According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Obesity in the US affects 100.1 million adults and 14.7 million children.”* Given the fact that in 2022 the total US adult population was almost 261 million, that means over one-third of our population is overweight. With...
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The secret life of your body under anesthesia
When getting ready to have surgery, we are used to being briefed by our surgeon, the nursing staff, and the anesthesiologist as to what will take place during the operation and what to expect afterward. But, have you ever wondered what’s really going on with your body...
Headache medicine involves various conditions
In recently talking with Dr. Deborah Friedman, a talented neuro-ophthalmologist with UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, I learned there are several conditions seen in headache medicine that are greatly underrepresented in the media. Friedman agreed that...
Diabetes a highly stressful disease that’s hard to cope with
While no chronic illness is easy to navigate, individuals afflicted with diabetes are recognized as having a notably stressful and high-maintenance disease. Dr. Rashmi Mullur, an endocrinologist and integrative medicine expert with UCLA Health and the Greater Los...
UCLA doctor says diabetes on the rise; global obesity escalates
Diabetes has reached “a crisis level over the last several decades,” according to Dr. Rashmi Mullur, an endocrinologist with UCLA Health. A common link appears to be the primary culprit. “We are still experiencing what we consider our obesity epidemic that has been in...
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