Your heart is racing. You feel dizzy and short of breath. These might be the symptoms of a panic attack. Or these could signs of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), which describes rapid heart rhythms. But how can you tell which one you’re experiencing? What are the similarities and differences between these conditions? Racing Heart, Dizziness? How [...]
Everywhere we look, it’s evident that the holiday season is almost upon us. Holiday parties, sweets, and treats can make it challenging for folks trying to lose weight or or maintain health. So, how does someone who has diabetes, high blood pressure, or other health conditions navigate through all the holiday feasting and drinking? Knowing [...]
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease. While you don't hear much about the disease, over 10 million Americans carry the CF gene. Because it can be life-threatening, getting diagnosed with CF or having a child that is diagnosed can be scary. But is cystic fibrosis curable or treatable? What is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is [...]
Doesn’t it seem as though we are fighting an ever-increasing array of diseases in recent years? What many people don’t know is that chronic inflammation is often the culprit, masked as different ailments. Chronic inflammation can show up as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and other conditions according to where it shows up in the [...]
Teaching your kids to moderate how many sweets they eat can help prevent health issues like type II diabetes. But some kids are born with the condition, which can’t be prevented. The condition is also known as juvenile diabetes. because the condition typically develops in childhood. It is still unknown what causes this type of [...]
A great way to start the day is a daily morning detox drink to replenish and rejuvenate the body. Our bodies encounter contaminants every day, which then process through our intestinal cells. Certain foods can help protect your gut health and contribute to an overall healthy system. Some of the reported benefits of drinking morning [...]
Because thyroid conditions can be difficult to manage, there’s a lot to consider. What type or types of thyroid medication should I take? What is the right dosage of medicine? How do I manage through fatigue? What should I be eating? Hypothyroidism makes it hard to maintain and lose weight. Another reason to watch what [...]
Watching someone have convulsions or lose consciousness can be a scary thing. Seizures can be devastating and can severely impact a person’s daily life. There are many types of seizures: focal seizures, absence seizures, tonic seizures, atonic seizures, clonic seizures, febrile seizures, myoclonic seizures, and tonic-clonic seizures. And they all come with various symptoms. But [...]
School is back in session, and with all the running around your kids do in a day, how do you keep their energy up? Depending on what they eat and drink, an after-school snack can give active kids the energy they need to support their physical activity and achieve better mental concentration. Here are some [...]
Did you know that nearly half of Americans are vitamin D deficient? Just because summer is over doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get your daily dose. In one of our past blogs, we looked at the benefits of vitamin D. But what can a lack of vitamin D do to the body? Vitamin D deficiency leads [...]
