Strong and normally functioning muscles are reflected in an individuals carriage and grace of movement.  Weak muscles can be seen in every age group, from the wobbly neck of the infant to the stoop of all ages.  Muscle tone that is under par interferes with blood circulation, lymph flow, and digestion and often causes constipation.  [...]

Kwashiorkor is a severe malnutrition disease caused by a diet which supplies adequate calories through its carbohydrate content but which is seriously lacking protein.  Kwashiorkor commonly developes in children who are between the ages of one and five and who are weaned from milk to a diet of primarily starches and sugars. Symptoms of kwashiorkor [...]

Venereal disease is usually acquired through intimate contact with the sexual organs of an afflicted individual.  The most frequent vehicle of the disease is the act of sexual intercourse or intimacy associated with sexual intercourse.  Gonorrhea and syphilis are the two most common types of venereal disease. Gonorrhea is transmitted through sexual intimacy or from [...]

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic disease characterized by degeneration and hardening of liver cells.  Scarring of the liver tissue causes improper functioning and may result from alcoholism, malnutrition, viral hepatitis or chronic inflammation or obstruction of certain ducts in the liver. Early signs of the disease include fever, indigestion, diarrhea or constipation and [...]

Flatulence is the most common digestive disturbance.  Most people have some gas; however, if the gas begins to cause discomfort, it may be an indication of a more complex problem. Two causes of flatulence are swallowed air and gases liberated by putrefactive bacteria that are living on undigested food.  Both often occur simultaneously.  Excessive swallowing [...]