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Are Your Medications Putting You at Risk?
Did you know that adverse drug-related events in the Medicare population occur at a rate of approximately 5% per patient per year? Among seniors, there are more than 180,000 life-threatening or fatal adverse drug events yearly.1 Some of the reasons for these medication-related problems include: Polypharmacy (use of more than 4 to 5 medications) Poor adherence or not taking medications as they are prescribed Lack of understanding of medication use Multiple medical problems Inappropriate prescriptions Most of these tragic...Read the rest of this article »
The All-In-1 Pocket Guide to Healthy Choices
Harvey Gilbert, MD along with members of Holistic Health of America (HHOA) have compiled The All-In-1 Pocket Guide to Healthy Choices, a pocket guide book that discusses Metabolic Syndrome (MSx)—and instructions on maintaining or regaining your health via diet, exercise, stress relief and supplements. Clear and simple instructions along with Do’s and Don’ts make it simple to know what are good and bad choices. Contributing authors include: Joe Woelfel, Ph.D. RPh, FASCP, Pharmacology Monty Merrill, MS, PT, Exercise Teri Spring,...Read the rest of this article »
Sit Down, Oil Up, and Heal Your Body: The Wonder of Castor Oil Packs
As most of my patients will tell you, I have a little saying at the end of my office visits: “If you don’t do anything else I told you today, do the castor oil pack.” Right now you are probably wondering what a castor oil pack is and what it does. If you are one of my patients, you are probably thinking, “I should probably be doing a castor oil pack right now while I’m sitting here surfing the...Read the rest of this article »
How to Adapt Your Workout as You Age
It’s no secret that physical activity is a key component to achieving and maintaining optimal health. But you won’t be exercising the same way in your seventies that you did in your twenties. Here’s how to adapt your workout so that you stay active and fit safely, no matter what stage of the game you’re in. The four types of exercise that seniors should concentrate on are endurance or aerobic activities, strengthening exercises, stretching, and activities that improve balance. According...Read the rest of this article »
The Skinny on Type 2 Diabetes: Part 1 of 2
According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 21 million people in the United States have diabetes. The vast majority of these people, about 90-95%, have type 2 diabetes (aka adult onset diabetes). Many millions more are “pre-diabetic” and, if left on their current course, will surely become diabetic. What a bummer! Not only is it a serious health threat, diabetes is also expensive. In 2002 the medical costs associated with diabetes were $132 billion. That’s billion with a “B”...Read the rest of this article »
