In Greek mythology, the pomegranate has great significance—especially with regard to fertility. It begins with the myth about Persephone being kidnapped by Hades. She was taken to live in the underworld as his wife. Demeter (her mother and goddess of the Harvest) mourned for her lost daughter, causing all green things to cease growing. Zeus, Read More …
Low Testosterone in Male Diabetics
Symptoms of low testosterone include reduced libido, erectile dysfunction, lack of initiative, increased abdominal fat, reduced muscle tone and loss of bone density. Low testosterone can also adversely affect mood and cognition. Research appearing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Metabolism (November 2004;89(11):5462-8) has shown a link between type 2 diabetes and hypogonadism (low testosterone) Read More …
Low Testosterone
In men, testosterone levels decline around the age of 30 and by age 80 may be down to 20% of someone in their 20s. Men with low testosterone tend to have less stamina, reduced muscle mass and reduced libido. They can also have cognitive problems as well as depression and anxiety. The thing you really Read More …
Impotence and Smoking
Impotence. In a study of 4400 Vietnam veterans, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology (1994;140:1003-1008), smokers were 50% more likely to be impotent than even people who used to smoke, but quit. Look at it this way, if you smoke and you quit, you have a 50% less chance of becoming impotent.
Renal and Bladder
This is obviously an area in which you will need to rule out serious pathology. Infections should be found and treated appropriately. A routine urinalysis will show if there is infection, sugar or protein in the urine. Occasionally the individual treated for repeated kidney infections will have a large kidney stone creating the symptoms of Read More …
Pain Medication may be Linked to Kidney Failure
Pain Medications May be Linked to Kidney Failure People with kidney disease or other ailments who regularly take aspirin or acetaminophen may be increasing the risk of developing kidney failure. Patients who regularly use pain medications (according to researchers, regular use is defined as at least twice each week for two months), were between two Read More …
Pain medication increases chance of kidney failure
People with kidney disease who regularly take aspirin or acetaminophen may increase their risk of developing kidney failure, According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine (December 20, 2001;345:1801-1808) the use of aspirin or acetaminophen may increase the risk of kidney failure in those with existing kidney disease. Kidney patients who took Read More …
Fish oil slows kidney disease progression
A daily dose of fish oil slows the progression of kidney disease. A Mayo Clinic study, reported the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, showed that people suffering from IgA nephropathy who took the fish oil had significantly better kidney function. The report shows that the benefits of fish oil continue over time. Researchers followed Read More …
Immune System
When antibiotics were developed in the middle of the 20th century, they were hailed as “miracle drugs”. Life-threatening infections were suddenly able to be brought quickly under control. In the period of time that ensued, antibiotics were overused. They were used for the common cold and for viral infection. While it is desirable to get Read More …
“Good” Bacteria and the Flu
In an animal study performed by scientists in Japan, the normal bowel bacteria, Lactobacillus casei seemed to have a protective effect against the flu. In the study, published in the journal Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology(May 2001; 8:593-597), mice were inoculated with flu virus. One group of mice was given Lactobacillus casei in a nasal Read More …