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A Watery Solution

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0000

In all the talk about the different ways we can make ourselves look and feel better, it can be easy to lose track of the basics. There’s nothing simpler or more important than our need for water. If you start feeling tired and dizzy and you can’t concentrate, it might not mean you’re seriously ill. […]

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The Minerals

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0000

We’ve all seen the anti-aging products, row after row of them, each with a list of complicated, scientific-sounding ingredients that we may never have heard of but that are nevertheless meant to contain the magical solution to stopping us from looking and feeling old. Generally, a lot of these ingredients are things we should be […]

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The Best Bedside Manner

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000

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The Long Game

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Vitamins are essential to every part of our body’s functioning. In other words, if you want to live a long time and have a good quality of life, you need to make sure you’re fully stocked. There’s even been research (https://www.pnas.org/content/115/43/10836) into what are known as longevity vitamins, specifically looking at their long-term impact. Not […]

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You Are Not Alone

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0000

We use the word “community” in lots of contexts when it comes to health. We might mean the people who live in the same area, we might mean the scientific or medical communities and whether they generally agree about a certain health topic, or we might mean all of the people who suffer from a […]

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Balancing Activity And Rest

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 06:00:00 +0000

When you’ve been injured or ill, especially with something as physically and mentally draining as cancer, the road to recovery can be a long one. The disease permeates every aspect of your life, so your recovery process has to do the same. Sometimes you might feel too tired to do anything. Fatigue is a common […]

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It’s In The Blood

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Cholesterol and blood pressure have some things in common. For starters, they both involve what’s going on in your blood vessels. The reason doctors take such an interest, though, is that the wrong levels for either of them can have dangerous long-term impacts. We want to reduce our risks of heart attacks, heart disease and […]

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Statin Drugs

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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The Diagnosis

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Awareness of mental health issues may be increasing, but it can still be incredibly difficult to access support. That’s partially because of the difficulties in getting an accurate diagnosis. Thoughts and emotions aren’t exactly the easiest things to measure and classify. We know that the causes of mental illness can be complex. There’s often an […]

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Hydration Medicine

Dr. Asa Andrew, MD — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

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