It’s not easy being healthy. In a world of fast food dollar menus and TiVo, deep-fried Oreos and Nintendo DS, it’s no wonder that obesity statistics are on the rise, and rates of diabetes and hypertension along with them. Add stressors such as a volatile stock market and rising costs of living, and it seems amazing that anyone can find the time or energy to stay healthy, stress-free and in shape.
In recent years, doctors have been making great strides in the fields of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, and it’s become evident that these conditions are all... Read More >
Type 1 Diabetes: An Autoimmune Disease?
Type 1 diabetes is thought to be an autoimmune disease — the immune system attacks a healthy part of the body. Researchers believe that a person who develops this disease may have been exposed at some time by an "environmental trigger" such as a virus or food protein. In type 1 diabetes, beta cells are attacked and insulin is not produced. When this happens the blood glucose level begins to build up and has no way to enter the cell.
The excess of blood glucose is the direct cause of the classic diabetes symptoms. The kidneys respond by... Read More >
Only five percent of patients have "secondary hypertension." The causes of secondary hypertension are clearly identifiable. Treating the primary cause successfully usually resolves secondary hypertension.
Conditions that contribute to secondary hypertension include kidney disease, tumors of the adrenal gland, heart or lung disease, liver disease, and hereditary narrowing of the aorta (the main blood vessel leading away from the heart).
Causes of Essential Hypertension
Up to 95 percent of high blood pressure patients suffer from what doctors call "essential hypertension," meaning that no... Read More >
Obesity has been poorly labeled as a cosmetic issue in American perception. Weight gain and obesity account for increased health costs, discrimination lawsuits and decreased productivity but the causes of obesity are not clear. Awareness by researchers and public health officials shed light on the tremendous health consequences of obesity. Obesity and morbid obesity are now considered a public health crisis, clearly changing the definition of obesity.No simplistic answers about obesity exist. Weight gain and loss depends on a number of factors. Here we'll detail some of the more common... Read More >
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