Seeking collaborators. Please send in your articles on what you want covered in the upcoming ebook about home health for the 50plus until death. Topics: hospice care, home care, caregivers, cancer, tube feeding, death, appetite, constipation, oxygen use, medications, anxiety, exercise, nutrition, herbs, alternative medicine, pets, music, massage, oils This ebook on holistic home healthContinue reading “Home health holistic care tips July 2021”
Tag Archives: medications
Bloating , hunched posture, parasites and signs and symptoms
Gas pains Belching or passing gas clears gas from the digestive tract, but when gas is stuck it causes abdominal pain. Irritable bowel syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome is a common condition that causes painful spasms and cramping in the large intestine. Gastritis Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining, causes stomach upset, irritation, andContinue reading “Bloating , hunched posture, parasites and signs and symptoms”
How to hack your health – knowing how your body reacts to the environment
View Eggplant and apple cider vinegar for skin cancer View DMSO, hydrogen peroxide and Vit C fight cancer cells View Can Gout be cured permanently? View Non pasteurized beers have more health benefits View Signs of the preactive/ active phase of dying and medications for terminally ill View Philippines Coconut Wine -Tuba View Nitric OxideContinue reading “How to hack your health – knowing how your body reacts to the environment”
Nutrients depleted by medications
Aspirin is harmful to our kidneys
Pain Medicines (Analgesics) Many analgesics should not be used if there is decreased kidney function, because they reduce the blood flow to the kidney. Also, long term use with higher doses may harm normal kidneys. It is important to realize that, while helpful, these medicines are not completely without risk, and they should be usedContinue reading “Aspirin is harmful to our kidneys”
Drug prescribing for older adults in the USA
Drug prescribing for older adults Author: Paula A Rochon, MD, MPH, FRCPC Section Editor: Kenneth E Schmader, MD Deputy Editor: Daniel J Sullivan, MD, MPH Contributor Disclosures All topics are updated as new evidence becomes available and our peer review process is complete. Literature review current through: Dec 2017. | This topic last updated: May 26, 2017. INTRODUCTION — Optimizing drug therapy isContinue reading “Drug prescribing for older adults in the USA”
Drug-Induced Urinary Incontinence
Pharmacologic agents including oral estrogens,alpha-blockers, sedative-hypnotics,antidepressants, antipsychotics, ACE inhibitors,loop diuretics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and calcium channel blockers have been implicated to some degree in the onset or exacerbation of urinary incontinence. Drug-Induced Urinary Incontinence Kiran Panesar, BPharmS (Hons), MRPharmS, RPh, CPh Consultant Pharmacist and Freelance Medical Writer Orlando, Florida US Pharm. 2014;39(8):24-29. ABSTRACT: Urinary incontinence affects both men and women, and especially theContinue reading “Drug-Induced Urinary Incontinence”
130/80 new guideline for blood pressure – causes of high BP
How to End America’s Opioid Addiction
Prescription for Change — How to End America’s Opioid Addiction Visit the Mercola Video Library Story at-a-glance More Americans now use prescription opioids than smoke cigarettes. Opiates such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and morphine also kill more Americans than car crashes each year In 2015, 27 million Americans used illegal drugs like heroin and/or misusedContinue reading “How to End America’s Opioid Addiction”
Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study of Nursing Staff Perceptions
Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to use qualitative methods to explore nursing home staff perceptions of antipsychotic medication use and identify both benefits and barriers to reducing inappropriate use from their perspective. Research Design and Methods: Focus groups were conducted with a total of 29 staff in three community nursing homesContinue reading “Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study of Nursing Staff Perceptions”
Do most people get Alzheimer’s disease and if so should they not learn anything new?
Do most people get Alzheimer’s disease and if so should they not learn anything new? Only 25% of seniors get Alzheimer’s disease, 3x more with women, who are over stressed, hormonal imbalance, on meat diet with processed foods/toxic food, do not exercise, on sugary and toxic diet and has genetic predisposition (15% contribution). Alzheimer’s/Dementia isContinue reading “Do most people get Alzheimer’s disease and if so should they not learn anything new?”
USPSTF Statin medication guidelines
Major Recommendations The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) grades its recommendations (A, B, C, D, or I) and identifies the Levels of Certainty regarding Net Benefit (High, Moderate, and Low). The definitions of these grades can be found at the end of the “Major Recommendations” field. Summary of Recommendation and Evidence The USPSTF recommendsContinue reading “USPSTF Statin medication guidelines”
A New Principle for Brain Controlled Hormone Secretion
The concentration of the hormone prolactin in the blood is controlled by dopamine. However, the system can be thrown off balance by certain drugs, especially antipsychotics, which can result in sexual side effects. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in rats, published in the journal Cell Reports, shows how dopamine can regulate itself and providesContinue reading “A New Principle for Brain Controlled Hormone Secretion”
Treatment gaps in rheumatoid arthritis
By Rita Baron-Faust, MPH Even with health insurance, some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may not be adequately treated. This news comes from an analysis of a large nationwide pharmaceutical claims database. Analysis of claims data from 4.66 million American adults treated for RA between January 2005 and September 2008, finds that only two-thirds ofContinue reading “Treatment gaps in rheumatoid arthritis”