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Carnitine in the crosshairs: A fishy tale?
Lately I’ve been bombarded with inquiries from anxious patients, listeners and Facebook friends about a highly-publicized story suggesting that carnitine, a popular nutritional supplement, might be harmful. CBS news trumpeted: “Carnitine Chemical, Not Fat, May Explain Link Between Red Meat…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Supplements
Healthy sleep: Recharging your batteries
Sleep is a universal phenomenon. Every living thing must rest, whether it’s the bear hibernating all winter or the deer sleeping only two hours at a time. Even unborn babies sleep—about 16 hours a day in the womb. Some scientists…read more
Categories:Sleep
Alternative approaches to hypertension
Introduction: Blood pressure regulation and hypertension The body’s ability to maintain its blood pressure is vital to life. Chronic hypertension is a major coronary heart disease risk factor. Hypertension contributes to half a million strokes and more than a million…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Heart disease: Are modern lifestyles at fault?
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American men and women. How did we get here? Several factors have contributed to this trend over the last several decades. Carrying the most weight, if you’ll pardon the pun, is overweight…read more
Categories:Heart Disease
Ocular health update 2007
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a serious eye disease that is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, can cause serious vision loss before a person is aware of it. Often the disease progresses painlessly, with many patients being initially…read more
Categories:Aging Eye Health
Macular degeneration: starvation of the retina there is hope
Macular Degeneration is a condition that affects the central area of your vision, which provides the ability to see small details such as road signs and print, and aids daytime vision. The cone cells in the macula, a region at…read more
Categories:Eye Health
Mitral valve prolapse
What is mitral valve prolapse? Mitral valve prolapse is a fairly common medical problem that is the focus of some controversy and even confusion among both physicians and those who suffer from it. There is at the same time less…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Mitral Valve Prolapse
Cataracts: Inevitable or avoidable?
The lens of the eye focuses light from objects onto the retina. The lens pushes the old focusing fibers into the center, causing haziness or a film. Because the lens has neither nerves nor blood vessels, it depends on the…read more
Categories:Eye Health
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP)
Retinitis Pigmentosis is a mysterious peripheral retina degeneration with a heredity pattern. This disease can begin as early as the teens or as late as the fifties. Characteristic pigmentation changes in the peripheral retina and decreased vision at night are…read more
Categories:Eye Health
Headaches
Headaches are among the most common causes of disability in the U.S., and migraines are the second most prevalent headache syndrome. According to the National Headache Foundation, an estimated 28 million Americans have migraine headaches along with an estimated 14…read more
Categories:Headache/Migraine Neurological Health
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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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In my article two weeks ago, I shared some recent “breakthrough” treatments that give me pause.…
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Q: My husband suffers from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). He has been on antidepressants for…
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I recently had the opportunity to interview Sharyl Attkisson about her new book Follow the Science. Attkisson is…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Libido
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