Q. I suffer from severe anxiety and depression. I have gone to the doctors and been put on every medicine known to man and nothing helps. One made me high as a kite which I did like but I couldn't feel (like laughing, crying at appropiate times) another made me think of every way of killing myself. I would like to do an alternative route. I'm done trying drugs-I'm never been one to be a pill popper and go to my doc's all the time. I feel as if I see my doctor more than my family-he's always switching my meds b/c I get negative side effects and then told me well maybe you are the type that won't benefit from meds? Then what do I do-he couldn't answer. I have found out my source of stress and I realize I need something! Anyone out there know of a herbal route I can take?
For people asking about my diet. I have rarely drink pop (once every few weeks) and eat mostly veggies, fish and some poultry. I eat pretty healty for my age and I do yoga, pilates, and cardio.
For people asking about my diet. I have rarely drink pop (once every few weeks) and eat mostly veggies, fish and some poultry. I eat pretty healty for my age and I do yoga, pilates, and cardio.
A. You are wiser than most. You have seen for yourself that your condition is not caused by a drug deficiency. There are many known causes of depression and/or anxiety. The best therapeutic approach is to find and fix your personal underlying causes. The medical literature is exploding with research that connects one or more of the following underlying problems with depression and other affective disorders:
1) Vitamin and mineral deficiencies (common on modern diets - even good ones like yours)
2) Heavy metal toxicities (lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, etc.)
3) Gastrointestinal disorders (often present even without specific signs or symptoms in the gut) such as Intestinal Dysbiosis (an imbalance in the types and amounts of micro-organisms living in the gut - often a result of the use of drugs such as antibiotics and acid-inhibitors), Intestinal Hyperpermeability (leaky gut syndrome - again, resulting from drugs such as NSAIDs and antibiotics), and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (again a product of drugs, especially acid-inhibitors like Nexium).
4) Food allergies/intolerances.
5) Mold allergies and other environmental/chemical allergies.
These are common disorders that are rarely tested for within the medical/psychiatric community.
I would like to suggest a powerful book to guide you in your quest for better health. It is written by Sherry Rogers, M.D. She is a leading clinician, researcher, and professional educator in the areas of functional medicine, nutritional biochemistry and environmental medicine. The book is called: "Depression Cured At Last". It is packed with over 700 scientific references to support her recommendations. You can order the book at Amazon.com or from the publisher at 1-800-846-6687. I highly recommend this book. (Get two copies and give one to your doctor!)
Best wishes and good luck.
1) Vitamin and mineral deficiencies (common on modern diets - even good ones like yours)
2) Heavy metal toxicities (lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, etc.)
3) Gastrointestinal disorders (often present even without specific signs or symptoms in the gut) such as Intestinal Dysbiosis (an imbalance in the types and amounts of micro-organisms living in the gut - often a result of the use of drugs such as antibiotics and acid-inhibitors), Intestinal Hyperpermeability (leaky gut syndrome - again, resulting from drugs such as NSAIDs and antibiotics), and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (again a product of drugs, especially acid-inhibitors like Nexium).
4) Food allergies/intolerances.
5) Mold allergies and other environmental/chemical allergies.
These are common disorders that are rarely tested for within the medical/psychiatric community.
I would like to suggest a powerful book to guide you in your quest for better health. It is written by Sherry Rogers, M.D. She is a leading clinician, researcher, and professional educator in the areas of functional medicine, nutritional biochemistry and environmental medicine. The book is called: "Depression Cured At Last". It is packed with over 700 scientific references to support her recommendations. You can order the book at Amazon.com or from the publisher at 1-800-846-6687. I highly recommend this book. (Get two copies and give one to your doctor!)
Best wishes and good luck.
What population group is at highest risk for osteomalacia?
Q. a. Infants
b. Elderly men
c. Adult women
d. Children ages 2-12 years
b. Elderly men
c. Adult women
d. Children ages 2-12 years
A. Osteomalacia is vitamin D deficiency (and the spectrum of symptoms that causes.) It's commonly due to lack of sunlight exposure... and women generally have higher demands for vit D. So I'd say adult women are most at risk. Also note that in parts of the world where women are covered from head to toe, there's extremely high risk of vit D deficiency.
Elderly men (and women) may have elevated risk, as well. This is mostly due to decreased absorption (food sources) that frequently occurs as we age.
Among infants and children, vit D deficiency is called Rickets. Osteomalacia is adults only.
Elderly men (and women) may have elevated risk, as well. This is mostly due to decreased absorption (food sources) that frequently occurs as we age.
Among infants and children, vit D deficiency is called Rickets. Osteomalacia is adults only.
What population group is at highest risk for osteomalacia?
Q. a. Infants
b. Elderly men
c. Adult women
d. Children ages 2-12 years
b. Elderly men
c. Adult women
d. Children ages 2-12 years
A. The condition called Osteomalacia is one where there is a significant softening of the bones in your body. It is usually caused by a vitamin D deficiency. In children, this condition is known as rickets. The concern is that Soft bones are more likely to bow and fracture than harder, more healthy bones.
This is similar, yet different from, osteoporosis, which is a another bone disorder that can also cause bone fracturing. Osteomalacia occurs when the bone-building process in our bodies does not perform correctly, while osteoporosis develops later because of a weakening of previously constructed bone.
Some of the symptoms of osteomalacia are achy pain in the bones and muscle weakness. Typically treatment involves increasing the amount of Vitamin D and calcium in addition to treating any underlying disorders that may be contributing to the deficiencies.
People who have both inadequate dietary intake of vitamin D and little exposure to sunlight have the highest risk of developing this disorder. Therefore the risk is highest in older adults as well as those who rarely get outdoors such as people who are housebound or hospitalized.
Insufficient sunlight is the cause of many problems. Sunlight is truly indispensable to our good health and peace of mind. Many people hide from the sun and deny themselves of the sun�s healing powers. They fear the sun�s damaging ultra-violet rays. History tells us the human race evolved and thrived under the light and energy of the sun.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of osteomalacia, or if you think that you may be at risk for this disorder.
For those who are seeking a healthy solution to many issues, but don't believe that medicinal solutions are the best way to go, let me point you to an alternative care website that will shine more light on these matters.
Follow this link for more information... http://tinyurl.com/24bfrgt . They have a wonderful view on health and the importance of sunlight in our lives.
This is similar, yet different from, osteoporosis, which is a another bone disorder that can also cause bone fracturing. Osteomalacia occurs when the bone-building process in our bodies does not perform correctly, while osteoporosis develops later because of a weakening of previously constructed bone.
Some of the symptoms of osteomalacia are achy pain in the bones and muscle weakness. Typically treatment involves increasing the amount of Vitamin D and calcium in addition to treating any underlying disorders that may be contributing to the deficiencies.
People who have both inadequate dietary intake of vitamin D and little exposure to sunlight have the highest risk of developing this disorder. Therefore the risk is highest in older adults as well as those who rarely get outdoors such as people who are housebound or hospitalized.
Insufficient sunlight is the cause of many problems. Sunlight is truly indispensable to our good health and peace of mind. Many people hide from the sun and deny themselves of the sun�s healing powers. They fear the sun�s damaging ultra-violet rays. History tells us the human race evolved and thrived under the light and energy of the sun.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of osteomalacia, or if you think that you may be at risk for this disorder.
For those who are seeking a healthy solution to many issues, but don't believe that medicinal solutions are the best way to go, let me point you to an alternative care website that will shine more light on these matters.
Follow this link for more information... http://tinyurl.com/24bfrgt . They have a wonderful view on health and the importance of sunlight in our lives.
in what stage of kidney cancer can you physically feel it?
Q. just wondering, at what point in the kidney cancer can the person actually feel a lump or be in pain?
which stage/how bad?
which stage/how bad?
A. I had a 10.5cm tumor as part of a 15cm mass that had no overt symptoms ie. I could take off my shirt and the RN/Physician could not feel it. There is no blood test that will detect it. Also I had no pain or
blood in my urine. I had some mild fatigue but was very active and worked two jobs. I was being treated for a vitamin D deficiency and I had a very slight increase in my calcium level. My physician was testing me for a possible thyroid problem, and the results of that testing came back normal. A CT scan was done - and that's when the whopper tumor was discovered. It was technically a stage 3,
but within 4mos of my nephrechtomy it had metestazed to my bones, and a few months ago I had to have my right humerus<upper right arm bone>removed and replaced with a plate and cement...
My worst systemic pain was when it had spread to my arm ie. it ate up over half my arm bone and cause microfractures to the bone, and my arm bone was on the verge of snapping. I reacted to the anesthesia then too - and lost 50lbs. in body weight. Sometimes a person will not even discover they have kidney cancer until such an advanced state.
About 3% of all new cancers reported in the USA and the UK are Kidney cancers, so it's somewhat rare. Twice as many men contract it as women. About 1/2 of Kidney cancers involve a defect of the VHL gene. Obesity and Smoking are risk factors<I am not obiese and had quit smoking cigarettes about 5 years before discovering it - and I do have distant ancestors born with Kidney defects> It tends to not respond to traditional chemotherapy, but does respond to immunotherapy drugs like interferon. In early stages it is rather easily curable via surgery, which is what is so frustrating. Finding it an early stage cures it, but it's often tough to find.
Some people have symptoms at an early cureable stage, but quite a few of us don't have any symptoms...so if there's a history in your family and/or you're just concerned, I'd get a CT scan.
I'm now considered terminal, but if I had not been scanned I would have likely died several months ago. I'm still a fighter, and I'm active, and I haven't given up hope. . I would like to see this cancer defeated - and the key is simply early detection and better ways to detect it.
blood in my urine. I had some mild fatigue but was very active and worked two jobs. I was being treated for a vitamin D deficiency and I had a very slight increase in my calcium level. My physician was testing me for a possible thyroid problem, and the results of that testing came back normal. A CT scan was done - and that's when the whopper tumor was discovered. It was technically a stage 3,
but within 4mos of my nephrechtomy it had metestazed to my bones, and a few months ago I had to have my right humerus<upper right arm bone>removed and replaced with a plate and cement...
My worst systemic pain was when it had spread to my arm ie. it ate up over half my arm bone and cause microfractures to the bone, and my arm bone was on the verge of snapping. I reacted to the anesthesia then too - and lost 50lbs. in body weight. Sometimes a person will not even discover they have kidney cancer until such an advanced state.
About 3% of all new cancers reported in the USA and the UK are Kidney cancers, so it's somewhat rare. Twice as many men contract it as women. About 1/2 of Kidney cancers involve a defect of the VHL gene. Obesity and Smoking are risk factors<I am not obiese and had quit smoking cigarettes about 5 years before discovering it - and I do have distant ancestors born with Kidney defects> It tends to not respond to traditional chemotherapy, but does respond to immunotherapy drugs like interferon. In early stages it is rather easily curable via surgery, which is what is so frustrating. Finding it an early stage cures it, but it's often tough to find.
Some people have symptoms at an early cureable stage, but quite a few of us don't have any symptoms...so if there's a history in your family and/or you're just concerned, I'd get a CT scan.
I'm now considered terminal, but if I had not been scanned I would have likely died several months ago. I'm still a fighter, and I'm active, and I haven't given up hope. . I would like to see this cancer defeated - and the key is simply early detection and better ways to detect it.
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