Damage to the small blood vessels in the retina may indicate an increased risk of stroke, new study findings suggest. Researchers speculate that the use of “retinal photography” could help predict which individuals face higher odds of suffering a stroke.
Eye Blood Vessels Yield Clues About Stroke Risk
August 27th, 2011 Posted in Health
Aug, 27 2011
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Feng Shui Cures for the Home and Office. Post 1
August 27th, 2011 Posted in Feng Shui
Aug, 27 2011
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So you’ve heard about feng shui and want to use it in your life to improve your chi. Do I need to pay through the nose for a feng shui consultant to come and rearrange my house? Sounds a little invasive, and not very feng shui at all! Well, you’re right – you can do a lot for yourself, for very little money. Here’s how. Read the rest of this entry »
Living Large Around The World
August 22nd, 2011 Posted in Inspiration and Motivation
Aug, 22 2011
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‘I am spending your inheritance.’ That was my mother’s comment to me last week from just outside of Ottawa where she lives. We both laughed out loud.
In the last six months my mother, at 64 years of age, has decided to see the world. She has recently taken a two-week cruise through the Mediterranean Sea stopping at the ports of Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Naples, Florence, Cannes and Barcelona. Just last week she arrived back from a week in Cuba. Read the rest of this entry »
Taking Care of Mom
August 15th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized
Aug, 15 2011
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My mother lives across the driveway. We have had this mother-daughter living arrangement for almost 20 years — since 1981 when she and my father moved to live with us from their retirement home in California. My mother missed her family and longed to come back East. Read the rest of this entry »
Activities for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients
August 10th, 2011 Posted in Conditions and Diseases
Aug, 10 2011
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When caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or related memory loss, plan activities that will stimulate long-term memory, lead to reminiscing and are failure free.
They can consist of social interaction with friends and neighbors, outdoor recreational activities such as tossing a beach ball, balloon volleyball, planting flowers or taking a walk together. Routine household chores can provide a feeling of accomplishment and encourage independence. Read the rest of this entry »
Mental Strategies for Good Health
August 3rd, 2011 Posted in Health
Aug, 03 2011
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As a family physician, one of the common questions I hear each day is “What can I do to feel better?” Fatigue and lack of energy are frequent complaints from patients of all ages. In the majority of cases, after a complete evaluation, no significant medical condition is found that would account for the complaints.
In the end, I find that stress, lack of exercise, poor eating habits and lifestyle issues are the main contributing factors to their symptoms. The lifestyle choices you make everyday can make a difference in your state of health. In our society, unhealthy lifestyles are the number one cause of disability, poor quality of life and premature death. Read the rest of this entry »
The Mystery of Peptic Ulcer Disease. Part 2
August 1st, 2011 Posted in Health
Aug, 01 2011
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Diagnosis
Taking a history can be adequate grounds for a physician’ s suspecting that a patient has a peptic ulcer. But there are conditions one can mistake for PUD. These include gallbladder disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease [see "Heartburn: Reflections on an Old Flame, Priorities, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1997, p. 39], and ischemic heart disease. Read the rest of this entry »
The Mystery of Peptic Ulcer Disease. Part 1
August 1st, 2011 Posted in Health
Aug, 01 2011
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Nearly every day in my gastroenterology practice, someone with stomach distress opines that he or she has an “ulcer.” Most of these patients, however, do not have any disease involving a gastrointestinal (GI) ulcer. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is usually silent — without symptoms perceptible to the individual it affects. Read the rest of this entry »
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