Monthly Archives: January 2012

COPD And The Foods That Can Help Tame It

I have several patients with COPD and sometimes they have a hard time breathing comfortably, or get fatigued, especially after eating larger or heavier meals. As I tell them, it’s better to eat 4-6 smaller meals a day than 3 heavier ones as eating too much at one time makes much more work for their … Read More

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An In-Depth Look At Ways To Quit Smoking

With a new year around the corner, many of my patients are looking at ways to improve their health. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do to better your health almost immediately with progressive benefits the longer you stay off cigarettes. Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of lung … Read More

Wellness Topic: Anti-Aging, General Health, Life Coaching | Tagged cervical cance, cigarette, cigarette smoke, diseases caused by smoking, heart disease, lung cancer, nicotine, quit smoking, quitting smoking, risks of smoking, ways to quit smoking | 1 Comment

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Help Prevent Disease With DIM, A Cancer-Fighting, Super-Nutrient

Many of patients are menopausal women and men older than 50. This is the age group where mid-life hormonal shifts and changes can become problematic and set the stage for the onset of future health problems, like breast cancer, uterine cancer and prostate cancer, if left unchecked. The problematic hormone that can get out of … Read More

Wellness Topic: Anti-Aging, General Health, Men's Health, Superfood, Women's Health | Tagged anti-aging, anti-cancer foods, breast cancer, colon cancer, Diindolyl Methane, DIM, estrogen, hormone imbalance, menopause, preventative medicine, prostate cancer, testosterone, uterine cancer | Comments Off

Knuckle Cracking, Back Cracking, Hip Snapping and Other Nosiy Joints

Often times I have patients who will tell me they hear funny snapping, crackling and popping noises coming from their knees, hips, ankles, wrists during different motions and wonder if they’ve cracked or damaged the bone somehow. I assure them this is, generally, not the case and that those funny noises can be caused by … Read More

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Adult ADHD Treatments:Pros and Cons

Several of my patients have attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). It can be a frustrating condition to live with and, usually, prescription medications seem like the only recourse. However, as I share with my ADHD patients, there are some things you should know about the pros and cons of ADHD medications and alternative methods of … Read More