Special Offers
Yearly Archives: 2010
Glaucoma- How To Prevent And Manage It For Better Eye Health
I frequently advise my over-40 patients that regular eye exams every 3-5 years should be part of your health maintenance. One of the most important reasons to receive regular eye care is to check for glaucoma – a build up of fluid pressure within the eye that can silently progress to vision loss! I write … Read More
Wellness Topic: Vision Care
Tagged eye health, Eye Specific Vitamins, Glaucoma, Glaucoma Symptoms, Glaucoma Treatment, Metabolic Resistance, trabeculoplasty
Comments Off
Medications: Are You Taking Too Many Prescription Drugs?
I recently discovered that a few of my over-40 patients appeared to be over-medicated from a combination of prescription drugs they had been given by different doctors. They came in complaining of not feeling well and said that they had been taking all of their prescriptions. When I asked them what prescription medications they were … Read More
Wellness Topic: General Health
Tagged drug interactions, over-medication, Overmedication, prescription drugs
Comments Off
Staying Healthy While Traveling
Many of my patients are traveling this holiday season to be with loved ones. Although the holidays can be the most fun time of the year, all the traveling can be hectic and stressful with decreased sleep and less than healthy eating habits. Travel by air or train are probably the least healthy ways to … Read More
Hypoglycemia: How To Manage Low Blood Sugar
I frequently see patients complaining that they can get “spacey”, i.e., unable to concentrate, words a little jumbled, headachy, or a little dizzy and irritable if they haven’t eaten for several hours. These are the basic symptoms caused by blood sugar falling a little low, or hypoglycemia, and it occurs from having gone too long … Read More
Blisters And Bunions: Soothe Them Fast!
At this time of year many of my patients are attending holiday parties. This can mean being on your feet for long periods of time, standing, dancing, walking in new, stiff dress shoes and high heels, which can cause a real pain in the foot, namely that of blisters and bunions! If your foot is … Read More
Keep Your Holidays Healthy With Superfoods!
If you’re like most of my patients, you worry that eating all those rich holiday foods in the upcoming weeks will sabotage your diet and healthy-eating efforts. As I tell my patients though, many of the typical foods we associate with the holidays, even a little alcohol, can boost your health rather than sabotage it! … Read More
Wellness Topic: General Health, Superfood
Tagged Christmas foods, cinnamon, cranberries, dark chocolate, foods, healthy chocolate, healthy foods, holiday foods, nuts, pumpkin, seasonal foods, superfoods
Comments Off
Sciatica- Don’t Let Sciatic Pain Bench Your Activity
Like some of my patient’s over 40, you may begin to experience pain on one side of your hips/buttocks, some numbness or tingling running down your leg, or even weakness in your legs. You may find it increasingly harder to sit comfortably or even have sharp pain when trying to stand or walk. If this … Read More
Wellness Topic: Pain Relief
Tagged leg pain, radiculopathy, Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction, sciatic pain, sciatica
Comments Off
Whole Grains- Make The Most Of Their Health Benefits
Lately we’ve been bombarded with TV and magazine ads singing the praises of whole grains and that we should add a lot of them to our diet for good health. However, choosing an actual “whole grain” can be confusing – you have to read labels carefully to be sure your food choice really is whole … Read More
Wellness Topic: General Health
Tagged healthy diet, healthy foods, nutrition, unprocessed foods
Comments Off
