The Endocrine Society’s journal carried an article on a study that showed that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may increase osteoporosis risk in women. OSA causes interruptions and blockages in the breathing of individuals during sleep. Sometimes these blockages last for over a minute and occur 30 or more times each …
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What would you do on a day that you didn’t have a headache or a migraine — and you knew that nothing you did on that day could cause a headache or migraine? Really — what would you do?? Would you be the real you — the you you want …
Headaches mean big business, and this is especially the case when the cause underlying the headache pain goes undetected and therefore the headache pain is not successfully treated. Drugs are not a cure; they are not like antibiotics which actually kill bacteria that are causing the sickness. Drugs only mask …
If you really want to get rid of your headaches and other migraine symptoms, I may be able to help you. If we can properly identify the CAUSE of your headaches, we may be able to transform your life. You may be able to live free from the pain — …
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Gum disease (periodontal disease) can cause strokes and heart disease as well as tooth loss. All of these are expensive. Go to the American Heart Association web site and read the study entitled “Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association?” That is, does gum …
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Are you struggling to lose weight? Many research studies have been done recently that link lack of hours of sleep or poor quality sleep to weight gain. There are several things your body uses to signal you to eat more or to stop eating. Leptin is one; leptin signals your …
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is by far the problem sleep specialists see most often. If you suspect that you have OSA, be careful about the information and products you get from the internet and other sources. There is even a spray and a pill you can get that is guaranteed …
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Psychologically, a headache will steal your life. It will make you be a different person. You never get to be your real self! You really want to live free with no limits. Clinically though, a headache is pain in one’s head, face, or neck. Many times, a patient will think …
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Headaches and migraines are big business around the world, and in most cases, the underlying cause of the headache, migraine, neck, shoulder, and face pain goes undiagnosed. That means the cause of the pain will not be treated.
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If you do, there is a website you can use to join others who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The site is MyApnea.org. This is a patient centered network where you can find information others share about their experiences with OSA. The site shares common challenges that OSA patients experience …
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A simulation study by Dr. Akshay Dwarakanath, Dr. Mark Elliott, and colleagues at St. James’ University Hospital in Leeds, U.K., to show the risk for people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was recently presented. The presentation was before the European Respiratory Society International Congress. A driving simulator was used …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition in which there are repeated blockages in the throat causing pauses in breathing. If there are more than five of these events per hour of sleep, each event lasting 10 seconds or longer, a patient is diagnosed with OSA. Some patients have …
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The links between asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suggest that OSA alone is a risk factor for making asthma episodes worse. And many studies also show that people with asthma are more prone to develop OSA. It seems that many of the things that happen in most asthma patients …
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Obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder that causes snoring, fatigue, daytime tiredness and dangerous pauses in breathing at night, has been linked to cancer. About 28 million Americans have moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea; and about 90 percent of these people are not even aware that they have it.
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