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side effects ID and prevention Articles
Articles That Discuss side effects ID and prevention
Coronary Artery Disease- Non-toxic, Non-conventional Therapies
HI David- I believe I have coronary artery disease. I have high cholesterol and blood sugar as well as angina and occasional shortness of breath. Im going to consume Panax Notoginseng daily. I’m female
Continue readingHeart Failure- Chemo-Induced Afib, Hi BP, DVT
I believe that if cancer survivors live long enough, the majority will develop late onset chemotherapy-induced heart failure- cardiomyopathy, AFib, High BP, DVT aka Blood clots- I have chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingAtrial Fibrillation- John D. Callahan
My name is David Emerson. I am a cancer survivor and director of PeopleBeatingCancer. In late 2010, I developed chronic or permanent atrial fibrillation (Afib). Like John Callahan, I too manage my own
Continue readingAging Skin- Reduce Risk Skin Cancer
“Dermatologists constantly stress the need to protect skin from exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which puts the body at risk for developing skin cancer… We all know that if we
Continue readingLow Vitamin D Levels in Stroke Patients Up Risk of DVT
low serum vitamin D levels were independent predictors of DVT in patients with ischemic stroke during inpatient rehabilitation stay in China. Because I have an increased risk of stroke (Afib) I normally
Continue readingCoffee Reduces Cancer Risk, Improves Brain Health, and Smells Great!
“The best part of waking up…is COFFEE reducing your risk of neurodegeneration and depression, and cancer, and cardiovascular disease… Coffee (COF) is good for you!? Ironically, Death
Continue readingCollagen-Skin, Muscle, Joint, Brain and Heart Health
“In 2018, thanks in part to a small but growing body of evidence suggesting it (collagen) can improve skin, ease arthritis symptoms, promote wound healing, and fend off muscle wasting,” Nutritional
Continue readingAlzheimer’s Therapies
Recent research has also reported that curcumin ameliorates cognitive decline and improves synaptic functions in mouse models of AD. Is Alzheimer’s or dementia in my future? I’m a long-term
Continue readingExercise w/ Atrial Fibrillation-Good or Bad?
The burden of arrhythmia can be reduced by physical exercise. The effect of exercise intensity on burden of atrial fibrillation (a-fib) needs to be studied further You’ve developed atrial fibrillation
Continue readingCoQ10 – EF- Congestive Heart Failure
“Pooled analyses of available randomized controlled trials suggest that CoQ₁₀ may improve the Ejection Fraction in patients with congestive heart failure” I have chronic atrial fibrillation
Continue readingHeal Avascular Necrosis W/out Surgery?
“Glucocorticoid- induced osteonecrosis develops in 9–40% of patients receiving long-term therapy although it may also occur with short-term exposure to high doses…As a result, osteonecrosis
Continue readingExercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation
(HF) Patients assigned exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation had greater improvements in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life compared with those assigned the control… I’m
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