It all changed when high fructose corn syrup was “introduced to the food market in 1970.” Shortly after that, “the obesity epidemic began to take off,” said Dr. George Bray, a renowned expert in the field of obesity. In the 1960s new technology allowed starch to be...
Chronic illness + disease
A common cooking oil may cause genetic changes in your brain
UC Riverside has issued research results that impact you. Your state of health may be being significantly altered by the flippant disregard of practices used in restaurants, fast-food chains, and the like. Soybean oil “is by far the most widely produced and consumed...
What is the pain scale?
You’ve been asked this question before. Where do you rate your pain on a scale from 1-10? Do you know what each number means? It’s confusing but clarity will soon be yours. Most medical facilities use the Stanford Pain Scale (1-10) as a reference guide. Pain tolerance...
The trifecta of chronic pain, stress, and anxiety is impairing health
Treating patients with chronic pain on a daily basis, Hana Doustar, founder and head clinician of the Clinic for Pain and Anxiety, graciously shared her expertise, approach, and advice to living with chronic pain and anxiety, as well as combating stress. The top three...
Patient with ME/CFS likens it to “getting leprosy back in the 1800s; you’re sort of shipped off to an island and never seen again.”
In understanding chronic illness, it’s important to not only learn about it from a doctor’s perspective, but true insight comes from a patient willing to share their very personal experience with it. Rachel S. has a story to share and it is one not only of suffering,...
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