Genetic testing is becoming a hot topic in today’s medical literature. Scientists are now linking many common diseases to specific DNA blueprints. These blueprints will alert individuals that they may run a higher risk for certain chronic diseases than the average population. Genetic testing is now being developed to determine the efficacy and safety of [...]
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During the month of “love” most of us will be examining the amount of love that is present within our own lives. Although the word love is often abused in today’s society, the expression of love is an inherent need to almost every creature on this planet. From infants and through our entire adult life, [...]
Have you ever wondered about the importance of vitamin D. Certainly with all the publicity regarding the beneficial effects of vitamin D, knowing the levels in your own body and supplementing properly can give you great beneficial effects regarding your future health. Vitamin D is technically not a vitamin. Its active metabolite, calcitriol (1, 25 [...]
In looking at today’s population, there is a steady increase in the oldest portion of living Americans. As recently outlined in the publication, TIME Healthland, called “America’s Oldest Old”, the ninety-year-old population is booming. Statistics are staggering as they outline that the oldest old are projected to increase from 1.9 million to 8.7 million by [...]
Picture yourself having a beautiful romantic day with your wife or significant other. You come home at night and sit around a quiet table having a romantic dinner. As the night progresses, nervousness and anxiety build up within your mind because of past experience you may have had regarding erectile dysfunction. If the romance in [...]
Did you know that there is a link between low testosterone cardiovascular disease? In looking at coronary risk factors as reported in cell biology and vascular biochemistry and 2011, testosterone deficiency has been reported as a significant risk factor. Sub-optimal testosterone increases the risk of hypertension, obesity, insulin insensitivity, and diabetes. Multiple links have been [...]
Did you know that the first symptom of osteoporosis is a broken bone? Osteoporosis is now considered to be the second leading public-health concern to that of only cardiovascular disease. Morbidity and mortality from fractures increase by over 20% after a hip fracture. Did you know that most fractures occur in women with osteopenia, who [...]
Are you a woman of middle age or maybe even older who feels like your health is just slipping away? If everything up north is now going south, and you have lost your overall vibrancy and spark of life, hormonal imbalance may be your problem. With all the conflicting reports regarding hormones and replacement, it [...]
Have you ever asked yourself the question “Oh Where, Oh Where has my body gone”? If you are a male approaching midlife, and sometimes younger, you may be facing a problem called andropause. Andropause is a complex hormone syndrome which usually develops in men between the fourth and fifth decades of life. It is associated [...]
Great article in the Wall Street Journal today on hormone therapy. Since 2002, there has been controversy regarding “to use, or not to use”. The WHI found in this study increase risk of heart disease, stroke, and breast cancer. Many women abandoned therapy. Since this study, many additional studies have clarified the issues regarding hormone [...]
