May is the month we celebrate Mother’s Day each year. Let’s face it, without our mothers, none of us would be here. Mothers sacrifice much of their lives to nurture, teach and raise the next generation. We must keep all mothers and future mothers healthy. Chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer are […]
Diabetes is a growing epidemic around the globe. In the United States alone more than 34 million Americans have diabetes. This represents more than 10% of the U.S. population. Of the 34 million, 7.3 million are undiagnosed. Another 88 million people over the age of 18 have pre-diabetes or 35% of the U.S. population. These […]
We’ve known for centuries that deficiencies in specific nutrients cause disease. This first became apparent in sailors making the trans-Atlantic voyage without any access to fruits. The sailors became sick and ill during the long voyage but upon consumption of oranges and other fruits enriched in Vitamin C, the sailors got better. Later research revealed […]
February is American Heart Month, a time when all people can focus on their cardiovascular health. President Lyndon B. Johnson, among the millions of people in the country at that time who’d had heart attacks, issued the first proclamation in 1964. Since then, U.S. presidents have annually declared February American Heart Month. Despite the annual […]
It is the start of a new year. For years most Americans and people all over the world resolve to make changes to better their lives. These are the so called New Year Resolutions. People typically overeat during the Christmas holidays, don’t exercise, drink too much, stress too much and then get motivated to make […]
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States dies of a heart attack. Nearly 700,000 people die in the United States each year from heart disease. More than 800,000 people have a heart attack each year and about 80% of these cases are a […]
Every year for centuries the late fall and early winter begins the seasonal influenza season. Each year for decades, there are between 20 and 50 million cases of influenza illness in the U.S. alone. The lone exception was late 2020 and early 2021 when very few flu cases were reported as shown above. Never in […]
Every day our body is bombarded with an infinite number of insults. These come from the foods we eat, the air we breathe, electro-magnetic fields, water we drink and bathe in, prescription drugs, vaccines and other things. Despite these many insults, there are only three finite responses from our body. These three finite responses are: […]
Lack of energy or chronic fatigue is one of the major chief complaints and reasons for visiting a health care practitioner. Many doctors will classify this as a syndrome, which really means they don’t know the cause nor how to treat. After all, how can you treat something that you don’t know the cause? Energy […]
Summer vacation is coming to an end which means that kids are back in school. Whether you have kids still is grade school, high school or college, or have grand children in these schools, we all have the primary responsibility as parents to keep our kids safe. There are still many unknowns about how COVID […]
