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Alzheimer’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

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Multiple Myeloma Therapy- Sleep Quality over Quantity

“Specifically, sleep disturbance is intensified for individuals living with multiple myeloma when physical symptom burden is accompanied by distress.” Some the most common lifestyle therapies

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Myeloma Symptoms, Side Effects- Magnesium

“In regard to cancer, magnesium intake has been associated with the incidence of some cancers and has been studied as a protective agent against chemotherapy-induced nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity.” Does

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CoQ10 – 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

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Multiple Myeloma-14:16 Translocation- ASCT Yes/No?

a typical course of hyperbaric oxygen treatments increases by eight-fold the number of stem cells circulating in a patient’s body-this therapy can be beneficial for collection as well as engraftment Hi

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Myeloma- Blood Thinner Side Effects

Choose between conventional blood thinner therapies such as coumadin, plavix, aspirin, or non-conventional therapies such as green tea extract, omega 3 fatty acids or curcumin- I am a long-term multiple

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Heart Damage- Post SCT, Post Chemo-

In a period of less than one year, my oncologist had me undergo four cardiotoxic chemotherapy regimens- Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Busulfan, and Melphalan. Heart health is central to the quality of life of cancer

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids- A Myeloma Survivor’s Best Friend-

Omega-3 Fatty Acids may not be a Silver Bullet but it is a Wonder Drug preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, deep vein thrombosis and more I am a long-term multiple myeloma survivor who lives with

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CBD Oil- Mental Health & Wellbeing

I am a long-term survivor of Multiple Myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. From the tine of my diagnosis in early 1994 until my oncologist told me “there is nothing more we can do for you, “

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Myeloma – Curcumin – Symptoms, Side Effects

“However, chemotherapy only has a limited success with severe side effects, especially causing damage to normal tissues such as bone marrow, gastrointestine, heart, liver, renal, neuron, and auditory

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Myeloma Treatment- Did Inflammation Cause Your MM?

One in five cancers are believed to be caused or promoted by inflammation…These results provide a fresh new perspective on the interaction between an inflammatory microenvironment and MM…” If

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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis w/ Heart, Lung, Kidney Disease- Poor Prognosis-

“Findings of this large analysis revealed the presence of a comorbidity at diagnosis in over 50% of multiple myeloma patients and also revealed that survival reduced with increasing numbers of comorbidities.” What

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