts on the inner wall of the kidneys. These mineral deposits grow to big size like a golf ball and maintain a crystalline structure. Sometimes these kidney...

The gallbladder also known as cholecyst is a very small sac which lies under the liver, and is connected to the liver and the base of the stomach by very small ducts. Anyway, the gallbladder holds bile, which is a juice made by the liver to break down dietary fats in the duodenum. Well, the...

Tinnitus, in general, is when people perceive sound such as ringing, buzzing, tingling or clicking in the ears. In other words, it is a condition where a patient hears an annoying noise in his ear similar to heartbeat constantly that affects a person's activities in daily life. So it's very...

There is no gain saying that, lately, lots of people have started to link Asperger syndrome to Autism. Well, the truth is that, Asperger syndrome is not particularly Autism; as a matter of fact, where the two are related is perhaps only in the several similar symptoms exhibited by both medical conditions.  Besides...

To start with, Osteoporosis is a state or condition of health in which the bone density in the skeletal system is reduced… yes, and as a consequence, putting an individual at an increased risk of bone fractures and the subsequent morbidity together with the mortality associated with fractures! As...

By and large, constipation may be defined as having fewer than three bowel movements per week. Besides that, this can also infer the passage of dry, hard stool or the passage of no stool at all.  As a matter of fact, this typically occurs when the movement of feces through the large intestine...

Without doubt Metabolic Syndrome is a bad news for anyone any day! The reason is simple… it is a manifestation of a clogged metabolism which typifies a medical condition known as metabolic syndrome.  Yes, the truth is that anytime a lot of fats are produced from excessive consumption of...

It is common knowledge that we need to age as times go on and that aging will bring changes to our body. Yet, one aspect of aging that most women dread is menopause. Considering the fact that you are drawing nearer to that age, and might be having some form of anxiety, here in this book I have laid...

From a research I have carried out, I learnt that our Kidney remove wastes from the body, which makes it a very important part of our body. The entire body's blood supply circulates through the kidneys every two minutes.  Yes, there are just about one million tiny units called nephrons inside...

What is high intensity interval training otherwise known as HIIT for short… and can I really lose more fat following this routine? Well, to answer the first part of the question above, we can simply say that High intensity interval training is a method or approach to workout exercises that...

Pancreatic cancer symptoms are very difficult to be noticed, this makes it even harder to diagnose this deadly disease. In fact, many of the possible indicators that would have helped to diagnose them do not show up until the disease is in a very advanced stage. Therefore, the goal of this...

It is no doubt a cause for some concern when an individual is diagnosed to have a fatty liver condition, but before we go crazy, it is important to note here that it is normal for your liver to have some amount of fat in it. I mean knowing that the functions of the liver amongst other things...