GENE CHANGES CAUSE CANCER, resulting in a loss of normal controls on cell growth, division, and spread. We know that being overweight or obese can increase the chances of getting breast... Read More
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Long Covid and Your Gut
At three months, 81 percent of the patients with COVID had post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), or long COVID. In other words, the affected subjects had at least one persistent and otherwise unexplained symptom.... Read More
Drop Your Cancer Risk
I hesitate to use the word exercise; instead, let’s focus on physical activity. Aim for walking 30 minutes daily, five times per week of moderate activity (versus three times per week of vigorous physical activity). Do this work, and you will lower your cancer risk, including bladder, breast, colon, kidney, uterus cancer, and more.... Read More
Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Age is a risk factor for breast cancer among both women and men. The older you are, the more likely you are to get breast cancer. Less than five percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the USA are younger than 40. About half of women with breast cancer will be diagnosed after age 60. While the incidence of breast cancers driven by estrogen increases with age, the incidence of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer increases until age 50, then levels off.... Read More
Why Does Long Covid Occur?
A meta-analysis suggests that worldwide, long Covid (to be more precise, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19) represents a significant fraction of cases. Approximately 43 percent of COVID-19 tested positive cases (and more than half of those hospitalized with COVID-19) suffer from it.... Read More
Wellness Goals For 2022
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU. I genuinely appreciate that you take time out of your day to read my musings. Today, I want to focus on my three pillars of health... Read More