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Physical health

Our body performs some amazing feats. We often don’t notice that until something goes wrong. Read astonishing facts, get health tips and discover more about illnesses.

What CSS offers

The Health Coach advises you personally on questions relating to health and illness.
Useful online services like pain relief training, skin check and Manoa blood pressure check.
Important resources for your health: asthma advice, anaphylaxis training, cardiovascular check and fall prevention.
Exercise, eat a healthy diet, practise mindfulness and enjoy rewards – with the active365 app.

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Viruses

Learn how to better protect yourself from flu, colds and corona or regain your health again quickly.

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Flu vaccination?

Who can benefit from this protection against flu.

Recommendations

Immunsystem stärken

Boost your immune system

8 simple tips for boosting your immune system the natural way.

Fieber senken: Wadenwickel können unterstützend wirken

Reducing a fever

Calf wraps are a time-tested household remedy for fever. What also works.

Discover household remedies

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Bones & muscles

The framework that supports our body – a topic that’s important not only to sportspeople.

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Relax the sciatic nerve

A pinched or inflamed sciatic nerve can cause severe pain.

Back training helps

Muskelverspannungen: 3 Tipps für weniger Schmerzen

Muscle tension

Not only is muscle tension painful, it can also restrict your daily activity.

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Help for lumbago

Raise legs, apply warmth: what you can do to help yourself with lumbago.

Helping yourself

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Heart & circulation

The heart makes sure our organs get enough oxygen.

Circulation & heat

How to prevent heatstroke, sunstroke and circulation problems in summer.

Blutdruckwerte: Auch zu tief kann schaden

Low blood pressure

Too low blood pressure can be dangerous for older people. Which blood pressure levels are said to need treatment?

Low blood pressure

Although it’s mostly harmless, it can affect your quality of life.

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Stomach & digestion

Our digestive system supplies our body with the nutrients it needs.

More about digestion

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Healthy stools

What colour and form reveal about healthy stools & which home remedies help.

What you need to know

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Healthy gut, healthy body

These home remedies and food supplements help with stomach problems.

Support gut health

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Stimulate the vagus nerve

Methods and exercises to switch the nervous system from fight or flight mode to rest mode.

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Skin & allergies

All about our largest organ and allergies.

Take a closer look

Sun protection

Enjoy summer and protect your skin and eyes with the right care.

Getting it right

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Sun allergy

A burning & nasty rash after sunbathing? These are the causes.

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Heavy sweating

When sweating becomes a daily burden: causes, triggers and what you can do.

Possible treatment

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The amazing human body

Find out just what makes your body so amazing.

Read on and be amazed

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Boost your resilience

Use this knowledge to become more resilient and manage crises more effectively.

How it’s done

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Longevity

Nutrition, exercise and mental health: how we can influence the ageing process.

Health in old age

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Chronic fatigue

The ME/CFS syndrome is more than fatigue: It's a condition that changes your life.

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Women’s health

Puberty, pregnancy, menopause – the female body performs wonders.

All about being a woman

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Endometriosis diagnosis

A gynaecologist answers questions on what the condition means for fertility & pregnancy.

PCOS symptoms: How to recognise polycystic ovary syndrome and how is it treated?

PMOS symptoms & treatment

PMOS (formerly PCOS) often goes undetected. Let us explain.

All you need to know

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Menopause & mental well-being

When hormones go haywire and feelings roller-coaster – what helps?

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Men’s health

What you should know about men's health and gender-specific medical conditions.

Facts about men

Erectile dysfunction

Potential causes, how to treat them & whether home remedies really help.

Living without a prostate

How will your life change after prostate surgery?

See expert tips

Inflammation of the prostate gland

Symptoms of prostatitis and how to treat them.

Ease pain

Try out the medicalmotion app for free for 6 months.

Health Coach

Get personal advice on health-related matters.

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Second opinion

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