When we wake up every morning, it is normal to have some eye “crust” or “goop” in our eyes. However, if there is a sudden increase, there might be three potential reasons behind this, with one of them being a very infectious eye disease. When we sleep at night, our eyes remove some of the…
Crusty Eyes: Waking up With Too Much Rheum May Be a Warning Sign for 3 Major Diseases
Toxic Mold Illness 101
Buildings used to breathe. It was inevitable and somewhat helpful, but it can make it more expensive to heat and cool those spaces with common central heating and cooling systems. When the oil embargo of the 1970s came along, building practices shifted to focus on more hermetically sealed buildings as a means to save energy….
4 Things That Age the Heart and 2 Changes to Reverse It
Heart aging is no longer a disease of the elderly. Its onset age is continually younger. Heart aging may cause heart failure and sudden death. To protect our heart, we can start by adjusting our diet and exercising our “second human heart.” 4 Reasons for Premature Aging of the Heart Heart aging takes place when…
4 Ways to Get Rid of Persistent Hiccups
Most of us have experienced rapid and continuous hiccups, which are quite annoying. These hiccups are mostly benign, and there are four ways to get rid of them. However, if the hiccups persist for too long—as in, well over a day—then you should be aware that this may be a warning sign of certain diseases,…
Ask a Dentist: Causes and Cures for Shrinking Gums
A lingering glance in the bathroom mirror may bring you the unsettling realization that your gums are shrinking or red, or that your teeth are longer. What’s going on? Truth be told, it didn’t happen overnight. The condition may have been quietly developing for years, but now it’s clearly visible. Someone may have said something…
The Misinformation of Medical Misinformation
I, like most OB-GYN physicians nationwide, received a very strange email from the Office of the Surgeon General through the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “The Office of the Surgeon General is seeking input from providers on the impact and prevalence of health-related misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a ‘Request for Information’ (RFI),…
Ask a Doctor: How Do I Drop My Pandemic Stress Load?
The last two plus years of the COVID-19 pandemic have created a biologically toxic load of stress for many, if not most, people around the world. Social isolation—created by lengthy quarantines, lockdowns, masks, and social distancing—has taken a toll on our mental health. And what happens in the mind, echoes throughout the body. Many have…
Covid ‘Vaccine Fog’ and What to Do About It
People in most countries in the world are already generally vaccinated—by official counts, over 5 billion of the world’s population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But we also know there has been widespread reporting of COVID-19 vaccine injuries, unlike with any other kind of vaccine. We were informed that a 15-year-old…
Causes and Treatments for Long-Haul Covid
Anywhere from 10 percent to 80 percent of people experience prolonged illness and symptoms after COVID-19 infection that may last for months. This means that anywhere from 5 to 40 million people around the world may be suffering from post-COVID syndrome or long-haul COVID. Persistent symptoms have appeared in patients of all ages, even children…
Fatigue Might Not Mean You’re Tired – 5 Major Causes and Solutions
The busy modern person has much to do and worry about every day. Many of us work long hours and get little sleep. The occurrence of three meals a day at set times is increasingly rare. Various life pressures exhaust the body and mind, and issues like insomnia, memory loss, anxiety, fear, and depression are…
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