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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Chronic Constipation In Adults

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Combating the Aging Process

By Nancy Muller Health Expert

While at NAFC, we have long echoed the mantra that loss of bladder or bowel control is not an automatic consequence of aging, there are some certainties we can anticipate as we age.  These include the formation of cataracts, the wearing out of joints, inflammation, and arthritis, the cumulative effects of exposure to the sun such as wrinkling and even skin cancer, graying of hair, the loss of muscle and tone, and for most of us a widening waistline and increased inactivity.  We have to work a...

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