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You have yours, I have mine. Everybody has them. We all have things that other people do that drive us up the wall. Can you tell that I am about to go on a little rant here?
Coming close after drivers making a turn or a lane change without turning on their blinkers would be [Read more…]
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Over the past 20 years, the myriad of diets, processed food choices, lifestyle advice from the media, guru’s and reported medical research community alike have left most women who come to see me disillusioned and confused.
“What do I eat then?” they ask. Everything does seem to be not good for you in someway according to someone. [Read more…]
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Like any profession, the medical profession has it’s lingo. Doctors are notoriously famous for using a lot of jargon and for not doing a good job at breaking down complex concepts when talking with patients.
Doctors routinely refer to cancer as “growth” or “tumor” but experience has taught me that until you use the “C” word (cancer), patients assume the best.
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Are you battling with facial hair? I feel your pain. The faster you pluck or wax them, the faster they grow back- argh!
I have done my fair share of hand-tweezing using the car mirror while stopped at the red light.
While facial hair in women could point to a hormonal condition called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS),
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Fear is one of the most common reasons a person (AKA “patient”) comes in for an office visit.
Fear of Death would be the top reason for most, right?
Well, here are the top 5 concerns that bring people in after a torrid of internet searches and a few sleepless nights. Unique to these issues is the fact that they represent NORMAL parts of the body that you do NOT have to fear.
You heard that right; no hidden illness or cancer is involved in all 5 instances: [Read more…]
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On a fairly regular basis, I am asked about diet detox products, growth and bioidentical hormones, weight loss procedures, colon cleanses, liquid cocktails and concoctions advertised to purify and rev up the body’s metabolism. [Read more…]
Writing this while vacationing in this vibrant city in South Korea; Seoul strikes me as this Asian mecca that is a wondrous blend of metropolises like San Francisco, Manhattan and Milan.
A quick walk in the city center square leading to the historic BLUE house (the presidential headquarters) I’m also struck by all the cafe’s and coffee shops in the vicinity. One every few steps and on every corner! [Read more…]
Do you just hurt all over? Or do you ache and tired all the time? Does seemingly light touch make you scream in pain and agony?
If this is you, chances are you’ve tried everything you know to make this physical (and sometimes emotional) pain stop. Your good days are fairly decent but your bad days put you in a state of despair. [Read more…]
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Being a woman with a uterus does have it’s benefits. Babies anyone? Yet owning a uterus does not come without some risks. Fibroids being one of such risks.
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One of the most frustrating office visits still can be when a patient comes in seeking an antibiotic prescription even though the clinical information does not warrant one.
I admit it, in the olden days, before we really knew as much as we do now about antibiotics and resistant bacteria, I was in the group of physicians who used antibiotics regularly- especially in children. [Read more…]
