Living With Aortic Stenosis
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Aortic Stenosis I had a question the other day about aortic stenosis. Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of your aortic valve. The aortic valve allows blood to flow from your heart’s left ventricle into your aorta and to your body. Stenosis prevents the valve from opening correctly, forcing…
Living With Gastric Bypass
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Gastric Bypass I had a question the other day about gastric bypass. Gastric bypass surgery shrinks the size of your stomach, so you can’t eat as much as you used to. Part of your digestive system will also be re-routed, or bypassed, so you don’t…
Living With Guillain-Barre Syndrome
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Guillain-Barre Syndrome I had a question the other day about Guillain-Barre syndrome. This is a problem with your nervous system. It causes muscle weakness, loss of reflexes, and numbness or tingling in your arms, legs, face, and other parts of your body. This rare condition can cause paralysis…
Living With Pulmonary Embolism
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Pulmonary Embolism I had a question the other day about pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism is the sudden blockage of a major blood vessel in your lung, usually by a blood clot. In most cases, the clots are small and aren’t deadly, but they can damage your lung. But…
Living With Epstein-Barr Virus
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Epstein-Barr Virus I had a question the other day about Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Epstein-Barr is the virus causing mononucleosis. You might know it better by its nickname, “mono.” It’s also sometimes called the “kissing disease,” because of one way you can spread it to others. Even though Epstein-Barr…
Living With Failure to Thrive
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Failure to Thrive I had a question the other day about failure to thrive. Failure to thrive is a term used to describe a child who seems to be gaining weight or height more slowly than other children the same age and sex. A baby…
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