Did you know that requests for living will documents often increase at Thanksgiving time through to the New Year? One company who handles this says this is their busiest time of year for handling requests for living will documents. It’s often thought about because during this time of year older family members get together with
There are over 200 different forms of cancer known to modern medicine. Many of them are quite rare which is good and bad. It’s good that few people are afflicted by them and yet it’s bad because little research is done on rare cancers. Most of the money and research concentrates on the more common
Anyone can develop a fatty liver, but it can be more common as we get older. Causes of fatty livers are divided into 2 groups – alcoholic and nonalcoholic. Obviously, alcoholic fatty livers are due to prolonged and excess drinking of alcohol. Nonalcoholic fatty liver can be due to diet, pregnancy, activity and even other
In Genesis 2:18, we are told that God said it is not good for man to be alone, so he made woman from the man’s side. A good friend of mine is a retired doctor and he told me that there is a unique reason that woman was made from man’s side, specifically his rib.
How many times have you heard someone say that it’s a grandparent’s right or duty to spoil and indulge their grandchildren? I heard it from one set of my grandparents growing up. They took me hunting and fishing and my step grandmother made the best fried chicken I ever had and sadly, I was never
When I first saw the articles on POTS, I misread it as POTUS, referring to the President of the United States and some physical reaction to President Donald Trump. I probably made the mistake because I write so much political commentary, but quickly realized my mistake, because what I was thinking of was POTUS. If
Last week, the health news was reporting an additional 30 million American adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Why the sudden increase? The sudden increase is due to changes made by the American Heart Association, to the definition of what is hypertension. The change is due largely to a Virginia doctor. The
Medicaid has been in the news lately but what do we really know about Medicaid? One might say that it is a government assistance program to help lower income and poor Americans with their medical expenses. According to Medicaid.gov: “Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly
Two years ago, sophomore journalism student Lauren Marshall says she never would have imagined she would be struggling with an eating disorder as a college student. Marshall says an increase in free time gave her more time to focus on herself in a negative way. Eventually, this led to an unhealthy focus on her body
Mushrooms have been touted for their many medicinal qualities for years (like boosting immunity and fighting cancer), and now scientists say the wellness-promoting fungus plays a role in anti-aging, too. In a new study, Pennsylvania State University researchers found mushrooms have the highest dietary sources of two antioxidants (ergothioneine and glutathione)—and that’s good news for your well-being. Having them replenish the body could help counteract
