4. Tips about Medical Conditions

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Swine Flu - is it a real threat

Dr.Richard Bresser, acting director of the CDC, says that swine flu remains a danger. He points out that the number of cases is less important than the pattern of how it spreads. OK, no pandemic occurred, but now we have to be careful because like the Terminator, it may be back!
Is this disease a credible [...]

13May2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Should you Spend $500 to Train Your Brain

There are sites on the Internet selling games to improve your memory, reasoning and processing speed.  These sites charge about $225 per year for Gameboy-type games and/or online games for this intent. The majority of these games are unproven.
There has been one research study Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE), that proved [...]

6May2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Is a Natural Product Better

Ever heard of S-adenosylmethionine? Maybe you have heard of Sam-e. If you read the Costco Connection I know you have seen it because Costco promoted in this news letter to all is members.  It is a compound found in the body. Many of our bodies chemical reactions involve S-adenosylmethionine.
SAM is produced and consumed in the [...]

4May2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Tips on Nutrition for your Eyes

We take our eyes for granted. They are there and always do their job. What you may not realize is that your diet can make your eyes better or worse. Here are a few tips.
If you are over weight you have twice the risk of dry macular degeneration than if you are not. A good [...]

1May2009 | Bruce Bair | 2 comments | Continued
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Swine Flu - why all the FEAR

Swine flu - a type A Influenza - has surfaced in Mexico and in 20 people in the USA. There have been twenty confirmed deaths from swine flu in Mexico. The cases in the US have demonstrated the ability to transmit from person to person here.
The real worry is that no immunity exists to this [...]

28Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Do You have this Risk Factor for Heart Attack

Someone said that what ever did not kill us, makes us stronger. I don’t know that I agree but it is for sure that nature only provides what we need. For instance, if you want callouses on your hands do some manual labor, you will have them soon. The inflammation in our body that attacks [...]

27Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Shrink Yourself by stopping Emotional Eating

I have a course to help you improve your wellness habits called Recipe to Look Better Naked.  It is featured article #5, just click on the 5 to see it, but do that later.  Right now I want to talk about something I don’t do well and that I recruited someone to hlep me do.
A [...]

6Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Skin Growths and Insulin

Just returned from the medical school at East Carolina University.  I was attending a one day seminar in dermatology.  I picked up some new info on treating conditions I knew about but for which treatments had changed.
I learned one very important thing. If a patient shows up with a benign (harmless) condition called seborrheic keratosis, [...]

24Mar2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Is it the drugs or compliance with therapy that is important?

The drugs may not be as important as a person’s willingness to take them on a regular basis. Compliance may benefit you even when you take a placebo.

5Mar2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Ticks are coming, be Prepared

Remove ticks safely and effectivly. Better though to prevent their bites.

26Feb2009 | Bruce Bair | 1 comment | Continued
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