Diabetes can affect anyone at any age, however, it seems to be more prevalent in adults as we age. Why? Because we tend to put on more weight, eat poorly and exercise less. The end result in the greater likelihood of developing diabetes as we reach 40, 50, 60 and older. Most adults with the
The more antibiotics we use and the more antibiotics are given to the livestock we eat and the more antibiotics get into the water and soil used to grow the foods we eat, the more antibiotic resistant bacteria and germs seem to show up. I recently shared with you about a new strain of gonorrhea
Alzheimer’s disease is something we’ve all heard of and something we all dread. Many of us followed the tragic deterioration of former President Ronald Reagan as this form of dementia took his mind and body. Many of us know someone who has or is fighting Alzheimer’s disease. It not only takes a toll on the
Many have contended that the Affordable Care Act had absolutely nothing to do with improving healthcare in the United States. The primary purpose was to force a nationalized socialist program on the American people. Once they had one socialist program then it would make it easier to impose more of them on all of us.
When I was in graduate school, we were taught in our human anatomy class that once a person reaches maturity, the brain stops producing new brain cells. This ‘fact’ was used to argue against heavy drinking since it’s a known fact that excessive amounts of alcohol kill brain cells. Looking around the country today, it
We recently wrote about why skincare is important, and what you need in a basic routine. Our sources stressed that everyone, even men, should use sunscreen daily, and usually moisturizer, too. But one commenter piped up to ask: uh, what if I have a beard? That commenter is Platypus Man, and here is his exact
No one likes to talk about sexually transmitted diseases. For many decades, having an STD has been deemed a social taboo and often equated with a person’s promiscuous lifestyle and low moral standards. There are a variety of diseases that are classified as STDs and some of them can be fatal. People have died as
Healthcare coverage is expensive. If you are fortunate enough to have an employer provided plan, you may still find it necessary to pay several hundred dollars a month for family coverage. I know some people who were paying over $360 a month for family coverage for an employer provided healthcare plan and then still had
One of the greatest killers of older folks is heart disease, often caused by cardiovascular aging. As we get older, our arteries age, get thinner, clog up with plaque, both of which can lead to higher blood pressure which impacts the heart and increases the chances of strokes and aneurisms. For many years, doctors have
For decades, teenagers have been known to pursue one fad after another. When I was teen, it was in the days when the Beatles became popular along with a genre of music known as surfer music. Millions of American teens got a Beatles’ or surfer hair-cut. Then came the flower-power hippie movement and once again,
