Alcohol Withdrawal in the Setting of Elevated Blood Alcohol Levels Joshua L. Roffman, M.D. and Theodore A. Stern, M.D. Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Have you ever wondered who was at risk for alcohol withdrawal or its most serious manifestation, the delirium tremens (DTs)? Have you failed to consider that alcohol withdrawal may still occur in theContinue reading “Alcohol Withdrawal in the Setting of Elevated Blood Alcohol Levels”
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Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease The higher the A1C level, the greater the risk of developing diabetes-related complications. By Martin Tibuakuu, M.D., M.P.H. and Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S. | Aug. 24, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. MORE Know Your A1C: What This BloodContinue reading “Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease”
Combat the Silent Dangers of High Uric Acid naturally
Combat the Silent Dangers of High Uric Acid By Michael Downey Elevated blood levels of uric acid are present in about 21% of Americans.1 People frequently associate high uric acid levels with gout, yet many symptom-free individuals have elevated uric acid for years before getting their first gout attack.2 Gout is not the only manifestationContinue reading “Combat the Silent Dangers of High Uric Acid naturally”
Coffee and magnesium levels
Symptoms of poor magnesium intake can include muscle cramps, facial tics, poor sleep, and chronic pain. It pays to ensure that you get adequate magnesium before signs of deficiency occur. But how can you know whether you’re getting enough? According to population studies of average magnesium intake, there’s a good chance that you’re not. LessContinue reading “Coffee and magnesium levels”
Chronic antacid use adverse effects to your kidneys
Antacid therapy–changes in mineral metabolism Herzog P, Holtermüller KH. Antacid ingestion may lead to side-effects related to their chemical composition. Aluminum hydroxide may cause the phosphate depletion syndrome even during short-term administration of high doses in patients at high risk, such as alcoholics. Long-term intake may lead to bone demineralization and to osteomalacia. FluorideContinue reading “Chronic antacid use adverse effects to your kidneys”
Liver,skin,congenital and cancer issues as shown by your nails
More men with Parkinson and more women with Alzheimer’s
More men than women are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and a number of gender differences have been documented in this disorder. Examples of clinical characteristics that appear in men more often than women include rigidity and rapid eye movement behavior disorder, whereas more women than men exhibit dyskinesias and depression. Differences between men andContinue reading “More men with Parkinson and more women with Alzheimer’s”
How often would you flush your kidneys, scrub your intestines, detox your liver
When you feel weak waking up in the morning, have allergies and gaining more weight, you might need to do a detox of your liver (only consuming whole foods), scrub your intestines with fiber and flush your kidneys with alkaline diet and water (with lemon). You can detox for 24hrs or more or every otherContinue reading “How often would you flush your kidneys, scrub your intestines, detox your liver”