Unless you have been visiting somewhere outside our solar system over the last month, you have heard about the latest scare coming from the orient. Even some of our US Congressmen have taken up the warning because this virus can be contagious even without symptoms! According to the recent analysis published in The Lancet, family […]
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The EPA is supposed to be our watchdog, protecting consumers against environmental harms through the actions or inactions of companies or individuals. The agency has friends and foes on both sides of the political aisle, but outside of Washington, it’s hard to think that anyone really gives the EPA much of a vote of confidence. […]
Your summer plans may call for beach trips, barbecues, picnics and other warm-weather activities. If you suffer from eczema, though, it’s hard to focus on the fun when you’re burning and scratching, or worried about how your skin looks to others. The word “eczema” refers to a series of chronic skin disorders that cause redness, […]
No one wants to get prostate cancer. But did you know that experts are starting to recommend against the routine PSA screening that’s been so commonplace for decades? The current political state of prostate-specific antigen screening (or PSA) is surprisingly turbulent. The latest stance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally appears to […]
Ask Doctor Jack & Mary is a monthly feature where we round up the best questions we’ve been asked, and turn it into consumable information for our readers and listeners. Have a question for Dr. Jack & Mary? Ask Here I have a friend who has a two year old son that is displaying signs […]
It might be hard to imagine now, but after a heart attack, you really can feel whole again. You may even be able to resume all of the pastimes you enjoyed prior to your cardiac episode. But it’s going to start with changes in you. Changes in exercise and most importantly, in nutrition. Specifically we’ve […]
Our healthcare system is made up of countless individuals who are caring, talented and hardworking. We are very critical of the U.S. medical establishment, but generally-speaking, any individual within that system is well-intentioned. However, like any gigantic system, it’s plagued by certain deficiencies and problems of scale, and these problems will often harm patients. Like […]
Ask Doctor Jack & Mary is a monthly feature where we round up the best questions we’ve been asked, and turn it into consumable information for our readers and listeners. Have a question for Dr. Jack & Mary? Ask Here I have just listened to your 2 podcasts pertaining to root canals, and I am […]
We think of stomach acid as this unpleasant thing that occasionally makes unannounced visits up our esophagus. But few of us ever consider the importance of the contents of our stomachs. Some people suffer from maladies that lead to a suppressed production of stomach acid. Crazier still are millions of people now following a doctor’s […]
The liver is the human body’s biggest internal organ and one of the most important. Among its hundreds of functions, the liver removes toxic materials from the blood, helps blood clots to form, stores vitamins, gets rid of red blood cells that are no longer healthy and synthesizes hormones. This organ also produces bile, a substance that aids in […]
Your Blood Pressure is High! As you may already know, the standard in the current medical literature for what is considered the margin for high blood pressure is now 150/95. There are those in the pharmaceutical industry that want to lower the previous of 120/80 to 100/60. We cynically believe this is all done to […]
Depression has been talked about more in recent years than ever before, but many people knowledgeable on the subject aren’t aware that it can present differently in men than in women. Because the symptoms are so different, depression in men often goes undiagnosed longer than depression in women. To stand a better chance of recognizing […]
Ask Doctor Jack & Mary is a monthly feature where we round up the best questions we’ve been asked, and turn it into consumable information for our readers and listeners. Have a question for Dr. Jack & Mary? Ask Here Dr. Stockwell, I finally listened to your pod cast on acid reflux and I found […]
An osteoarthritis diagnosis can certainly be frightening, and the pain this condition brings is sometimes debilitating. However, you can fight osteoarthritis and win, and what you eat may play a significant role in that victory. What Is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative disorder whereby cartilage, the cushioning tissue surrounding a joint, degrades and gets rougher. Consequently, […]
We did a podcast episode early on about how to deal with Hemorrhoids. It covers the topic of this blog post in greater detail, but if you just need to get to the nitty-gritty, then read on! Dealing with pain while eliminating can be a nuisance. You can experience symptoms such as anal itching, sensitive […]
Ask Doctor Jack & Mary is a monthly feature where we round up the best questions we’ve been asked, and turn it into consumable information for our readers and listeners. Have a question for Dr. Jack & Mary? Ask Here Why are LongLife Energy Enzymes so expensive? – Anonymous We respectfully disagree with your premise, […]
It seems everyday we see a new patient with what we would categorize as severe exhaustion. This is not to be confused with chronic fatigue so much as out and out physical exhaustion, like you just had an incredibly hard day of work, but it’s actually first thing in the morning. Everything seems overwhelming and […]
Everyone wants to raise a healthy baby. A lot of people, however, think that they can simply feed children the same foods that adults eat, in smaller portions. Putting aside the fact that most American adults have terrible diets, babies and young children are not designed to eat the same foods as adults. And we […]
It’s one of the most frightening prospects many of us can face in our lifetimes. Cancer. It has many causes and many symptoms, but nutrition surfaces again and again as researchers continue uncovering the mysteries of these diseases. For decades scientists and doctors have looked for early warning signals our bodies might be giving to […]
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