Living With ALS
A Natural Approach To Health Living With ALS I had a question the other day about ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease where certain nerve cells in your brain and spinal cord slowly die. These nerve cells (called motor neurons) control the muscles that allow you to move the parts of your…
Living With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis I had a question the other day about primary sclerosing cholangitis. Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a disease of the bile ducts in your liver. The term “cholangitis” in refers to inflammation of your bile ducts, while the term “sclerosing” describes the hardening and scarring of…
Living With Congestive Heart Failure
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Congestive Heart Failure I had a question the other day about congestive heart failure. Heart failure affects almost 6 million Americans. About 670,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure every year. It’s the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65. Heart failure doesn’t mean the heart…
Living With Uterine Cancer
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Uterine Cancer I had a question the other day about uterine cancer. Uterine cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the lining of the uterus. The lining is called the endometrium. Endometrial cancer is also called cancer of the uterus, or uterine cancer. Endometrial cancer usually occurs…
Living With MRSA
A Natural Approach To Health Living With MRSA I had a question the other day about MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of staphylococcus or “staph” bacterium that’s resistant to many antibiotics. Staph bacteria, like other kinds of bacteria, normally live on your skin and in your nose, usually without causing problems. But…
Living With Stomach Cancer
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Stomach Cancer I had a question the other day about stomach cancer. Cancer of the stomach, or gastric cancer, is a disease in which stomach cells become malignant (cancerous) and grow out of control, forming a tumor. Almost all stomach cancers (about 95%) start in the glandular tissue…
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