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The Conventional Medicine Approach When you are first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, it is undoubtedly a scary, stressful and uncomfortable experience. Most people are first told they have either pre-type 2 diabetes or they have full blown type 2 diabetes. Which one you have has to do with the measurement of blood glucose. How soon you know you have ...

Wise men have always proclaimed that most of our problems has its roots in our minds. In fact, English poet John Milton once said,” Your mind by itself can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven”. This implies that our minds greatly impact the way we perceive our world. Thus, one who is pessimistic will inevitably believe ...

Functional Training is a group of exercises designed to help compliment the actual activities that you perform on a daily basis. Functional Training originated in the field of rehabilitation as physical therapists designed actual exercises that were similar to your day to day movements that you do while at work or at home. Originally these exercises were performed as part ...

Whoa! Slow down, my friend. Can we have a quick chat first? l know you don’t have the time. But, please make that time and come along with me for a few minutes. Trust me this one article could make you look at your challenges with stress in a new light. First of all, you say you are suffering from ...

Cognitive function is the ability of a person to process thoughts. Cognition basically refers to memory, speech, reading comprehension and ability to learn something new. A cognitive assessment is a test administered by a neurologist, mental health professional, or an educationist to determine an individual’s level of cognitive function. In case of healthy individuals, their brain has capability for learning ...

Dr. Hakaru Hashimoto, a Japanese physician, was researching goiters and iodine deficiencies. At this time, goiters and thyroid disease were strongly linked to a dietary lack of iodine. While researching, Dr Hashimoto found a type of goiter that appeared to be unrelated to an iodine deficiency. He biopsied these goiters and his histopathology findings noted lymphocyte infiltration, fibrosis, parenchymal atrophy, ...

Stress is sometimes described as the “fight or flight” response: the body prepares for running or fighting, and the muscles, lungs, heart, and brain gear up for action. Breathing is quicker, heartbeat gets laster, and blood pressure goes up. The cause of stress need not be a physical threat, but our bodies have this physical reaction to any pressure around ...

Prostate problems afflict about 50 percent of men during their lifetime, and after ruling out prostate cancer, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is usually the diagnosis. Conventionally, this common disorder is treated with drugs or surgery. However, before resorting to drugs (with side effects that may be serious) or surgery (which also has obvious risks), it makes sense to look first ...

While we all know that change is inevitable, there is a resistance to change that is natural to all human beings. It’s not just a Caribbean thing. Undoubtedly as the world, our country and our lives change, so do our workplaces. For many of us who spend most of our time at work, changes on the job may present even ...

Functional restoration involves administering electrical impulses throughout the body. This is done with a Functional Restoration Machine ( FRM). The process can be administered by a patient in the home setting, outside a clinic. Most patients seek the advice and treatment of a functional restorationist who has been trained and certifed by the American College of Physical Medicine. The functional ...