Undoctored: Health Should Be (Almost) Free
Follow the current debate on “healthcare reform”–which has NOTHING to do with healthcare reform, but healthcare insurance reform, by the way–and you will hear comments about the escalating and uncontrolled cost of healthcare and how people need access to it.
What you will NOT hear is that fact that, because the healthcare system fails to deliver genuine health, real health is actually quite easy, straightforward, and inexpensive–nearly free.
We achieve a life of being Undoctored, not becoming a profit source for the healthcare industry, not being subjected to the predatory practices of Big P...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle acid reflux anti-aging autoimmune blood sugar bowel flora cholesterol Dr. Davis energy Gliadin gluten gluten-free grain-free grains health healthcare Inflammation joint pain low-carb Source Type: blogs
No signs of abuse potential for eluxadoline within IBS with diarrhea
(HealthDay)—For patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D), there are simply no signs of abuse potential for eluxadoline, based on a study published in the July problem of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - July 10, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Controlling memory by triggering specific brain waves during sleep
Have you ever attempted to recall something just before going to sleep after which wake up with the memory fresh in your mind? While we absorb so much information during the day consciously or unconsciously, it really is during shut eye that a lot of facts are dispatched to be filed away or fall into oblivion. A good quality rest is the best way to feel mentally refreshed and memorize new information, yet how is the brain working while all of us sleep? Could we improve this kind of process to remember more, or maybe even use it to forget unwanted memories?
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - July 6, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Unsettled
photo: x-ray delta oneBy Crabby McSlacker So life has taken a few possibly ominous turns lately.And while I've been googling the heck out of various health-related issues for my own edification, I'm not really feeling up for taking that research and trying to write anything useful about it.Oh, and the whole upcoming Fourth of July holiday... not something I'm really itching to blog about. For obvious reasons, I'm not feeling all that patriotic this year. Instead, I hope it's ok if I go a little more stream-of-consciousness with this post.Maybe I'm a little depressed? Very weird for me. Anxiety is usually more my ...
Source: Cranky Fitness - July 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
Everyday hassles of fibromyalgia
This post has been on my mind for a while now. I live with fibromyalgia (FM) and want to share some of the everyday hassles I face. This isn’t a “oh woe is me” kind of post, it’s more of a “if you’re a clinician working with someone who has fibromyalgia, these are some things to ponder”.
Diagnosis
I worked in chronic pain management for almost 20 years before I recognised that the pains I’d been experiencing most of my adult life actually added up to “…a syndrome of diffuse body pain with associations of fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive changes, mood disturba...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - July 2, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: adiemusfree Tags: Chronic pain Clinical reasoning Coping strategies Health Pain conditions Professional topics Research Resilience/Health biopsychosocial fibromyalgia pain management Source Type: blogs
Needle-Free Viscous Drug Injections: Interview with CEO of Portal Instruments
High viscosity biologic drugs generally require syringe injections, but many patients are extremely uncomfortable around long needles and injection times can create a great deal of anxiety. Portal Instruments, a company out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has developed a nearly automatic needle-free injector that reminds us of something doctors in science fiction movies would use. We spoke with Patrick Anquetil, CEO of Portal Instruments to find out exactly how a viscous liquid can be made to enter the body without a needle, what this means for the treatment of different diseases, and what additional features the companyR...
Source: Medgadget - June 30, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Exclusive Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Defense profile differs during symptom flare, free in IBS-D
(HealthDay)—For patients with irritable bowel symptoms with diarrhea (IBS-D), interferon-γ concentrations and THELPER cells are inhibited during symptom flare, according to a research letter published online June ten in Gut.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - June 26, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Exhausted immune cells linked to irritable intestinal syndrome
Adelaide researchers have for the first time discovered that a specific type of irritable bowel syndrome is associated with tiredness of the immune system in patients.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - June 20, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
“Nothing Personal—It’s Just Business”
Here’s an excerpt from chapter 3 of my new book, Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor.
“Nothing Personal—-It’s Just Business”
That’s how math whiz Otto Berman, who figured out how to rig bets for the gangster Dutch Schultz, viewed the world in 1930s New York. If you had a cinder block tied to your ankles and found yourself at the bottom of the Hudson River, well, that’s just business. If you get saddled with bags of prescriptions and crippling medical debt, don’t get all weepy and snivel about it—-that’s just the business of health care.
If the a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored costs diy health healthcare Source Type: blogs
Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis with a Blood Test: Interview with IQuity CEO, Dr. Chase Spurlock
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that afflicts an approximate 2.5 million patients world-wide, giving rise to multiple issues regarding quality of life and the potential for disability. Up to 15,000 people are newly diagnosed with MS every year in the US, while another 45,000 experience a clinical precursor with similar symptoms. Distinguishing between MS and other possible neurological conditions typically requires multiple brain MRIs and cerebrospinal fluid testing, which are costly and take a long time. Fortunately, the diagnostic technology company IQuity (pronounced I-Q-witty) has been working to spee...
Source: Medgadget - June 5, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Mohammad Saleh Tags: Exclusive Genetics Neurology Pathology Source Type: blogs
First study shows tie between probiotic and improved symptoms of depression
Probiotics may relieve symptoms of depressive disorders, as well as help gastrointestinal upset, study from McMaster University has found.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - May 23, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
A culprit of thyroid diseases
A research team has clarified the molecular mechanism of the thyroid and surrounding vascular system in the most typical form of hyperthyroidism. Published in the EMBO Molecular Medicine journal, these results provide a potential therapeutic target with regard to thyroid diseases.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - May 18, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Loss of pericytes deteriorates retinal environment
Inside the eye, at the interface between blood vessels and the retina, lies a boundary that prevents harmful ingredients present in the blood from getting into the retina. Researchers at the Middle for Vascular Research, within the Start for Basic Science (IBS) are studying the role of tissues called pericytes, which protectively wrap the retinal vessels building up this blood-retinal barrier. This new research published in Nature Communications, revealed how the loss of pericytes aggravates the particular retinal environment and function in the mouse experimental model. These results could contribute to the development of...
Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - May 16, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
An Interview with Richard Lin, CEO of Microbiome Wellness Company Thryve
Based in Sunnyvale, California and established less than a year ago, wellness company Thryve is attempting to revolutionize the way in which individuals understand and interact with their microbiomes. Thryve offers gut testing kits and direct-to-consumer supplements to assist with balancing the bacterial, yeast, and viral content of a characterized microbiome, with the aim to implement personalized solutions to optimize individual health in the near future.
Thryve CEO Richard Lin was kind enough to sit down with Medgadget and provide exclusive insight into their process, technology, and what is in store going forward.
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Source: Medgadget - May 15, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Zach Kaufman Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
IBS patients (can ’ t get no) fulfillment, study finds
Patient fulfillment is playing an increasingly important role in evaluating the quality of health care and reimbursing physicians for it. Exactly what drives that will satisfaction has been difficult to determine.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - May 9, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
