Diseases and Conditions

How To Prepare for a Colonoscopy When You’re Eating Plant-Based

February 3, 2023 |

Medical screening for early signs of disease are becoming increasingly common.  These procedures come in a variety of forms – the simple measurement of blood pressure at a doctor’s visit to screen for cardiovascular disease; for females, a Pap smear looking for abnormal cells that might suggest cervical cancer or undergoing a mammography to look…

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A Novel Way to Ease Menstrual Pain

January 20, 2023 |

Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) is responsible for substantial interruptions in the lives of millions of women and girls.  An investigation from 2012 reported that 84.1% of women experience menstrual pain with 43.1% of them revealing that the pain occurred during every menstrual period.  This research concluded that at least one in four women experience distressing pain…

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The Hidden Dangers of Proton Pump Inhibitors

January 4, 2023 |

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are very popular medications because they are extremely efficient at shutting down the production of acid in the stomach.  This might seem like a great idea for those suffering from “heartburn” or gastroesophageal reflux disease.  GERD is  inflammation of the esophagus (the tube connecting the throat to the stomach) caused by…

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THE BASICS: The Problem With Depending Only On a Pill To Combat Diabetes

October 21, 2022 |

As we age, our bodies begin to show evidence of the ravages of time.  Faced with symptoms like increasing blood pressure or rising 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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Alleviating the Agony of Neuropathy

October 7, 2022 |

Neuropathic pain is what you would feel if your nerves were lacking in blood supply.  There are a myriad of nutrients required for every cell in the body to carry out its functions and these important particles are transported by the blood to all body cells.  Oxygen is one of these vital molecules, an essential…

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