Sentences with phrase «avoiding infection and disease»

Preventive dental exams and cleanings are key to avoiding infection and disease which may progress to other organ systems in the body.

So too the capacity for disgust in humans — a hard - wired instinct helping us avoid infection and disease — is also exhibited by leaf - cutter ants.

Not exact matches

Buck and colleagues write about how disgust can operate in a similar way: Animals protect themselves from parasites and infection by avoiding disgusting things such as dead animals of the same species or those with disease.

Her health is not good, but by injecting insulin twice a day and taking a handful of oral medications, she has avoided the worst complications of diabetes: kidney disease, heart attack, stroke, blindness, and chronic infections that lead to foot amputation.

Who cares what our ancestors ate — they ate what was available — their goal was to avoid starving to death — not to prevent degenerative diseases and improve quality of life — heck most of them died before the age of 25 because of accidents, infection, violence, heat, frost or starvation.

The trillions of bacteria in your gut play a large role in: weight management and avoiding obesity; preventing diseases like diabetes, arthritis, MS, even cancer; balancing neurotransmitters (affecting our mood, stress, depression, etc.); boosting immunity (to avoid getting colds / flu / infections); supporting digestive health (pooping regularly and properly, avoiding tummy aches, bloating, gas), and more!

Because of their susceptibility to secondary infections, FIV - positive cats need more frequent health checkups and should live indoors to avoid exposure to infectious diseases.

We recommend that HEARTGARD Plus is used monthly as it helps prevent heartworm infection in your dog — and can help your dog avoid the risk, stress, and long periods of confinement that go along with treatment for canine heartworm disease.

This is a highly invasive procedure, obviously, and infection must be avoided at all costs (no skin disease can be present in the skin over the hips, extra precautions for sterility are used).

They should find out about the diseases that are common in those countries and the things that they need to do to avoid infection.