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Tuesday, October, 07, 2008

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myownprison

myownprison

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posted 09/13/2008, comments (4)

UNABLE TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH

I was wondering if anyone has been through not being able to take a full deep satisfying breath?I feel like i am suffocating and hungry for air.Sometimes it comes natural and sometimes i have to keep sighing and yawning to get a full deep breath.Feels like a sensation that i need to.
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Dr. William Davis

Dr. William Davis

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Heart Disease Specialist
posted 09/12/2008, comments (2)

Nuts for Heart Health: Will They Make You Fat?

Debra sat in my office, anxious over what I was going to advise about her cholesterol values.   This 49-year old woman had been told by two doctors that she had no choice but to take a statin drug to reduce her LDL cholesterol of 164 mg/dl.   But I suggested to this peri-menopausal woman that we should first try a number of... Read moreChevron
Laura
posted 09/11/2008, comment (1)

Heart on the right side

Hello,    I did read your comments let me say it in this way the heart on the right side is nothing to be affraid off, I have it on the right side and i have knew this since i was 5 , I live in Finland my mother told me that I am a dextrocardio I was at first affraid but than she told me about it. I am 29 years old and have two... Read moreChevron
karen
posted 09/11/2008, comments (2)

Seizure medication choices

My husband has had 2 seizures post stroke - the first one was 14 mos after the stroke and the 2nd one was 7 mos after that.   He does not drive.   What kind of changes does a person experience when they are on anti seizure medication - is one medication better than another?   It seems that everything I read conflicts... Read moreChevron
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Melanie Thomassian

Melanie Thomassian

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Dietician
posted 09/10/2008, comments (0)

Improve Your Bone and Heart Health at the Same Time: Learn How

Many factors can actually increase your risk of osteoporosis, but by following a healthy lifestyle you can reduce the effects. Osteoporosis literally means "porous bones." Broken bones due to osteoporosis are not an inevitable part of ageing and it can, for the most part, be prevented and treated. During childhood and early adulthood bones develop... Read moreChevron

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