M.D.s are flip-flopping over long-used hormone therapies
Posted on: April 6, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

M.D.s are flip-flopping over long-used hormone therapies

The Endocrine Society is getting a little nervous. They’re afraid their doctors may be losing some business to your neighborhood compounding pharmacist — and in trying to “scare” you off of anything but a script for big pharma’s questionable drugs, are insulting your intelligence… Back in the days before big pharma controlled your medicines, compounding pharmacies were part of your neighborhood drugstore. They still exist today, and fill custom drug…

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Ditch the gadgets for simple basics that work
Posted on: April 6, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Ditch the gadgets for simple basics that work

We all want fast results with minimal effort. We expect the best food in the shortest of time, the fastest route in less traffic, and the best outcomes from the least effort. This is especially true when it comes to health and wellness, rehab and recovery. Have you seen the infomercials? They’re stacked with fitness programming featuring everything from abdominal isolation and electro-stimulation devices — to thigh strengthening gadgets and…

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Eat this one food to zap body fat and keep it off
Posted on: April 6, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Eat this one food to zap body fat and keep it off

Anyone who’s tried to get rid of excess body fat knows those extra pounds can be extremely stubborn. Even worse, once you finally lose the weight, it can be an uphill battle to keep it off. So I think it’s safe to say, in the fight against fat, most of us will take all the help we can get. Fortunately, there are a lot of simple dietary “tricks” that can…

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Keep life from killing your DNA
Posted on: April 5, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Keep life from killing your DNA

Our modern lifestyle is one that provides a host of conveniences — rapid communication devices, air travel, instant foods, medical technology, a rapid pace and constant stimulation. With this comes a dizzying array of daily exposures including electromagnetic fields, ionizing radiation, chemical and heavy metals, noise, etc. All of these take a toll in ways we are only beginning to understand, with potential unknown cumulative effects. Compared to the modern…

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Flu shot: Don’t put your eggs all in one basket
Posted on: April 4, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Flu shot: Don’t put your eggs all in one basket

As a doctor in an Urgent Care this winter, I’ve seen many cases of influenza this season. These people have come in pretty sick with fevers, muscle pains, headaches, nausea, and exhausting fatigue. I’ve felt glad we have drugs to help them feel a bit better. But despite pain relievers and IV fluids, there’s not much modern medicine can do get people well quickly and back to work. In fact,…

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The diet food ingredient designed for cravings
Posted on: April 4, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The diet food ingredient designed for cravings

When artificial sweeteners hit the market, dieters thought it was a godsend. And so did their doctors who were warning, “Lose weight or die.” An entire industry sprouted around diet foods using these low-calorie, zero-fat sweeteners — enough to end obesity. So why are we slap in the middle of a growing obesity epidemic fueling some of the most persistent and deadly chronic diseases known to man… diabetes, heart disease,…

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Your most valuable tool for getting what you want
Posted on: April 2, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Your most valuable tool for getting what you want

Is there anything in your life you’d like to change? If you answered ‘no,’ I’d really be surprised. I might also secretly wonder if you were being truthful with me — but more importantly — with yourself. Most of us have something — likely several things in fact — that we’d like to change in our lives. These are typically things that can make life better, and for the most…

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Text neck: The modern syndrome that’s a real pain in the neck
Posted on: April 1, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Text neck: The modern syndrome that’s a real pain in the neck

The vision is common: People walking down the street, sitting in their cars, even across tables from each other… staring at their phones, reading and texting, and their heads are almost parallel ground. This chronic forward head position causes a syndrome of issues playfully referred to as ‘text neck.’ It can even affect you if you’re just working at the computer and reading. In today’s video, Dr. Brett Cardonick will…

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A single vitamin can boost prostate cancer survival
Posted on: April 1, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

A single vitamin can boost prostate cancer survival

A new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention has found that men with the highest levels of vitamin D lived longer after prostate cancer diagnosis than those with low levels of the hormone. The study followed 1,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer. During 23 years of follow-up, 363 men died from the disease. After adjusting for age, physical activity, family history and other risk factors, researchers determined that…

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The female cancer threat that leads to heart attack
Posted on: March 31, 2016 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The female cancer threat that leads to heart attack

Women and heart disease have a complicated history. What was once considered a man’s affliction is now the number one killer of women, leaving breast cancer behind in the dust. As more and more is learned about heart disease and its growing threat to women, new light is being shed on the risk factors that are leading to nearly 500,000 related deaths annually. And some of the research has uncovered…

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