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Blood clot What is blood clotting

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Blood clot is a jelly-like mass of congealed blood. Blood clotting is the normal way the body stops bleeding and begins healing, following injury. Blood clotting involves complex chemical reactions between many substances that are present in the blood plasma. Absence of one of these substances results in the disorder hemophilia. A clot within a blood vessel is called a thrombus. What is thrombosis? Sometimes the blood clot can block an artery or vein and stop the flow of blood (thrombosis). Cerebral thrombosis is a blood clot in an artery to the brain, which can cause a stroke. Thrombosis can occur in a leg or pelvic vein (deep vein thrombosis). If this clot dislodges and moves through the bloodstream, it may block an artery in the lungs (pulmonary embolus). Some people are more susceptible to blood clots than others. Patients with arteriosclerosis are more likely to get blood clots because the inner walls of the blood vessels are rough. Blood clotting also occurs more easily if the ci...

why soup is healthy and good food

Even today, with all the debates going on about right and wrong food, nobody doubts the good effects of soups in our body. Hot soup in particular has numerous health benefits. Soup is made by boiling ingredients in water or broth until the ingredients become tender and the flavor is extracted. Drinking this liquid, the body can then absorb and assimilate these nutrients quickly without having to digest and break down the meat and vegetables. It is an ideal way to obtain loads of nutrients minus the calories! Soup is made by boiling ingredients in water or broth until the ingredients become tender and the flavor is extracted. Drinking this liquid, the body can then absorb and assimilate these nutrients quickly without having to digest and break down the meat and vegetables. It is an ideal way to obtain loads of nutrients minus the calories! Soups have many health benefits like: # They are the most nutritive method of consuming vegetables because the vitamins and nutrients in the soup ar...