Somethings are private and very few people like to talk about them. One of those is our bowel movements – pooping. Most people don’t like to talk about or hear about how often you poop, how hard or easy it is or what size, color or consistency it is. As we get older, we begin
Over the past few decades, the cost of healthcare has continued to climb higher and higher. Many working-class Americans not only fear getting sick or hurt for obvious reasons, but also because of the cost, which can quickly bankrupt a family and cost them everything including their home. Fortunately, for many working people, their employer
Face it, none of us like having any kind of pain. Some of us have lots of pain and learn to tolerate it as much as possible and others either have little pain or have no tolerance for it. We all know someone at both extremes. I have lived with non-stop 24/7 pain since I
One thing that most of us older folks really fear is having a stroke. The thought of being left paralyzed is frightening, especially if the mind is still functional. When I was in college, I worked as a night orderly in the intensive care ward of a nursing home and took care of my share
The extreme nature of the recent overdose among a group of students at a Gold Coast private school should not distract from a far bigger problem — that of general substance use among school-aged children. The overdoses were a cause for concern, but should also be placed in the context of everyday risks for young
In recognition of American Heart Month in February, Lake Regional Health System is providing education to Lake Sun readers on various heart health topics. A heart attack can be strong motivation to start living healthier. But fear can get in the way of healthy activity. “It’s common for people who have survived a heart attack
Herbal supplements are a huge business in the United States and worldwide. You can go to any grocery or drug store and find shelves filled with many different herbal supplements. There are also a variety of stores that specialize in health supplements and they carry just about any herbal supplement that is legally available. Millions
No one that I have ever met wants to have surgery, unless it is necessary to fix or treat the body for a specific situation – like cancer, a broken bone, ruptured appendix, cataract or other vision correction. Other than eye surgery, without which I would be blind by now, or having my tonsils out
Right off the bat, I’m going to shatter a common held myth about sickle cell disease – black people are NOT the only ones with this disease. It also affects people from (and the descendants of people from) the Arabian Peninsula, Italy, Greece, Turkey, India, Spain (and many Spanish speaking countries), the Caribbean, Central and
Many people from all ages live with chronic pain, but there is no denying that the older we get, the more chronic pain we seem to have. There are numerous causes for our pains. Some of them are due to various injuries, like mine. I have a herniated disc from when I rode bulls and
