By Jack Day Doctors might make a lot of money, but it comes at quite a cost of different measures. To dedicate your life to helping others is a huge decision. It takes a serious amount of mental and physical strength to get through the long, endless nights. The school, the debt, the toll it…
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This New Craze Will Make You Cringe
By Richard K. Noots The reality of penis enlargement is one that many men don’t talk about. The industry makes millions of dollars daily, so chances are you know someone who is trying to enhance their size. Of course, what is the reality behind these products? Do they really work? Are they dangerous? Vice does…
This Big-Hearted Doctor’s Mission to Help the Needy Is Evidence of Unconditional Love
By Anne Cacherell What happens when a person is living way below poverty line and cannot even qualify for a healthcare? This is where the team of big-hearted doctors with passion for helping people come in. Mission of Mercy volunteers like Dr. Ira Ehrlich, make it possible for people who fall through the cracks of…
8 Reasons Why Sleep Is Important For Health And Success
Image by: Timothy Krause By Jake Bradshaw It’s not a secret that getting the proper amount of sleep will give you more focus and energy throughout the day, but what most people don’t see is that it also has a significant effect in other areas as well. In fact, studies have shown that sleep will…
Fish Oils to the Rescue
It’s been approximately 16 months since I last had my blood tested and I just got my test results back today.
Everything checks out A-ok. Last time my HDL numbers were a little low, so I took a fish oil supplement which brought my HDL up nicely into a cardio protective range.
If I didn’t get my blood tested last year I wouldn’t have known that my HDL was low. I didn’t make any big dietary or lifestyle change, I simply added some fish oil and continued doing whatever else I was doing from an exercise and diet standpoint.
So what’s the point?
Are you healthy or afraid to find out?
I’ve just returned from having my blood taken for my yearly checkup thingy. Blood pressure and heart rate are in a good position and in a ‘fit’ category.
There’s no reason to worry.
Next is to see what the blood work looks like. Everything last year looked good so we’ll see what things look like this year.
While I was at the clinic I was chatting with the nurse and we ended up talking about people who don’t go for a physical because they simply don’t want to know if there is anything wrong or outside of the normal range.
