Saw Palmetto and Enlarged Prostate

There’s so much information online in the nutrition and supplement market about Saw Palmetto and its treatment of benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is the abnormal enlargement of the Prostate which is a common problem in older men from about age 40 but mostly 70% of men over 70 years has this problem. Please know that BPH is not the same as Prostate Cancer but just excessive enlarged Prostate. Let me identify what Prostate is and why its important. ...

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by safrebiz

COVID19 & Vaccination
Here’s an update on the highly anticipated COVID19 Vaccine which will be rolling out the next couple of weeks into hospitals and Pharmacies in the United States. There’s some misconceptions about this vaccine which makes people uncomfortable about receiving it. Certain individuals are leading out on the agitation against COVID19 Vaccine  which is unfortunate to say the least.
As of today Sunday December 6th 2020 more than 66.7 million people worldwide have c...

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Steroids

The word steroid may scare you because of one reason or another. Steroids in general means a lot of things to people based on what they’ve heard, their job or their lifestyle. In the public eye the word steroid has a bad rap for some reasons but many people still can’t explain why. What comes to your mind when you hear the word steroid? Do you know that steroids can be very useful when used appropriately? What do I mean by using steroid appropriately? Let me explain myself; Steroi...

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Carbonated Water

It has become necessary for me to write and explain certain things about carbonated water. Many people drink it for one reason or another but is it beneficial or does it hurt your health?

Carbonated water is simply water infused with carbon dioxide under pressure. The carbon dioxide gives it the bubbling effect that you feel when drinking it. You may also see carbonated water being called Sparkling water, Club soda, Soda water, Seltzer water or Fizzy water. They’re all t...

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FYI: This important information is from health department or center for disease control.

Physical contact with the recently deceased

It is currently thought that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, is spread primarily from person-to-person through respiratory droplets (e.g. coughing, sneezing). Transmission may also occur via contact with contaminated surfaces, as the virus is estimated to survive for hours to days on different materialsFootnote1. It is not yet known how long the virus will...

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What is Coronavirus?

Coronavirus is a group of viruses that can cause illness to people with flu-like symptoms, and acute respiratory symptoms. In 2019 a more dangerous type of this virus originated in China causing an outbreak of diseases. This particular Coronavirus is called “Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” or SAR-COV-2. The disease it causes is named Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

Signs and Symptoms:

The signs and symptoms of Coronavirus disease resembles th...

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FYI: This articled was originally written by Ambassador Kenneth Nwachukwu and is being shared with permission.


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What is Turmeric?

Turmeric is a spice produced by turmeric plant that has a bitter taste. The plant grows more in Asia and Central America. Turmeric contains an active ingredient called curcumin which is yellow in color and sometimes used to flavor or color foods. The big thing about turmeric is that the curcumin content has strong anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant properties. These medicinal properties can be useful in managing many diseases such a...

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The RISK OF EATING RED MEAT

FYI: This article was written by Brian Pastorino and originally published by the Pacific Union Recorder of May 2019

A new study out of Loma Linda University Health suggests that eating red and processed meats—even in small amounts—may increase the risk of death from all causes, especially cardiovascular disease.

Saeed Mastour Alshahrani, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at Loma Linda University School of Public Health, said the research fills ...

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Excessive Urination

If you have to urinate more than eight times during the day and wake up more than once a night to go urinate you are having excessive urination.

What is the cause of this problem?

There are many reasons why people have this problem. Some of these are listed below:

Urinary tract infection (UTI) or bladder infection

Use of diuretic medicine used to treat high blood pressure

Diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus

Prostate problem such as an enlarged prostate

Pregna...

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 It is not my intention to discourage you with this story because I believe life needs to be enjoyed to its fullest. But I also like to be real and call it the way it is with factual information. This blog is motivated by what I’ve noticed going on recently within our community and healthcare in general. First of all, an important question needs to be asked; why should people lose their lives prematurely as if life is nothing to be tossed like garbage? Recently a 41-year-old woman lost her ...

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The urinary tract:
Before writing about the infection of the urinary tract it is important to know what the urinary tract is. The urinary tract is made up of the bladder, the kidneys, the ureter, and the urethra. These are just parts of the body that are responsible for removing the urine and other liquid body waste. The kidneys help filter the blood of waste and excess water to form the urine. This urine then flows down through the Ureters to be stored in the bladder until they are ready to b...

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FIBROMYALGIA

What causes it?
Medical researchers have been studying this condition but unfortunately they haven’t found the cause of the problem. They only suspect that it may be due to some kind of problem between the brain and spinal cord that affects the processing of pain sig...

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What is Cholesterol?

If you are not a doctor or someone that works in the medical field you may not care about cholesterol until your doctor tells you that your cholesterol is high and that you need to do something to keep it low. But why are doctors so concerned about high cholesterol? Well am glad you asked and you will certainly find out after reading this blog. In a nutshell Cholesterol is a waxy kind of substance in the human body that the body uses to build new cells, insulate the nerv...

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Many people don’t take headache seriously because they assume it is a minor sickness that will resolve by itself even without any medicine. This is usually the case if someone else is complaining about the headache. But bear in mind that headaches come in different severity but the most dangerous ones are “Tension” and “Migraine” headaches. This article will focus only on Mi...

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What is Alzheimer’s disease?

Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that affects people’s memory and makes it very hard for the patient to remember things especially recent events. It is ironic that the patient may be able to remember things that happened many years ago in the past but still won’t be able to remember something that just happened. The disease will eventually progress as time goes and other symptoms will start to show up. Some of the symptoms of Alzheimer that the patient ma...

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When you hear about bacteria there is the connotation of something bad. That is because many bacteria are known to make human sick and that’s why doctors tell us to take antibiotics. But do you also know that there are good bacteria as much as there are bad ones? What are the good bacteria, these are called Probiotics. Why are they good? Probiotics are live bacteria and yeast that are good for our health. They help us keep the natural balance of organisms (microflora) in the intestine or di...

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Insomnia or lack of sleep is a major problem in the society, many people are suffering because of not being able to get a reasonable amount of sleep and it is affecting their lives. Are you among the people whose health and lifestyle is being adversely affected by sleeplessness? If you are then it is about time for you to find a solution to your insomnia problem before it ruins your life. You need to re-evaluate what's important to you, your health or the other "stuff" you are doing that is k...
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Cholera seems to be a disease that many people have forgotten. But you need to take precaution and protect against this deadly infection especially when traveling outside the United States or outside your familiar territory for longer than a week. It is a severe form of gastroenteritis caused by an organism called "Vibrio Cholerae". This infection can happen very quickly and unexpectedly and you may think you have upset stomach, indigestion or diarrhea. The following information are the impor...
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Anger, madness or hot-temper doesn't need to be explained because everyone experiences it once in a while though some people seem to be in that state of mind more often than others. Uncontrolled anger has done a lot of harm to humanity, who among us has not been affected by anger even in our immediate families? A good strategy is to know when to walk away, quit, avoid and let go of our ego because  most of us are not humble enough to let someone else have their way. In the interest of peace y...
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There are useful and effective strategies that help to prevent or reduce your chances of getting cancer. We know that nothing is absolute and in this life nothing can actually be guaranteed as far as health and sickness is concerned. Butt what we can do is listen and follow the direction of the experts in healthcare and do whatever is necessary in order to prevent getting the disease of Cancer. The following steps are advised and supported by the world health organization for you to follow in...
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There is a common and dangerous trend happening in America and probably in many other country's of the world.  A fifty year old man with an apparent perfect picture of  good health all of a sudden dropped dead.  Autopsy report is usually done to find out why such an unexpected death of a man in his fifties dying mysteriously. The verdict will always be reported as "Heart attack". It has been found that the leading cause of death in Western nations is Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Unfortunate...
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When you hear of addiction what usually comes to your mind? There is the connotation of an individual who is dependent on an illegally obtained drug such as cocaine, marijuana, heroine or other narcotics. But the fact is that anybody can get addicted even on a legally prescribed medication. The difference is that narcotics has a much more potential to cause addiction because of their strong effect on the human body.  Addiction is totally different from drug dependence. Drug dependence occurs ...

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The brain is an essential organ of your body that plays a critical role to how you feel. Whatever affects your brain will mess with your memory in a good or bad sense. Therefore we need to watch what we eat or drink especially those things that are known to affect our memory. Here is an important information about eleven (11) surprising factors that has a strong effect on the human brain and thus mess with our memory. It was written by Dr Mercola of Mercol.com.
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Erectile dysfunction is a serious medical problem that affects men at an older age but it may start as early as forty (40) years old. There has been conventional treatments for erectile dysfunction, these are what your personal physician will recommend for you. Unfortunately many people with this problem are hesitant or even embarrassed to discuss their problem with anybody including their doctor unless the problem is so severe and is affecting their health or social life. Recently it has bee...
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Heart failure affects nearly 6 million Americans. Roughly 670,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65.
What Is Heart Failure?

Heart failure does n...

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By Matt McMillen 

Reviewed by Hansa D. Bhargava, MD

Birth defects linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus represent an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared.

“There is an urgent need to do a lot more work,” said Margaret Chan, MD, director-general of the WHO. “We need a coordinated international response to make sure we get to the bottom of this.”

The declaration will speed up research into the suspected ...

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What is Hypogonadism? This term actually means low levels of testosterone which affects many people but the symptoms start showing up at an older age. In this article you will learn if you are experiencing the effects and how to talk to your doctor about it. This article was originally written by Stephanie Booth and reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS.

   It’s the hormone that helps turn boys into men. During puberty, it brings about...

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Diabetes is a major and common health issue in the society, there are conventional treatments which your physician will generally first prescribe for you. There are also alternative treatments which is the main topic of this blog. The alternative treatments are not usually pointed out or even recommended by most clinicians but they have been proven to be very effective in managing this debilitating illness. I assume many people suffering from diabetes know that the main problem is the high bl...
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The information below is an important community service to promote preventive healthcare and avoid a major illness. There are signs and symptoms that warns you that something is not right or that you may soon have a major illness. Please read and share with your family and friends. The original article was written by Kara Mayer Robinson and reviewed by 
David T. Derrer, MD. Do not try to self-diagnose or treat yourself, even physicians do not treat themselves if there is a catastrophic illness...
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Hello, if you live in North America especially in the United States and Canada you are aware of the health problems caused by the common flu; coughing, sneezing, allergy, fever, watery eyes, headache, pain, etc. The flu virus is common because of it's ubiquitous nature, that's a big word meaning that the flu is everywhere. Since you cannot hide from the flu virus what you should and must do to protect yourself is follow the guidelines of expert health professionals. The following is the advic...
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Do you take aspirin daily? Here's an important health information that may benefit you. It was originally made available by the Mayo Clinic Health foundation:

Is an aspirin a day the right thing for you? It's not as easy a decision as it sounds. Know the benefits and risks before considering daily aspirin therapy.

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Have you ever considered acupuncture as a therapeutic regimen for yourself or any of your family members? I will be honest with you to inform you that acupuncture doesn't really cross my mind whenever I need medical care. But sometime ago my perception of acupuncture changed when due to circumstances I decided to visited an acupuncturist in my neighborhood. It now on record that on May 24th 2011 I experienced acupuncture as a therapeutic regimen. What you think about something may change afte...
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A state law, passed in 2013 with plans to be implemented in October, gives licensed pharmacists authorization to prescribe self-administered hormonal contraceptives, without the need for a patient to see a physician. A similar bill in Oregon was signed into law in July. Kurt Strazdins
Read the full details of this law in the following link:

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article29917675.html

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article2991767...

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Here's an information you may need about vitamin D. This article was sponsored by the American Cancer Society and was reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD.

The Truth About Vitamin D

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This review of Prostate cancer is by Dr Sheldon Marks, MD, a specialist in Prostate cancer.

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There's a YouTube video of this blog which you may watch following this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNOItp33mz8

We need the pressure pumping blood in our body to be within a normal range, but when this pressure gets too high it becomes abnormal for the human body. This abnormal blood pressure in medical term is called hypertension or high blood pressure. But what really causes our blood pressure to be too high? Below is an article from "Medical Symptoms Guide" which helps explain this...
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It is a well know fact that prevention is the best medicine. Below are ways for you to lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke. It was reviewed by James Beckerman, MD, FACC and appeared on a medical journal. 


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FYI: This health information appeared in a Medical Symptoms Guide reference, if you experience any health problem please contact your personal physician or call 911 (in U.S) immediately.

Symptoms of a Minor Stroke

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This is really hitting home, a few years ago I noticed one of my uncles had high blood pressure. He was being treated but unfortunately a month after he suffered a stroke. Do you know that after an initial stroke the patient may still have another stroke or even a third episode if the predisposing factors are left untreated. That is if the patient is lucky to survive the first or second stroke.
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This is an important health warning for all my readers, it has been discovered that the combination use of Vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam (also called Zosyn) will cause acute kidney damage. Please read about this important health message below, do not allow your physician or pharmacist to dispense this two drugs together for you. You must ask questions and your healthcare provider is obligated to advice you of any adverse effect of of drugs presccribed for you.
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 Diabetes is a major illness that must never be ignored, there are symptoms of this disease that warns you that something is not right with your health. One of the keys to leading a healthy life with diabetes is to keep your glucose levels, or blood sugar in check. As your main source of energy, glucose plays a big role in keeping your body working like it should. There are two main types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. If you have either type of diabetes, you need to be aware of symptoms tha...
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Caffeine has some health benefits but it also has lots of bad effects on our health, so in comparing the good and the bad what are we supposed to do? Drink or not drink coffee, is the benefits of coffee worth taking the risk of it adversely affecting our health? I personally think the answer to this question depends on each individual because some people respond negatively to just one cup of coffee while there are people who need many cups of coffee to even feel it. If you have some medical c...
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Here's an information about the risks and complications of uncontrolled diabetes. Please share with your family and friends. This article is courtesy of National Diabetes Program and was reviewed by David T. Derrer, MD.

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Hello, below is an informational article which may help you lower the chances of getting cancer. Knowledge is very important and the more we know the better for us. It is important that we live a quality lifestyle instead of burning ourselves and ultimately endangering our lives. This article is originally from the cancer center, written by Gina shaw and reviewed by Laura Martin.
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