Prevention is the Key to Survival and Healthy Living It may seem like a waste of time to “fix what’s not broken” but screening is the key to a better outcome in cancer and other illnesses. When you can find the cancer early, you typically face less aggressive treatments, and are more likely to …
Autonomic Neuropathy/Dysautonomia Multiple diseases cause dysautonomia, which is a dysfunction of your autonomic nervous system (ANS). Your ANS controls bodily functions that you usually do not have to think about such as breathing, heart beating, bladder control, sexual function, blood pressure, body temperature and digestion. There is no cure for this disorder. It is …
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Diabetes mellitus is something almost everyone has been affected by in one form or another. It is estimated that 11% of the population in the United States has diabetes. That is almost 40 million people, of which 8 million are not yet diagnosed or know that they have diabetes! We all …
What is Hypertension (HTN)? Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is exactly what the words say—pressure of your blood flow that is higher than normal. This causes pressure on your organs by your blood pounding them and in your vessels as it hits them or flows through. This can cause damage to your vessels …
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sometimes called sleep apnea, is decreased air flow into your body during sleep. It causes periods of not breathing while you are sleeping. This can lead to increased rates of hypertension (HTN), stroke, heart attacks and death. 50-70% of stroke and heart attack (MI) patients have sleep apnea, which is strongly …
Researchers in Germany recently cured 6 patients of Lupus erythematosus, a life-long autoimmune disease. They did this with one dose of a cancer treatment called CAR T-cell Immunotherapy. It is looking very promising for many related diseases such as multiple sclerosis. What is CAR T-Cell Therapy? CAR T-cell therapies are used to treat some leukemias, lymphomas …
Period Symptoms and When to Be Concerned Period pain and symptoms are very common. Everyone’s body is different as is their period experience. Even your symptoms can change at different points in your life. Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for painful menses. Multiple things may affect the symptoms you have such as stress, weight, …
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What is PCOS? Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a disorder of elevated “male” hormones, or androgens such as testosterone, in a woman’s body leading to a lack of ovulation. This in turn leads to missed periods. Ovulation is the monthly process of the ovary producing an egg for pregnancy. If the egg is fertilized by …
WARNING: some of these may surprise you! We all know about the many fad diets and get skinny-quick schemes. We also know that if it works, the weight creeps right back. You have to diet, exercise AND change your habits for the long term. So let’s look at some of the ways to switch …
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Ok, technically yoga decreases the metabolic rate, which doesn’t sound like what you want if you want to lose weight, but research consistently shows it is wonderful for your health. Research on yoga’s effects on weight is difficult to interpret because of the variety of yoga practices and other factors. Yoga is an ancient …
