Renata Ilitsky
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Back to school time is exciting for the whole family; kids are thrilled to reconnect with their school friends, and parents are happy their children will be learning and expanding their minds. However, colder weather and exposure to other kids’ germs in the classroom often results in many missed days of school. September is the perfect time to learn how to improve your family’s well-being by boosting the immune system. Dr. Willard’s® will explain how to maximize well-being with the right diet and drinking Willard Water®!

Being diagnosed with primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) can bring on a lot of uncertainty. This chronic disease doesn’t have a known cause. The symptoms and outlook are also unpredictable, as the disease progresses differently for everyone.

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Some people with MS are able to remain active and mobile for years, while others lose this ability within the first few months of diagnosis.Research has found a link between exercising and disease progression. Exercising may also help improve cognitive function...

Do you or a loved one suffer with mild cognitive decline (MCI), and are seeking information on how and why the condition occurs? The origin(s) of the syndrome is not yet known, and a combination of things are predicted to raise a person’s likelihood of experiencing MCI...

Acupuncture for fertility purposes has been performed for hundreds if not thousands of years in Asia. Now, the practice is gaining momentum in other parts of the world, including the United States. There is an infertility epidemic going on in America right now. “Infertility affects 7.1 percent, or 2.8 million couples, of married people in the United States,” states Serendip Studio. “As more women than ever delay having children until their 30s and 40s, infertility is a growing challenge in the U.S. An estimated 3 million couples are unable to conceive after a year of trying, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.”

Little kids are not the only ones that love candy! Americans love sweets – from desserts to soda – we tend to eat huge amounts of sugar every day. Our Santa Monica dentists always tell patients that sugar is not their friend, and can cause issues for their oral health. Even the early Greeks knew that sugar can cause tooth decay. The Accidental Scientist writes that: “It was the ancient Greeks who first noticed that sweet foods had a bad effect on teeth. One Greek book called Problems asks ‘Why do figs, which are soft and sweet, destroy the teeth?’”

Many individuals spend hours each week at the gym and carefully watch what they eat in order to lose weight. While this approach works for some, it is not a one-fits-all solution. Some people are not able to shed extra weight in certain body parts, regardless of how hard they try. Millions of them choose liposuction to improve their figure; however, not everyone is a good candidate for this procedure.

I cannot overestimate the importance of omega 3 and fish oil. Omega 3 are essential fatty acids. The fascinating thing about them is that our body needs essential fatty acids, but does not produce them. “Because essential fatty acids (ALA, DHA, EPA) are not made in the body or are inefficiently converted from ALA to EPA and DHA, we need to get them from our diet,” says WebMD. Therefore, we have to get our Omega 3 dozes from food or supplements.

The most important Omega 3 fatty acids are DHA and ARA, and they are both found in some cold water fish. Another essential fatty acid, ALA, is found in plants such as flaxseed, nuts, cooking oils, and certain algae...

Winter is a time for skiing, enjoying good coffee in front of a fireplace and wearing wooly sweaters. It’s also a time for shorter days and longer nights – not a good combination for those with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). In this article, we’ll discuss SAD, its symptoms and popular treatments for it.

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What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

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SAD is a type of depression linked to the seasons. While the symptoms are temporary, it is a recurring condition that affects between four and six percent of the US population...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disease of the central nervous system. It’s caused by an immune response that destroys the myelin sheath, or coating on nerves.

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Did you know?

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Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is a newly defined type of MS. People who were previously diagnosed with progressive-relapsing MS (PRMS) are now considered primary progressive: active or not active.

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Primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) is one of the four types of MS. The three other types of MS are...

Within seconds of entering your bloodstream through tobacco, nicotine has raced through your system and set off an intense adrenaline-induced burst of energy. Because it is an addictive drug, nicotine reprograms your brain to make you want to use it more and more. Its nearly instant satisfaction payoff makes nicotine intake through cigarettes and other tobacco products a tremendously difficult habit to break. In this article, we’ll discuss the latest findings of how Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) – a form of electromagnetic therapy originally designed for treatment of depression – continues to show positive results as a form of smoking cessation...