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How To Deal With Painful Corns And Calluses
Like many of my patients, you likely have gotten those hard and thickened areas of dry skin on your feet that can make walking uncomfortable and even painful. These yellowed areas of skin around the outer top half of your foot, or on the padded ball or heel of your foot, are simply referred to as “corns” and “calluses”. They are the most common foot disorders that foot and skin doctors deal with. Despite the nuisance these skin disorders can be, they are not serious… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Blood Sugar, General Health, Men's Health, Pain Relief, Skin Health, Weight Loss, Women's Health
Stomach Bacteria Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Recently, a patient of mine was noted to have higher than normal hemoglobin A1c levels in her lab studies. Hemoglobin A1c levels indicates how well your body is using insulin and should be within normal range if you are not diabetic or pre-diabetic. However, she was also complaining of frequent heartburn and stomach irritation, so I looked into a possible link between the two. What I found was new research on an old bug that actually linked both her elevated A1c levels and her stomach… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Blood Sugar, Digestive Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
Shoulder And Back Pain? Check Your Gallbladder!
Every now and then one of my patients will call me complaining of a kind of strange, uncomfortable pain in their right neck and shoulder blade area. Most often, they also don’t feel well either – a little nauseated, maybe a little stomach pain and don’t feel much like eating. They wonder if they’ve gotten some kind of flu bug. They’re often shocked when I tell them that it could be their gallbladder acting up and/or they may be passing gallstones! If this sounds like… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Digestive Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
Older Joints: Pain And Stiffness Not Necessary
Stereotypical perceptions of people over 50 that we see in movies and television generally characterize them, somewhat humorously, as having sore and creaky joints, always complaining to their friends and family about their “old bones”. Now, mind you, I’m not talking about people who suffer from real, medical conditions like arthritis or other bone and joint diseases that truly do involve painful and stiff muscles and joints, and limit their mobility and lifestyle. Rather, I’m referring to the commonly held idea that getting older has… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Joint & Bone Health, Men's Health, Pain Relief, Women's Health
Aspirin Use In Seniors – Risk For Macular Degeneration
Many of my patients are age 60 and over and as such they have specific health issues. One of their concerns is the healthcare of their eyes and preserving their vision. Recently, I became aware of a study published in Ophthalmology magazine that warned of people over 60 developing a vision-affecting disease called wet-type macular degeneration. The study found that people who regularly take aspirin for certain health issues had a doubled risk of developing blindness from wet-type ARMD (age-related macular degeneration). I’d like to… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Men's Health, Vision Care, Weight Loss, Women's Health
How To Fight The Changes Of Aging Skin
Like many of my patients over 40, you’d probably like to keep your skin youthful looking for as long as possible. As a skin doctor, I’ve seen many people in their 70’s and older who still have beautiful skin – clear, great color, and with only minor wrinkles that you might see on a late 30 year-old. How is this possible? Well, let me share with you several important things about your skin and what you can do to keep it looking healthy, beautiful, and… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Men's Health, Skin Health, Women's Health
Reap The Amazing Brain Protection Properties Of Decaf Coffee
For a few years now, I’ve been telling my over-40 patients that a little regular coffee is perfectly fine to include in their diet. It has research-proven brain boosting properties like quicker, clearer thinking and memory retention. However, after reading the results of recent research, I’m also telling my patients to add some decaf to their routine as well. Here’s why. Regular vs. Decaf For Your Brain and General Health Many previous research studies involving coffee’s effect on the brain have involved regular, caffeinated coffee. … Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Blood Sugar, General Health, Men's Health, Mental Clarity, Weight Loss, Women's Health
Jaw Pain And TMJ
For most of my patients, I’m more often concerned about the health of the bones of their body. However, a few of my patients will come to me complaining that their jaw, on one or the other side, is aching, stiff and makes a crackling, or popping, noise whenever they open or close their mouth. As I tell my patients, these are the hallmark symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder, or TMJ. I’d like to talk to you about what TMJ is, how you can improve… Read More
Wellness Topic: General Health, Joint & Bone Health, Men's Health, Pain Relief, Women's Health
Constipation And Irritable Bowel Syndrome
All of us become constipated on occasion. In fact, it is one of the most common complaints I hear in my over 40-age patients. It can be caused by either the food we eat, or don’t eat; lack of sufficient water, stress/anxiety, and lack of sufficient exercise. As I tell my patients who get occasional constipation, you can almost always relieve it by taking a few easy steps. However, sometimes constipation can be part of an irritable bowel syndrome where you alternate between being constipated… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Digestive Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
Palm Oil: Pros And Cons Of Natural Oil
In a prior article we talked about coconut oil and its health benefits. Now, I’d like to share another popular tropical oil – palm oil, or palm fruit oil – which is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis. Palm oil has a little more controversy to it than coconut oil. Like many of my patients, you may remember the bad press that “tropical oils” received years ago with powdered coffee creamers being targeted. With further research, however, it… Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Blood Sugar, Heart Health, Men's Health, Weight Loss
