Headaches (all types) plague more people in the United States than perhaps any single symptom (except fatigue). Headaches can be simply an annoyance, or severe, such as a migraine – incapacitating the person for up to several days at a time. As with all of the many symptoms a person can have, headaches are the […]
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Headaches can be simply annoying, or they can be debilitating. They can go from one headache to another, like a merry-go-round, or they can come “occasionally”. In conventional medicine, there are only 5 types of headaches: tension headaches, migraine headaches, cluster headaches, sinus headaches and rebound headaches (caused by using the medications to stop the
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We’ve all heard the words “gut-wrenching pain”, but until you have colitis, irritable bowel, diverticulitis, Crohn’s Disease or any other inflammatory bowel disease, you really don’t have a clue how accurate those words are. The severe pain, often followed by a quick dash to a restroom leaves the sufferer to reach for anything they can
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Cardiovascular disease is a growing concern. When educational classes are given, it focuses on the “Big 3” – obesity, exercise, and eating fat and salt-free diet. However, heart disease is much more than that. It can be likened to a very busy freeway, fast or slow traffic, hectic, gridlock. When driving on a freeway, everything
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As we complete a weekend of exercise extremes, many people take a look at their own level of exercise. You don’t have to be an Ironman or Hoopfest participant to be physically fit. Nor do you have to work out at a gym. But exercise is undoubtedly vital to health. Since everything is so controversial
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Seems like everyone I talk to these days have complaints of GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease), heart burn, hiatal hernia and other digestive complaints. They pop antacid and acid reducing pills like candy, thinking they are curing their disease. The truth is, the drugs are not cures. They suppress stomach acid (stomach enzymes!) to give relief,
Ever feel like your brain is in a cloud? Like your thought processes are fuzzy or foggy? Ever have a difficult time concentrating or remembering something that should be easy to remember? Well, you’re not alone. Millions of people worldwide are complaining too. Some just think it’s fatigue, others blame it on depression, others walk
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Are you finding that your brain just doesn’t seem as clear as it used to be? Poor memory, difficulty concentrating, inability to recall words, just feeling foggy? There are many things that can contribute to “foggy thinking” (as I’ll refer to all of the above collectively), and there are several things you can do to
Well, the foggy, overcast days are upon us again. During those days, we sometimes feel down, lethargic, melancholy and simply the antithesis of happy. When the sun comes up we feel more energetic, bright and cheerful. Symptoms of “brain fog” are similar, but don’t generally disappear when the sun comes out. Brain fog, also known
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Part I Amongst the many things I enjoy doing, flying is one of them. As an instrument-rated pilot, we have to have our attention in many different directions at the same time. If you’re not good at multi-tasking, don’t try to fly an airplane! Flying an airplane and flying around the hormones – or endocrine
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