Your request is being processed… Sitting Kills! Experts Say Too Much Sitting Could BeDeadly by MARIA CHENG | 01/20/10 04:55 PM | digg LONDON — Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods – even if you also exercise regularly –…
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Supporting our immune system during the flu season
Supporting our immune system during the flu season Why do people tend be more sick during the winter months? The dead of winter seems to be a time when the days are short and we are searching for warmth and comfort. So why do those little bugs interrupt our lives at this time? The typical…
Hey Sunshine, Where’s my Vitamin D?
Hey Sunshine, Where’s my Vitamin D? As we quickly approach the winter solstice our daily exposure to the nourishing sunlight declines and in turn our vitamin D intake is at risk of becoming deficient. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for many functions in the body including bone growth, promoting and maintaining calcium absorption,…
CT Scans – Single Dose Radiation Can Trigger Cancer
CT Scans – Single Dose Radiation Can Trigger Cancer Posted by Jane Akre Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:39 AM EST Category: Major Medical Tags: CT Scans, Radiation, Cedars-Sinai, General Electric, Archives of Internal Medicine CT Scans and the Cancer Link LEARN MORE Archives of Internal Medicine –Radiation Dose Associated with Common Computed Tomography – December…
What is the number one most difficult thing about treating long-term disease?
What is the number one most difficult thing about treating long-term disease? If someone where to ask you what the most difficult part of medicine was when trying to treat disease, you would probably think of the medication that people take. We are inevitably searching for the cure to disease on a 24/7 basis looking…
The top 3 things you need to know as we support our immune system against swine flu.
The top 3 things you need to know as we support our immune system against swine flu. 1. The flu is the flu is the flu. Influenza or the “flu” is caused by infection with a virus. There are many strains of flu virus and these are continually changing. Our immune system has to adapt…
A look at Male Infertility- Increasing Sperm Count and Motility
A look at Male Infertility- Increasing Sperm Count and Motility Sperm motility and sperm count are two important aspects of male infertility. Both of these values are given during a routine semen analysis when a man suspects he may have fertility issues. It is important to keep in mind that these values have a range…
Vitamin D- get outside for 30 minutes per day and do not use suncreen but rather cover up.
Vitamin D is the new kid on the block in health care. There have been many research studies looking into the role low vitamin D levels have on our health in the treatment and prevention of disease. “Vitamin D regulates the calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood by promoting their absorption from food in…
Too Much Cola Can Cause Muscle Problems
Too Much Cola Can Cause Muscle Problems By HealthDay – Wed May 27, 8:49 PM PDT – WEDNESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — Drinking too much cola can increase the risk of a muscle problem called hypokalemia, experts warn. In people with hypokalemia, a drop in blood potassium levels results in problems with vital muscle…
Vitamin D may exacerbate autoimmune disease
Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in Autoimmunity Reviews explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause of disease and that supplementing with vitamin D may actually exacerbate autoimmune disease. Authored by…