Just for a moment, imagine a line of Christmas tree lights with about 200 tiny bulbs attached. The end of the cord is plugged into the power point on the wall. When you throw the switch, all 200 bulbs are illuminated at once. It might surprise...
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A healthy human’s gastrointestinal tract is rife with billions of friendly bacteria vital to our health and well-being. There are between ten to twenty times more bacteria than cells in our body. Rather than causing disease, they prevent it...
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Early in my career as a young specialist, I had two diabetic patients who happened to see me in my clinic at around the same time. Mr. A was a 40 year old executive working for a telecommunications company. His company doctor had referred him to...
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The verdict is out. If you have Metabolic Syndrome like Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, Chronic kidney disease , Heart disease and Strokes(which are all related to metabolic syndrome) than your risk of having more severe disease and death is...
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Scientists who completed the mapping of the human genome in around 2003 identified around 25000 genes which contain the individual genetic code for each of us. This turned out to be surprisingly few genes, given the apparent sophistication of...
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The good news is that your health lies in your hands. The bad news- your health lies in your hands. How we age, prevent disease and stay healthy will really depend a lot on what we do. Today from studies of epigenetics we know that we can switch...
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“I KEEP MY Health by dieting. People gorge themselves with rich foods, use up their time, ruin their digestion and poison themselves. If the doctors would prescribe dieting instead of drugs, the ailments of normal man would disappear. Half the...
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It was a few months ago when this petite elderly Chinese lady walked into my clinic unassisted accompanied by her grandson. When I looked at the file and noticed that her age was 106, I was surprised as she looked around late seventies or early...
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