Added December 6, 2012, Under: Doctors, Nutrition
The internet and social media have been riddled with condemning articles and derogatory comments directed at Dr Oz - of TV fame - since he published an article in TIME Magazine entitled "The Anti-Snob Diet". Just about every natural health site has had its say - and not in a nice way - about “Dr Sell-Out” as he has now been branded. I wonder if he has any regrets? Are his ears a little red?
One quote from this article by Dr Oz, ...
Added September 6, 2012, Under: Doctors, Drugs, Health
These are an immensely popular alternative to modern medicine and used worldwide. The trend continues to grow in spite of many governments doing their best to stem their growth and bring in new legislation - because they fear that the pharmaceutical companies will lose out - but not through any concern for the general public.
The irony is that herbal supplements have a really safe track record while hundreds of thousands of people die every year from prescribed pharmaceutical drugs. There ...
Added April 4, 2012, Under: Diets, Doctors, Health, Law
In the past couple of weeks, I have noticed several different articles on how to survive a stay in hospital for whatever reason. They all had good suggestions and advice, and so I thought I would try and put them together into a bullet point format so that you have an easy-to-access reference should you or close friend or family member have to go to hospital either for an unavoidable emergency or for a necessary procedure.
It is now well known ...
Added March 25, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Diseases, Doctors, Drugs, Health, Nutrition
TB or tuberculosis is still a world wide health problem in spite of medical advances. But the biggest enemy of TB is fresh air. This airborne disease is spread in crowded places such as too many people living in one small home, travelling tightly packed together in public transport systems and even working in hospitals and clinics where the air supply is not constantly being changed or refreshed. So much better to be cold and draughty than warm, snug and ...
Added March 7, 2012, Under: Diseases, Doctors, Health
In the past when doctors had less diagnostic tools to call upon, they would examine the hands of their patient for extra information. Apparently hands are a useful indication of problems with circulation, hormones and even thryroid function.
1. Red palms that stay red for a long time may indicate the presence of a condition called palmar erythema and a symptom of liver disease, particularly of cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver. Inflammation of the liver can affect its function so toxic ...
Added December 9, 2011, Under: Diseases, Doctors, Headaches & Migraines
If you are lucky enough to live close to the ocean, don't take it for granted but instead take advantage of all that the sea and shore have to offer. Whatever time of the year, take a long stroll on the beach while enjoying the silence and solitude to clear your head and soak up the fresh, sea air. Did you know that the sound of waves alters wave patterns in the brain, lulling you into a deeply relaxed state? ...
Added November 29, 2011, Under: Diseases, Doctors, Women's Health
Sometimes we might have a persistent symptom and many times we are able to resolve what is causing this symptom and treat it accordingly. But there are a few symptoms in women that really do need further and medical investigation. Find out below which are the five common symptoms in women that you should definitely check out and not neglect however busy you are:
1. Abdominal pain and/or bloating as well as a change in your bowel movements. Any of these ...
Added November 17, 2011, Under: Doctors, Drugs, Health, Sickness
There are always going to be times when we need an antibiotic to treat a serious infection or illness but we should also be aware of how, in the past few decades, the use of antibiotics has been seriously abused to such an extent that we get antibiotic resistance. To reverse this resistance, we need to stop using antibiotics unnecessarily and the food industry needs to stop using antibiotics as growth enhancers in animal feed.
Candida and fungal infections can often ...
Added November 16, 2011, Under: Doctors, Health, Skin Conditions, Technology
Although most of us will carry at least one scar (however small and often dating back to our childhood), scars on the face can be distressing. These may be from an accident or an injury but acne is a major cause of facial scarring. Other reasons for facial scars could be the removal of moles or skin tags by excising. Depending on their severity, it may be possible to remove or lessen the appearance of these facial scars. Even though they ...
Added October 12, 2011, Under: Doctors, Nutrition, Women's Health
If you live in the US, you may have noticed that there has been much written in the main stream press over the past few days about a study released by the Archives of Internal Medicine that followed some 40 000 women between the ages of 55 and 69 for nearly 20 years and which resulted in a conclusion that taking multivitamins was linked to a 2.4% increase in death for these older women.
Although this study has been given massive ...
