Medical

As we grow older, you will discover that the simple exercises we used to do easily at an early age seem to become challenging because of a decreased breathing capacity.  Less intake of air due to the lack of lung and heart functions means slowing the replacement of our cells in the body.

How is cataract detected?

By performing a thorough eye examination, your ophthalmologist (Eye M.D.) can detect the presence of a cataract.  A careful evaluation will also rule out any other conditions that may be causing blurred vision or other eye problems.  Problems with other parts of the eye (such as the cornea, retina or optic nerve) can be responsible for vision loss and may prevent you from having much or any improvement in vision after cataract surgery.  If improvement in your vision is unlikely, cataract removal may not be recommended.  Your ophthalmologist can tell you how much visual improvement is likely.

If you are like me, you have probably been through all this before, the family wedding is coming up next month and you can’t seem to fit into that suit or dress because you have put on too much weight.  So you must lose at least ten or more pounds quickly.

Losing weight quickly is not advisable as most of the loss will be muscle tissue and water; you put on the weight slowly (usually over years) so normally you should take it off slowly and then you will know that the majority of the loss will be body fat.

The monsters in the closet are really bacteria in your children’s mouth.  Decay is at epidemic proportions with children.  Due to the trend of non-fluoridated bottled water and an increase in consuming soda and other unhealthy foods, children have cavities in numbers comparable to pre-fluoridation eras.  Insurance companies, not known for their generosity, have increased the frequency of exams and x-rays on children for the first time since the inception of dental insurance, in an attempt to save money by early decay detection.

Low back pain means pain in the lower lumbar, lumbosacral or sacroiliac regions, possibly accompanied by pain radiating down one or both buttocks and legs.  Low back pain is one of the most common complaints.  It is present in at least 50 percent of all persons 60 years of age or older.  It accounts for millions of hours lost from work and millions of dollars spent on treatment and medication.  Low back pain may be either acute or chronic.  It can be simply annoying or irritating or it can produce unbearable physical and emotional suffering. 

Each time your dentist examines your teeth, she also checks your mouth for signs of oral cancer.  As part of your routine homecare, you should do the same.

People with tinnitus hear sounds that are not present in the external environment and which other people cannot hear.  Commonly, people describe ringing, buzzing, humming, background sounds, roaring or whistling noises in their ears. Each individual’s tinnitus experience is unique.

There are over 45 million denture wearers in the United States today and until recently, care for the denture patient has remained virtually unchanged.  But now, after over 40 years of research and development, Dental professionals have a much-improved technology available to them. 

This spring one out of five Americans will suffer from seasonal allergies.  Until now, the only lasting cure has been allergy shots.  But, the doctors at Santa Clarita ENT are now offering allergy drops that are helping all types of patients.

Where does this new treatment originate?  Sublingual dosing (or taking medication under the tongue) of allergy medication has been popular in Europe for over 10 years now.  Santa Clarita ENT has embraced this new treatment since it is a well-researched approach to immunotherapy and has helped millions of people of all ages worldwide who have struggled with allergies without effective, long-term treatment options.

At any age, children can become very sick when they come into contact with multiple household products, medicines, chemicals and outdoor pesticides.  The best way to avoid poison emergencies is prevention.  All dangerous items should be locked up and out of reach.  It is also important to store medicines, household products and chemicals in their original containers. 

Difficulty understanding conversation, especially in noisy situations like restaurants and social gatherings, is often the frustration that motivates many people to seek help from a hearing care professional.  Once hearing solutions are in place, and on ears, and patients are connecting with people and sounds around them, the number one request Audiology Associates hear from patients is help using a cell phone.  A new hearing instrument called Oticon Epoq is making it possible to address both needs with a single solution.

Plastic surgery is no longer just for women.  I have been performing many more surgeries lately on men at my office and Town Center Surgery.

Doctors of chiropractic, such as Dr. Ekengren, think of pain as the body’s way of signaling a deeper health concern.  They don’t consider pain an isolated problem requiring a drug solution.  Like a car’s dashboard warning light, pain alerts you to issues needing attention.
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Urination disturbance is manifested by frequency of urination, painful urination and incontinence of urination, resulting mainly from accumulation of heat in the bladder and sometimes also from emotional factors and deficiency of the kidney.

Check your thyroid function.  Avoid thyroid toxins and inhibitors, including excess polyunsaturated fats (soybean, safflower, canola, flaxseed and fish oils); raw cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage; lightly steaming them destroys the thyroid inhibiting substances they contain); fluoride (check toothpaste and mouthwashes) and mercury in silver amalgam fillings.  A low protein diet also promotes hypothyroidism.

For more than 10 years I’ve heard story after story about how colon hydrotherapy is beneficial to ones health and wellness.  This is because I’m married to a colon hydro therapist.  I’ve always been curious about the benefits from colon hydrotherapy.

Many individuals do not realize that muscles play an important role in dentistry.  The science of Neuromuscular Dentistry (NMD) evaluates and treats your overall oral health by considering how your muscles, teeth and joints all work together.  

Wow, isn’t it exciting, you’re pregnant.  It should be the most exciting time in your life.  You are having a baby.  Unfortunately, many women soon discover that with pregnancy come major bodily changes, such as lower back pain.  In fact, many women begin to suffer from lower back for the first time in their life.