Early detections of any cancer can greatly increase the rate of survival. Prevention is the number one method to avoid developing any types of disease. Studies continue to look at whether certain levels of physical activity, losing weight, or eating certain foods, groups of foods, or types of diets might help lower breast cancer and […]
Cranberries are traditionally known as a fall and holiday food. However, they have many health benefits and should be eaten all year.The health benefits stretch through the whole human body, and researchers are certain that the extent of their benefits are growing as more and more research is conducted. Cranberries were recognized by the 2015-2020 […]
The world’s oldest person died in Japan at the age of 119. Kane Tanaka from Japan is believed to have been the world’s oldest person. She was born on January 2, 1903. Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person. She died of old age at a hospital in […]
Migraines are not just striking women. Men experience them also. Exactly why men develop them isn’t very clear. But theories exist. A migraine is a headache that can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, sometimes on one side of the head. It is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light […]
Our circadian rhythms control our wake-sleep cycles. However, there is much more that is known about the health conditions involved in a disruption of the natural and normal wake time and need to sleep. Recently more research has evolved in the relationship between just that cycle. The system that regulates an organism’s innate sense of […]
In the United States 19 states would like to have daylight savings time stopped. But it is stuck in our political system! Understandably there seems that there are higher priorities. It seems this small issue may be a lot easier to get done! Eventually after it passes through the House of Representatives, it will then […]
In the event that you realized my July newsletter wasn’t sent, it didn’t happen. In the past I’ve written about the sarcoma my husband developed in 2014. He never had limitations or pain. It remained stable in his upper right arm until this year (2023). He had immunotherapy last year and this sarcoma was declared […]
Sarcopenia and osteoporosis have recently become increasingly significant as the population as people pass through their chronological and physiologic age. In skeletal tissue, muscle and bone interact mechanically and functionally. Numerous studies suggest the remote interactions between muscle and bone as well as their interactions. Genetic, endocrine, mechanical and age-related factors influence both muscle and […]
One out of five falls causes a serious injury such as broken bones or a head injury. Each year, 3 million older people are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries. Over 800,000 patients a year are hospitalized because of a fall injury, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture. Each year […]
There is a fascinating and exceedingly important area of medicine that most of us have not been exposed to at any level of medical care. We have been working with an integrative oncologist in Illinois who does chrono modulated chemo therapy. This is how I first learned about its benefits. It is much easier for […]
