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Throughout the U.S., U.K., and Australia, more and more cases of liver disease are arising in the absence of alcohol abuse. Decades ago, we only saw conditions like Fatty Liver Disease and cirrhosis occur as a direct result of excessive…
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The Sugar Hype You add it to your morning cup of coffee or tea. You bake it into pastries, cakes, and cookies. You even sprinkle it all over your breakfast cereal or your oatmeal. But that's not all. It's also hidden in many of our…
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Studies Reveal Peripheral Nerve Damage Begins with Pre-diabetes and Obesity Peripheral neuropathy may be more common in patients with pre-diabetes than previously thought, and early interventions may be warranted in this patient…
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Did you ever let your foot fall asleep and suffer first from numbness and then from a tingling, pins-and-needles sensation while it "awakened"? People with peripheral neuropathy suffer from those types of sensations all the time. And…
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83% of adults drink coffee in the U.S., according to the National Coffee Associations online survey-2013.  Coffee has been touted as both 'Hero' and 'Villain' in the topic of health.  Although research has shown that coffee has some health…
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Diabetes and Obesity affect EVERY other American and one in four kids? Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes. Type 2 diabetes in America has tripled since the 1980s, and researchers estimate one in three Americans will have diabetes by 2050.…
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a serious and common complication of diabetes.  Currently there are 29 million cases of type 2 diabetes that have been diagnosed and another 8.1 million cases that are undiagnosed, reported by the CDC…
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Is Type 2 Diabetes Hereditary? My mom has Type 2 diabetes, and it also runs in my dad’s side of the family. Does that mean I’m doomed? This is a common question and relevant concern from patients.  When you look at the statistics,…
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According to a study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) in September 2015, nearly 50% of adults living in the U.S. have diabetes or pre-diabetes.  CDC (Center for Disease Control) Statistics also revealed…
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Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) Between 60% to 90% of patients undergoing chemotherapy will develop peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord (your brain…
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