The Link Between Obesity And Cancer
In a world where processed foods, sugar-laden desserts, and the high-fat fast food is easily and readily available, it’s no wonder that obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., as in some other countries. Obesity is a struggle for many people, and now...
Six Superfoods That Might Help Boost Your Brain Power
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy for your brain to get overstimulated, overwhelmed and overworked. If you need a bit of a brain boost, finding help may be as easy as making a trip to the supermarket. Recent studies have shown that eating certain superfoods have...
Struggle with Sleep Apnea: Three Exercises to Try
Sleep disorders are common in the modern age, and many struggle with sleep apnea, a condition where breathing stops and starts repeatedly as people sleep. People with sleep apnea are commonly recognized by a loud snoring and daytime fatigue. Luckily, there are a few...
Sleep deprivation: Some unexpected consequences and how to avoid them
I talked in my previous blog about the importance of sleep and how to ensure you’re maximizing the utility of the time you spend sleep by setting regular bedtimes for yourself, reducing your blue-light intake close to bedtime, exercising regularly, and some other...
Six Ways for Better Sleep
We live in a busy world with untold numbers of stressors that fly at us from every angle. Work, technology, relationships, finances, responsibilities---it can all pile up on you and create major anxiety and stress, causing you to have low-quality sleep. And the last...
Immigration Medical Exams
Immigration medical examinations conducted inside the United States must be performed by a certified civil surgeon who has been designated by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In order to apply for a U.S. green card, you must undergo a...
Know The Risks: Opioid Prevention Is Possible
For the past two decades drug addiction in the United States has climbed steadily until now, in 2017, it is at a record high. It has become a problem of epidemic proportions, taking lives and wreaking havoc in the form of overdoses by the dozens every day. Opioid...
The Easy Choice: Holistic Care Lowers Costs and Pain
Quality medical care is increasingly difficult to find and expensive to obtain. Because of this problem, many people have started to seek out other methods and sources of medical information in order to care for themselves and those they love. Holistic medicine has...
Understanding Holistic Care in Relation to Chronic Illness
In my recent blog post “Understanding Approaches for Pain Management and Patient Care” I speak on the lasting effects of holistic health care and the benefits that it has in terms of managing pain and taking care of the “whole” patient. Before I get started, it is...
Meditation Offers a Powerful Integrated Treatment Option
Meditation has been a common spiritual and religious practice for thousands of years. More recently, the practice has been making its way into mainstream and secular use as a strategy to improve stress management, mindfulness, and overall quality of life. Researchers...