What Is Fibromyalgia Remains An Unanswered Question Six million or more suffer from fibromyalgia in the United States alone. When their doctors tell them about the diagnosis, their first question is usually the same. What is fibromyalgia? This question often remains unanswered. They return to tell their family what...
Crohn’s Disease Blog
Colitis Diet Plan
And Feeding . . . (of Colitis). A Colitis Diet Plan I had just finished outlining the particular dietary needs of one of my patients. He took the colitis diet list in hand and gave it a sour look, commenting as he did: “I know three people who died...
How Does One Develop Allergies
How One Develops Allergy – Did I Develop Allergies From My Parents? IT HAS long been known that asthma, hay fever and migraine tend to run in families. One member may have asthma, whereas another will have migraine. There appears to be an inherited predisposition to develop an allergy....
Treat Colitis The Care
Treat The Care . . . (of Colitis) “Well, now all this is very fine,” I hear you say, “but let’s get down to cases!” So let’s discuss what is really on your mind, namely the subject of what’s good to treat colitis. By this, of course, we mean...
Type 1 Diabetes
Information About Type 1 Diabetes and Where To Turn For Help Diabetes is a condition where the body doesn’t produce enough insulin, which the body uses to convert sugar, or glucose, into energy for everyday activities. When someone is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, it is often a very...
Severe Separation Anxiety
About Severe Separation Anxiety Disorder Separation anxiety is a disorder that causes people to feel scared and stressed when they are not around familiar people or familiar situations. Extreme or severe separation anxiety is usually caused by an underlying medical problem, stressful situations or a mental illness. Severe separation...
Sleep Problems In Children
Sleep Problems in Children The Importance of Treating it Early One may be surprised to learn that 1 in 4 children may have either short-term or long-term problems with sleep. Sleep problems in children should not be ignored because they can interfere with mental and physical development. You probably...
Searching for Breast Cancer Causes
With one in eight U.S. women destined to face breast cancer in her lifetime, it should be no surprise that there is a powerful desire to identify breast cancer causes. This is no simple matter, however, as science is just now really beginning to understand how cancer works. Medicine...
Fears And Phobias: The Difference
There is a distinct difference between fears and phobias. While some of you may think this to be common knowledge, the truth is that many get the two confused, assuming that they can represent the same thing. They can’t. These are very different issues and, to put it plainly,...
Catarrhal Colitis
What Happens Next? Catarrhal Colitis If you find you have an inflammation of the lining of the colon, the knowledge of this situation prompts the question: “Where do we go from here?” Quite naturally you are interested in knowing what happens next. In many cases, the question occurs to...