All Health & wellness Q&A

Life is difficult enough when things happen to us that we can see coming, but to have something like this happen fast, without warning, is even harder.
I have empathy for you. I don't personally equate midwifery and birthing with "sex." It has much more to do with bringing a new human read more...

There a re a lot of things you can do to help you achieve and maintain a firmer erection. If you do even some of them, you should be good to go for a long time to come! It's all about blood flow -- increasing it and keeping it. Let’s look at your general health first.
If you smoke -- stop. It's read more...

When our health, the most precious gift we will ever have, is in jeopardy, patients and families should be able to try whatever medical and alternative treatments they wish. And since so many of us have come into contact with health care professionals who have led us in the wrong direction, trust read more...

Spirituality, no matter how you define it, is extremely important to getting over a breakup. It helps you look at the breakup as a blessing that places you exactly where you need to be to work on what you need to work on.
Losing that special someone triggers abandonment feelings that hearken from read more...

First, you need to find a good pulmonologist. These doctors specialize in respiratory diseases. Ask your general physician for a referral and ask about the pulmonologists based at hospitals near where you live. Also read up on the condition to learn more about adult-onset asthma symptoms, read more...

High blood glucose causes poor blood flow to the legs and feet, so if you have a sore or infection, you need to monitor it closely and tell your physician, because it won't heal as easily as it would if you didn't have diabetes. Elevated blood glucose levels can also lead to nerve damage, which read more...

Yes, hypertension (high blood pressure) damages blood vessels, which can include those in your kidneys. If this happens, it can prevent waste and fluid removal from the body. And according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, "High blood pressure is one of read more...

Some simple activities to try -- and are easy to incorporate into a day -- are yoga and walking. If you're the type who would like to do it at home, there are lots of yoga books and DVDs available. But if you're looking for more instruction, look in the yellow pages for private centers in your read more...

At the risk of missing out on scintillating conversation, you know you have to get a hearing aid. Luckily, there are hearing devices today that can be concealed in the ear canal. They include the "in-the-canal" (ITC) and the "completely-in-canal" (CIC) hearing aids. The latter read more...

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), blood pressure may rise in some women receiving estrogen therapy. However, a recent study found that there isn't a significant rise in blood pressure in most women undergoing HRT. To learn more about preventing, detecting, and read more...

They actually mean the same thing -- you're visiting a licensed dentist. Technically, DMD stands for Doctor of Dental Medicine and DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery. The reason for the difference in suffix is that most dental schools offer the DDS degree, but others give out the DMD read more...

I certainly sympathize. Hay fever is uncomfortable, making it hard to concentrate and function properly. It seems that when you're packing for a trip, you have one extra thing to -- check out the pollen counts for the area you're traveling to. You can easily do that by visiting the American Academy read more...

I had to deal with a similar situation with my own parents, and you're right to be concerned. Elderly people -- with or without dementia -- won't remember if they took their pills and accidentally take them again and overdose. It even happened to a dear friend of mine, who left new pills in the read more...

There are foods that may speed up the aging process. Age accelerator foods tend to be loaded with unhealthy fats such as many fried foods or are processed foods which contain a lot of sweeteners including corn syrup or sugar, unhealthy fats and additives and preservatives.
1. Full fat diary. read more...

Those of you who follow my writing know that I was was diagnosed with DVT, Deep Vein Thrombosis. DVT is a common but serious medical condition that occurs in approximately two million Americans each year. DVT occurs when a thrombus (blood clot) forms in one of the large veins, usually in the lower read more...

To give your body a natural boost, think about ratcheting up your diet a notch with some of these foods before you get sick: Chicken broth and/or chicken soups: beyond the cozy comfort feeling that chicken soup provides, it also helps keep you hydrated, keeps your throat soothed and your nasal read more...

It is so easy to consume large amounts of caffeine and not be aware of it. Drink coffee, add an energy drink, chew a piece of energy gum and you may forget about eating real nutritious food -- after all, you’ve got a buzz on and have plenty of energy. Who needs to eat? So instead of healthy food read more...

The overly-sanitized Western world may be why the rates for allergy, asthma, type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis are soaring. Our immune systems aren’t being challenged by disease and dirt early in life and the result is they end up overreacting to small irritants.
When kids grow up with read more...

Boomers are hearing a lot about eye health today including the serious eye disease, age-related macula degeneration (AMD). Here’s where nutrition can really play an important part in your tactics for excellent eye health. Food choices can work for you or against you when it comes to your health read more...

Just take out your tape measure, wrap it around yourself at belly-button level, and read the measurement. The healthiest waist size is less than 34 inches and health risk increases with each increased notch of the belt.
A study based on data collected from 27,270 subjects tracked over 13 years who read more...