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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Emphysema is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that involves permanent abnormal enlargement of gas exchange airways accompanied by destruction of lung alveoli (the little sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across a thin membrane…read more
Categories:COPD
Phytoguard
Phytoguard is a unique health enhancing supplement designed by Dr. Ronald Hoffman. Let’s examine each component of phytoguard to fully appreciate the broad range of applications with which it may be employed. Lycopene Lycopene, found primarily in tomatoes, is…read more
Categories:Allergy Arthritis Atherosclerosis Cancer Depression/Anxiety Diabetes Digestive Health Headache/Migraine Heart Disease Immunity
Vitamin D
Science has revealed that sunlight is as necessary as food and water, and that humans are meant to obtain vitamin D through sunlight exposure. Human skin is rich with 7-dehydrocholesterol, which reacts with ultraviolet B (UVB) light…read more
Categories:Autoimmune Diseases Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Depression/Anxiety Diabetes Fibromyalgia Heart Disease Hypertension Mental and Emotional Health Osteoporosis
Plant sterols and sterolins: Potential immune system modulators
Sterols are plant fats found in all plant-based foods. Sterols, including cholesterol, are in the same large classification family of steroids but they do not have the negative effects that often are associated with steroids. Sterolins are glucosides,…read more
Categories:Immunity Supplements
Atherosclerosis
We are only born with pristine arteries. Childhood is when atherosclerosis actually begins. The sooner the public understands and accepts this scientific fact, the more likely adults will be motivated to get their children into good eating habits…read more
Asthma: What causes it, and what can help alleviate symptoms?
“Toxin Exposure May Cause Rise in Asthma”“Respiratory Deaths Increase”“Pollution Spawns Epidemic of Childhood Wheezing” These are but some of the headlines in the news lately about one of America’s most pervasive health problems. Asthma ranks first in causing…read more
Fighting asthma: Building a stronger immune system
Asthma is a disease characterized by hyper-reactivity of the airways, the trachea and bronchi to various stimuli. In plain English, this means that because of this hyper-reactivity or highly sensitized state, a simple irritant such as smoke or…read more
Categories:Asthma
Gout: A detailed discussion
Gout What is gout? Gout is a type of arthritis (inflammation of the joints) that mostly affects men age 40 and older. It is nearly always associated with an abnormally high concentration of uric acid in the blood….read more
Gout: An overview
Gout What is gout? Gout is a type of arthritis (inflammation of the joints) that mostly affects men age 40 and older. It is nearly always associated with an abnormally high concentration of uric acid in the blood….read more
Arthritis: Not for seniors only
What can you get from an injury, from a tick bite, from sex, from the food you eat, from lead poisoning or from a bacterial infection of the gut? Arthritis. What is it exactly? Well, the term is…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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It seems not a week goes by that we’re not regaled with news of a…
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Last week, I discussed possible reasons for low ferritin levels. As with most blood tests,…
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I just returned from a dive trip to Turks and Caicos and wanted to share…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Kidney Stones and Probiotics
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