What Doctors Don't Tell YouMany of the diseases we associate with ageing - such as heart disease, cancer, dementia and stroke - may be the result of lifelong, poorly managed stress.
Those who have been diagnosed with this condition, also known as "thalamic syndrome", have usually suffered injury in the thalamus, the right hand side of the brain, following a stroke. This injury leads to a constant and unrelenting pain that has...
We all have it fixed in our minds that we should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. It’s a maxim from our health guardians that has become part of the national psyche - and it’s wrong.
Nan Kathryn Fuchs PhDThree weeks before her 55th birthday, my friend Lindy had a stroke. As a result, I wanted to know what causes some young women to have strokes and what risk factors exist for women of any age. Through my investigation I became more aware of how...
Barry Bittman MD"Stroke Prevention: tell your wife to take a hike" says Barry Bittman, M.D. and tell her I told you to do so! Actually a brisk 30-minute walk each day will do. While the prospects of stroke may seem frightening, new data is nothing short of...
Michael Janson MDBlood vessel diseases are the leading killers in America and much of the industrialized world. Loss of circulation to affected parts of the body leads to some of the signs of this hardening of the arteries. This condition is even more common in...
Elson M. Haas MDThe Diabetes Center is a comprehensive resource for the leading
The trick to eating to control Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is basically low to
no refined sugar, high complex carbohydrates and raw foods, low fat, high
fiber and easy on the fruit.
George T. Lewith MA MRCGP MRCPStrokes ;A stroke is caused by a disturbance of the blood supply
High Cholesterol
The standard definition of high cholesterol is having an excess of cholesterol in the blood, usually
