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Turmeric: Medicinal Benefits

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Saturday, January 11, 2020, In : Health & Medical

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...

Hepatitis A Infection

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Saturday, September 30, 2017, In : Health & Medical

HEPATITIS A

What is Hepatitis A?
This is a viral liver disease which is caused by the Hepatitis A virus. It will cause you to have a mild to severe illness and it is usually acute or of short duration because people will get better after few weeks even without treatment.
How is hepatitis A spread?
This disease is mainly spread through the faecal-oral route; when an uninfected person ingests food or drink that has been contaminated with the faeces of an infected person. The disease is spread throu...

FIBROMYALGIA: What You Should Know

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Thursday, September 28, 2017, In : Health & Medical

FIBROMYALGIA

What is it?
Fibromyalgia is a very common and chronic condition that affects the bones and muscles with generalized pain and fatigue. It will last for a very long time and for some people it will last their lifetime.

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...

Chronic Pain : What You should Know

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Thursday, September 17, 2015, In : Health & Medical

Pain is something that nobody wants to have for obvious reasons. It is even worst when the pain becomes chronic that it affects your good health. As we get older the body wears out easily and we experience pain more often. Pain is actually a symptom of other underlying health conditions. The following article is a health information on chronic pain and what we can do to help ourselves. It was written by Morgan Griffin and reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD. Please remember that this is not inte...

Acupuncture & Holistic Medicine

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Monday, September 14, 2015, In : Health & Medical

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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