Look At Your Ear Lobe I was a nurse in my early years of life and then went back to school to become a doctor. I went to 4 years of premed schooling, 4 years of medical school and 2 years of internship. I have spent years working with oncology and auto-immune diseased patients. I […]
The Miraculous Immune System Your immune system has been called a “delocalized” brain. It is as wondrously complex and mysterious as the brain in your head with about the same amount of cells or more. Unlike your brain, however, the army of immune cells patrols every inch of your body in constant communication with other […]
New Studies Suggest Which Form Of Vitamin E Is Cancer Preventive
July 18, 2012New Studies Suggest Which Form Of Vitamin E Is Cancer Preventive Good news for cancer research! The American Association for Cancer Research, published online in April 2012, the results of studies they performed on Vitamin E. Researcher Chung S. Yang, Director of the Center for Cancer Prevention Research of Rutgers University, and his fellow scientist, […]
A Chef Without a Stomach We have always told our cancer patients that it is important to continue your hobbies or find something to do that you like to do. It is important to have something in your life to look forward to even when things seem so down. As the saying goes,” A […]
What is your opinion of this hospital?
June 1, 2012What is your opinion of this hospital? I just heard a lecture presented by Art Caplan from the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. I was left with a big WOW. I would like to know your thoughts on this matter. A hospital in Texas, Citizens Medical Center, […]
Pay Attention to Your Nail Moons
May 31, 2012Pay Attention to Your Nail Moons In the “old days”, whenever you went to see your doctor, some of the first things they would do to assess your problems are no longer done. All doctors take your blood pressure but do they still ask you to stick out your tongue and say OU? Not […]
15 Things You Should Give Up to be Happy
May 31, 201215 Things You Should Give Up to be Happy I came across this great article thanks to The Huff Post and wanted to share it with you. It really makes a lot of sense. If we can at least try to let go of a few of the 15 things they list, Im sure […]
The 4 tiers of “organic” I find that most people do not realize there are different degrees of organic. I didn’t for a long time. If you are trying to buy healthy, did you know that if you are not careful, you can still be buying pesticides etc in a product labeled “organic”. Yes […]
FDA adds warning to birth control pills
May 2, 2012FDA adds warning to birth control pills Attention ladies! This is a good warning from the FDA because it can saves lives. April 10, 2012, the FDA announced they will start adding a warning sign to the labels of all drospirenone-containing birth control pills. These pills include Yaz, Yasmin, Safyral, and Beyaz. All of […]
Do not leave your doctor’s office until… (part 2)
May 2, 2012Do not leave your doctor’s office until… (part 2) You never know when the day may come when you or a family member may need to venture out and try to retrieve medical records. Its not always as easy as it may sound. In Part 1, I spoke about how important it is to […]
