Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board One aspect of Chinese philosophy declares there are two forces in the universe yin and yang. Yin is said to be characterized as being a negative force and yang a positive force. At first glance, these forces seem to be diametrically opposed to each other. But supposedly contrary forces
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board The use of electronic cigarettes is a critical public health issue. The increased use of e-cigarettes by teenagers and middle school children and the potential, harmful long term effects are especially worrisome. Have e-cigs been helpful to traditional smokers who have not been able to quit smoking? Is it
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board The popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among the youth and young adults is mushrooming across America. E-cigarette use in U.S., according to former Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, “has increased considerably in recent years growing an astounding 900% among high school students from 2011 to 2015.” The results
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, “Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 premature deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from second hand smoke exposure. This
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board If one asks; how does cigarette smoke affects your body? Many will answer, “It causes lung cancer.” However, often overlooked, smoking affects almost every organ in the body, especially the cardiovascular system (stroke, hypertension, heart attack). This year, at the end of May, social media and other media outlets
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Over the past 35 years, the number of calories we ingest has increased significantly. More importantly, the quality of the calories we take in has dramatically plummeted. The nutritional value of the food we eat and drink greatly determines how our metabolism works to keep us healthy. Every day we are challenged to incorporate good
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board As gasoline fuels cars, calories fuel our bodies. A calorie measures the energy in the food we eat. Today, it seems everyone is counting calories. The human body requires a minimum amount of premium fuel (good calories) to keep the engines of its organs running smoothly. That is to
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Joseph R. Antiicaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Headaches can be baffling. They can be divided into two categories: Secondary headaches are symptoms secondary to a known disease process. For example, the headache might be due to sinusitis or tumors. Primary headaches, such as tension-type and migraine headaches, have no known recognized disease process causing the pain.
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Ginkgo biloba is one of the most extensively studied herbs in the U.S. and Europe. Ginkgo is a spectacular tree that has been in existence for millions of years. It can live for more than a thousand years, grow to a height of 122 feet and is considered by
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board For many years, peptic ulcers were considered to be caused by too much acid in the stomach, as well as, being a psychosomatic problem (a physical disease) brought on by mental stress and anxiety. Professors in medical school taught “hyper-secretion” of stomach (gastric) acid was the fundamental cause of
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