-
Let’s Talk About Gout: Dispelling Misleading Advice and Offering Real Solutions
Gout! This unfortunate condition has been around for centuries. At one point, it was considered to be a disease of the rich, because back in those days it was only the rich who could afford to purchase sugary, decadent foods and alcohol. It was first thought that if you don’t want gout or gout flare…
-
How Bad Do You Want It?
Before I go too far, you must understand that my brother and I had never seen nor heard of anything to do with the game of hockey. The only ice we knew of was ice cream, ice cubes, and block of ice the ice man would bring each day to place in the ice box.…
-
The RICE Method: How This Popular Method Of Treating Injuries Actually Slows Recovery
So why – in the face of expert advice against the practice – do people still turn to ice to treat an injury or swelling? Usually, the goal when using ice is to numb the immediate pain, but this method will only relieve the pain for a moment and will not treat or take away…
-
The Effects of Vaping on the Body
We now understand that vaping can be just as addictive as cigarettes, but many users still believe that the habit is far less harmful than smoking, but is this true? Is bringing in that vapor to the human body a bad thing? While the medical community has not reached a consensus that vaping is as…
-
Fact vs. Fiction: A Deep Dive into Type 2 Diabetes, Part 2
If they believe two or more of these lies their eyes will be closed to the solution of what will reverse their Type 2 Diabetes and give them a normal A1C. They need to know that it is their diet that is causing their Type 2 Diabetes. It can be fixed and they can reverse…
-
Fact vs. Fiction: A Deep Dive into Type 2 Diabetes
If you separate the fact from fiction surrounding your condition, there is hope. You can hope to have a normal hemoglobin A1C, not be dependent on medications, and not be worried about losing a leg or a foot, your vision or having bad kidney function.
-
Honest Health and Fitness Advice in the Age of “Get-Fit-Quick” Schemes
Here is a pill that some may find hard to swallow: exercise is not supposed to be fun. It’s not supposed to be easy or comfortable. Real results don’t happen overnight. If you put in the work and go down the right path, you will sweat. On occasion, you might puke. You will drop a…
-
Bodysmith International Online Fitness Programs: No “One Sized Fits All”
These programs are not just another set of home workout videos, instead, they are a collection of expertly crafted programs encompassing workouts, fitness advice, health and nutrition tips and much more to keep you motivated and on track with your goals.
-
Iodine: The Forgotten Mineral Crucial For Health
There are many negative side affects that can occur with an iodine deficiency including fatigue and weakness, trouble losing weight or unexpected weight gain, hair loss, swelling on your neck and even trouble learning and remembering. If babies experience an iodine deficiency while in the womb or while breast feeding and growing, they are more…
-
Ozempic: The Truth About The Latest “Diet Drug” Part 3
We must keep in mind that over-weight and obesity are complex chronic disorders that are caused by a multitude of factors. Behaviors’ and habits around diet and exercise, environment, genetics and even other medications that may be associated with weight gain, are a big part of the picture. So if you remove one of these…
-
Ozempic: The Truth About The Latest “Diet Drug” Part 2
You will need to discuss how many days you have to avoid the drug before your surgery because the danger of having undigested food in your stomach during surgery. Undigested food can lead to reflux aspiration which cause aspiration pneumonia. This happens if you aspirate the contents of our stomach up into your lungs; symptoms…
-
Ozempic: The Truth About The Latest “Diet Drug”
Like anything in our society, people want a quick and easy solution and Ozempic is that solution for weight loss; or at least it appears to be. One of the problems our society faces is that the majority of people have been convinced that there is an easy solution to every problem, we don’t have…
