Health Guidance

Although there are many different methods of anti aging that are complicated and not well known, there are also some very simple anti aging tips that you can follow that will help keep you from aging too fast. By following simple tips such as wearing sunscreen, drinking a lot of water, eating fruits and vegetables, getting enough sleep, and avoiding harmful addictions, you can slow the aging process to a much slower rate.

The sun wears on your skin, and causes lots of damage over time, including wrinkles and sun spots. The majority of this damage comes from the UV rays – this can easily be negated by wearing a good SPF sunscreen. It is important that you still get enough sun exposure, as it helps produce vitamin D, though. Continue reading ‘Anti Aging Tips – Look Younger By Following These Tips’ »

The drug abuse epidemic has gotten so serious that there are now approximately 10,000 rehabilitation and treatment centers in the US. The cause of drug abuse is said to be an inability to cope with life’s difficulties in a healthy manner, resulting in an attempt to self-medicate through the use of drugs. If the drug is addictive, then the addiction becomes an additional, independent cause of drug abuse.

Many factors must be considered when determining drug abuse treatment options – insurance coverage, cost, additional like family support services, group therapy, 24-hour medical care, post-discharge monitoring and support, etc.)

Drug abuse treatment can be divided into 3 categories: outpatient, inpatient (short-term) treatment, and long-term residential treatment. With inpatient and residential treatment, follow-up outpatient treatment is usually offered to ensure that the patient does not lapse.

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Marijuana addiction is becoming a major concern in America these days. It is considered the most used illegal drug with more than fifty million Americans over the age of twelve that have tried marijuana at least once. The main problem with marijuana is that most of those who smoke it on a regular basis do not consider it a harmful substance, as most pot smokers do not realize the impact this drug has on their reflexes, ambitions, and most just get through the day in a haze of addiction.

If you know someone who smokes marijuana on a daily basis and you feel they need to quit, then here are a few tips for you to consider.

Most importantly, you must remember that it is your friend’s decision to quit using, not yours. Until they decide to quit, the only thing you can do is respect their decision and try to get them to cut down on daily consumption. Please, do not be too aggressive or nag them, for this does nothing to help them realize their addiction.

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If you are looking for a malignant melanoma treatment, you may want to do some research, before actually starting chemotherapy, or other harmful procedures, which are designed to kill the weakest cells in the body. Those kind of malignant melanoma treatment is not advised, although it is the standard norm – people usually start doing it, because everyone else is too. That is not a good way to think. Continue reading ‘Malignant Melanoma Treatment | What is the best option?’ »

Bette Dowdell

So, you go to the doctor and spill your bucket of symptoms–fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, etc. If you happened upon an alert doctor, you’ll get a thyroid test. And you’ll celebrate that help is on the way.

Well, maybe. While doctors love blood tests–and disdain symptoms–thyroid tests aren’t reliable. Doctors know this, but they go by the book.

But perhaps the test actually say you have a punk thyroid. The doctor prescribes Synthroid, levothyroxin or some other T4 med, assuring you it will fix things. And you celebrate that help is here.

Well, maybe not. We need to talk about this.

The body’s natural thyroid hormone has five parts: T4, tyrosine with four parts iodine, T3, tyrosine with three parts iodine, T2, tyrosine with two parts iodine, T1, tyrosine with one part iodine and calcitonin, which helps protect our bones (in a round about way).

T3 is where all the action is. Our bodies have to convert T4 to T3 before it can get in the game. Recent research says T2 is also quite active. Nobody knows what T1 does.

Doctors could prescribe Armour Thyroid, the natural medicine that includes all parts of the thyroid hormone and has a long, long history of successful use, but they don’t.

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