Category: Medicine

One Son’s Struggle to Keep His Aging Parents Young

One Son’s Struggle to Keep His Aging Parents Young

My parents, in their sixties, complain about muscle and joint pain each morning when they climb out of bed.  They say their first steps are painful and halting with tingling in their feet and hands.   As they walk around the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
America’s health craze for fish oil is wiping out the world’s rarest shark

America’s health craze for fish oil is wiping out the world’s rarest shark

Another day, another round of headlines about China’s butchering of rare species. Today’s bloodbath bulletin concerns whale sharks, which feed on phytoplankton and can grow up to 40 feet (12 meters)—about the length of four station wagons. The shark is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Fitness, Food, Health, Medicine, News, Politics & Government, World
Save 90% off Dental Bills: 3 Simple Steps

Save 90% off Dental Bills: 3 Simple Steps

Did you know that over 90% of all gum and teeth problems begin between the teeth?  Taking care of your gums and between the teeth can eliminate many of your dental issues, possibly save your teeth and ultimately save you… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Personal Care
Fighting Fibro with Phyto

Fighting Fibro with Phyto

A light bulb went off in sixty-year-old Sues’ head when her twenty eight year old son was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.  Finally, a name was given to the condition that had plagued her family for generations.  Sue had memories of her… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
School – Flu’s Favorite Subject

School – Flu’s Favorite Subject

“Schools are a virus hotbed as the temperature drops in this extreme cold,” observes Suanne Davidson, a 6th grade middle school teacher.  “Kids arrive each day homes throughout the entire community; each bringing unique pathogens into a single environment that… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Environment, Food, Health, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine
Lingonberries Could Prevent Obesity and Diabetes

Lingonberries Could Prevent Obesity and Diabetes

STOCKHOLM – Lingonberries, a fruit common in Scandinavian cuisine, may be able to help prevent weight gain and high sugar and cholesterol levels, Swedish scientists said Thursday of a new study. In the study, which was conducted by researchers at… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Medicine, Recipes
Low Zinc Levels May Cause Depression: Research

Low Zinc Levels May Cause Depression: Research

If you’ve been suffering from depression, you may want to have your doctor check your zinc levels. A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry has shown that individuals who have been diagnosed with depression often have lower concentrations… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutritional Medicine
Hibernation and Winter Weight Loss

Hibernation and Winter Weight Loss

In the winter many animals go into hibernation to conserve their calories, they stay warm in their dens and this slows down body metabolism. Bears, prairie dogs and even us humans hibernate! Of course humans hibernate in bulky sweaters and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Recipes, Science, Science & Tech, Weight Loss
Patient Abandonment! Can My Doctor Do That?

Patient Abandonment! Can My Doctor Do That?

What would you do if your doctor/provider threatened to stop providing your care? I never thought my doctor could “fire” me, but that’s something she implied during my last checkup. Without genuine cause, this could be considered patient abandonment. HERE’S… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Medicine
Defeat Fibromyalgia Inspiring Story Tells You How

Defeat Fibromyalgia Inspiring Story Tells You How

Defeat Fibromyalgia Lay There and Lose or Get Up and Win I’d like to get a few important things out of the way before we move onward to the heart of this post.  I’m not a doctor.  I don’t hold… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care