Category: Whole Body Health

by Mark Hyman, M.D. The question this week is, “what causes asthma and what can I do about it? How do I get rid of these terrible symptoms that I have?” Asthma is a big problem. It affects 8.4 percent of the population or over 25 million Americans (including many children), and it’s increasing every…

Recently, in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, there was an article published that assessed the effects of drugs like ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, and celecoxib in early pregnancy.  They found that there is an increased risk of miscarriage with the use of these drugs, and higher dosages increased risk. If you are trying to get pregnant, and need more consevative…

Reuters Health News | June 13, 2018 More than one-third of American adults take medications that have the potential to cause depression, a US study suggests. These include drugs for birth control, heartburn, allergies, pain, and hypertension. As of 2015, about 38% of adults took one medicine with depression as a known side effect, up…

This study concludes, “Treatment and prevention strategies for EAMC include: electrical cramp induction, kinesio taping and compression garments, massage therapy, electrolyte supplementation and hydration, corrective exercise, stretching, quinine, pickle juice, hyperventilation strategies.”. Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramp-Doubts About the Cause Mater Sociomed. 2018 Mar; 30(1): 67–69. doi: 10.5455/msm.2018.30.67-69 PMCID: PMC5857054 PMID: 29670481 Dzenan Jahic Abstract Introduction: Exercise-associated…

If you have to get a knee replacement, make sure you are not Vitamin D deficient.  This study shows that patients with Vitamin D deficiency had a higher chance of postoperative stiffness, surgical site infection, postoperative deep vein thrombosis, heart attacks and strokes. ~ Dr. Broussard Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Higher Postoperative…

Why is it important to eat anti inflammatory foods? Before we delve into the answer of this very important question (its important enough that it could save or extend your life), let’s first examine what we mean when we refer to our bodies showing inflammatory behavior. Some people may not understand what the inflammatory behavior means…

Damian McNamara April 17, 2018 Prolonged periods of sitting in middle age is tied to brain atrophy, new research shows. Using MRI, investigators found sedentary behavior is a significant predictor of medial temporal lobe (MTL) thinning and its substructures and that physical activity, even at high levels, does not offset the harmful effects of sitting…

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Staying physically fit can help ward off heart trouble, even if your genetics put you at higher risk for clogged arteries, a new, large study suggests. The researchers looked at nearly 500,000 middle-aged and older adults and found those with higher fitness levels…