Diseases and Conditions
It is an all too common scenario. The passing years take their toll. Aging bodies change. They slow down. They are not as comfortable as they once were. Artery walls become the hosts for insidious deposits of cholesterol and other fats that create lesions called atherosclerotic plaques. A niggling ache in the chest intensifies; a…
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Can a Heart Attack be Prevented? There are places around the world, some only recently discovered, that are inhabited by simple cultures who, throughout their existences, live a modest life, eat healthily, exercise through the natural exertion of their daily activities, experience minimal stress and place a high value on family and friends. These people…
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Signs and Symptoms No matter how old we are, if we could see inside our own coronary arteries (those blood vessels with the important job of supplying oxygen to the heart) we might well be alarmed. Most people believe that heart disease comes with age however this idea is quite incorrect. Autopsies performed on American…
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As we age, our bodies begin to show evidence of the ravages of time. Faced with symptoms like increasing blood pressure or increasing blood sugar a person can start to feel overwhelmed and to dread the next blow to their health. Many people begin to amass a collection of medications, one to decrease their cholesterol,…
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With projections that up to one-third of young people alive today will develop diabetes in their lifetime, it is timely to pay attention to two very interesting new studies on diabetes that have been published recently. This is a short update detailing continuing discoveries from our scientific community regarding the way the food we eat…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
