Why Should We Know About Triglycerides? Important Stuff Indeed!
As the National Lipid Association says, "When we eat, our body takes the triglycerides, and it doesn’t immediately need and stores them in fat cells to be used later as...
Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Hereditary and Other Facts
When I was little but old enough to remember, when we were going shopping, I recall my mother opening the front door again and checking the oven to make sure...
Smoking weed, cigarettes, vaping, nicotine pouches, cigars, and pipes linked to higher type 2 diabetes risk
I was a social smoker of cigarettes, that is, there was a time in the 70s and 80s when if everybody else was smoking cigarettes, I'd smoke them, too. At...
There’s a Differences Between Aspirin (And All Other NSAIDS, (like Aleve, Advil, or Motrin) vs Tylenol (Acetaminophen) for Pain, Fever, and Inflammation
When I was just a toddler, I took Baby Aspirin for feverish earaches, not knowing I was allergic to aspirin. I was sick for days after, wheezing, coughing, and stomach...
Are Brain-Damaged People More Likely to Suffer from Migraines?
I was one on those people who got headaches rarely. And I never had migraines even though the overwhelming number of my friends did. I'm lucky in that respect. But...
Brain-Damaged People–Essential Oils: They’re Sometimes Great on the Skin But Not Ever By Mouth! Ever!
It was a rare visit to Macy's about 5 years ago that I first stumbled upon essential oils. "A new product," I thought, but essential oils have been in existence...
Are Brain-Injured People More Susceptible To Itching? YES!
My friend at times can't help but scratch her itchy skin and scalp furiously. She had a hemorrhagic stroke 10 years ago and is brain-injured. Now I know why. This...
Emergency Room vs Urgent Care: Do You Know Which to Choose?
At one point, a very long time ago, I wished that there were Emergency Room memberships for me and my two boys, like the gym or Weight Watchers, for example,...
Blood Clots: Helpful or Harmful? Both Indeed.
When I had a hemorrhagic stroke, I had blood clots in every extremity (that is, arms and legs), I found out later. The docs put me on Heparin, an anticoagulant,...
Tumors: One of the Burdens of Being in the Animal Kingdom
My friend, "Beanie," a neighbor and prominent gynecologist, had a brain tumor and died 6 months later. He was the second person I knew who had a tumor. The first...