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regimen

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With the accent on the first syllable (reg as in Reggie Jackson), a regimen is a plan, a regulated course such as a diet, exercise or treatment, designed to give a good result. A low-salt diet is a ...

pyruvate

Fitness; Weight loss

Formed in the body during digestion of carbohydrates and protein, some studies indicate that it may help with weight loss. Although it appears to be safe, claims of boosting metabolism, decreasing ...

pulse

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The rhythmic contraction and expansion of an artery due to the surge of blood from the beat of the heart. The pulse is most often measured by feeling the arteries of the wrist. There is also a pulse, ...

pulmonary hypertension

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High blood pressure in the pulmonary artery that conveys blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. The pressure in the pulmonary artery is normally low compared to that in the aorta. Pulmonary ...

proteins

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Large molecules composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA coding for the protein.

pulmonary

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Having to do with the lungs. (The word comes from the Latin pulmo for lung).

productive burping (PB)

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This is a Bandster term that refers to the regurgitation that most Bandsters will experience at least once in their Bandster lives when they have eaten more or larger pieces than than can be passed ...

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