8-14 May is Women’s Health Week so it’s a good time to shine the spotlight on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is now recognized as perhaps the most common of all hormone disorders affecting women. It is sometimes called Polycystic Ovary Disorder (PCOD.)...
Do you have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high “bad” cholesterol, low “good” cholesterol, high triglycerides or excess fat around the waist? If you have any one of the these factors, you have a metabolic disorder – an imbalance or...
Retirement is a time we should be able to look forward to. It’s intended to be a time of rest, relaxation, and enjoying life after years of hard work. However, there are some pitfalls that could derail that plan – like health issues and healthcare costs. Models...
April is Autism Awareness Month. Autism Speaks is an organization dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and families. Here are some insights into autism in the US taken from an...
In her article “13 Ways to Fight Sugar Cravings” on Nourish by WebMD, Wendy C. Fries asks, “Does that morning Danish pastry leave you craving another treat 2 hours later? Do you grab a candy bar to cope with your afternoon slump — and then reach for a cola to...
Scientists are only just now discovering the enormous impact of our gut health. “The gut microbiome is the most important scientific discovery for human healthcare in recent decades,” says James Kinross, a microbiome scientist and surgeon at Imperial College London....
