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By Richard J. Capiola, MD Men and women can both experience mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, or bi-polar disorder. However, recognizing the signs and symptoms in men can be a bit tricky since men don’t always show a wide range of emotions. Often, a man suffering from depression might seem angry or aggressive instead of displaying sadness, for example. …

By Melissa Stanley R.N., B.S.N. Your skin is the largest organ and a barrier that protects the rest of your body. Your skin needs the right amount of balance to do its job optimally. It needs nourishment from the inside and outside to keep it feeling and looking great and working properly. Nutrients to improve skin health is constantly evolving. …

By Vivian Wong MD, PhD, FFAD Pregnancy is a wonderful time for you and your family. However, there are many changes to your body and your skin that could happen during this period, and special care must be taken. Let’s discuss some do’s and don’ts for skin care in pregnancy: Do’s: • DO use sunscreen: Melasma is a pigmentary condition …

By Aubrey Fulton APRN Losing weight is great, but not all weight loss should be celebrated. You have healthy weight loss, and unhealthy or sinister weight loss. It’s normal for your body weight to fluctuate. However, if you’re losing weight without being sick, changing your dietary intake and or exercise habits, something else might be going on. Unintentional or unexplained …

If you are not feeling good but are being told your blood work is normal, then there is a need for either more in-depth blood markers and/or a functional interpretation. If biomarkers can be managed before they fall within the pathological range, prevention can be practiced, and optimal health achieved. Conventional medicine tends to dismiss symptoms when blood work comes …

By Andrea Hayes, MD, F.A.C.E. Every year in November, communities across the country team up to raise awareness about diabetes, a disorder which has become a national health crisis. Diabetes affects 37 million Americans, and many are undiagnosed. Most patients affected have Type 2 Diabetes, a disorder associated with insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction leading to a deficiency of …

By Anne-Marie Chalmers, MD It was a subject she normally felt too embarrassed to talk about — even with her physician. Now Harriet was so thrilled she had to share the good news with me! “Instead of getting up three to four times a night to tinkle, I now only wake up once,” she explained. “Sometimes, I even sleep until …

By Melissa MacVenn, M.D. – WellcomeMD Naples New Alzheimer’s disease research brings a powerful message about how we can protect the aging brain. The article appeared in the December Journal of Neuroscience, and is based on a careful study of hundreds of people in their 80s and early 90s. Lead researcher Kaitlin Casaletto of the University of California San Francisco …

By Svetlana Kogan, M.D. Being a holistic medical doctor makes you a confidant to a lot of people. You cannot help it but notice trends and patterns as people speak their minds and vent their frustrations to you day in and day out. Over the years, I have seen elections come and go and people reacting to political climate in …

By Duane Wiggins, M.D. Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Cataract & Refractive Surgeon with Quigley Eye Specialists All of us should be getting our regular eye examinations to make sure our eyes are healthy, but the importance of people with diabetes getting their recommended exams is critical. In both type 1 and type 2 diabetics, the high blood sugar is highly involved …