There’s a great deal of talk about addiction these days; in truth, there always has been, even if that talk was couched in whispers. Today, we speak with somewhat louder voices, but still, when it hits close to us, we tend to lower our voices and attempt to look away. In 1985 I did my thesis on addiction, its causes […]
A little over two months ago, my blood work revealed what my hematologist referred to as “a critical iron deficiency.” This isn’t something new to me – with the exception of the use of the word “critical”. I have always been borderline anemic, and thanks to my Greek heritage, I have been told for years by various medical providers that […]
Bell’s palsy is a condition that affects part of the face and causes paralysis in the affected muscles. It is brought about by swelling, compression or inflammation of the nerve that controls the facial muscles. One side of the face droops or becomes stiff due to the condition. This makes it hard to smile or close the eye on the […]
Fear is my “F word”. Some background: My father was a NYC policeman, then detective, and it was his belief that he prepare his daughter for a very dangerous world. Never once did I leave the house being prepared for the worst: a flat tire, a car accident, meeting up with an escaped killer/rapist/ kidnapper/thief. Having “mad money stuck in […]
It’s been a tough few weeks. Not just for myself, but also for my friends, neighbors and I suspect, for many who I do not know. From the almost daily news alerts of police lockdowns due to bomb threats in local schools and parks through to the heart breaking, inexplicable, friends’ family losses due to cancer, heart attacks and traffic […]
The last thing you want to do after financing close to $11,000 worth of dental work is to wake up – three months after the two year process is completed BUT STILL PAYING – with an aching jaw. The second last thing you want to discover is that while there are no other “dental concerns” as my dentist assures me […]
Anxiety and related disorders are a real problem in the US, affecting over 40 million people over the age of 18.This number is actually believed to be a conservative estimate, as a lot of patients are misdiagnosed or even completely ignorant of their situations, meaning that they are not aware that what they are experiencing is anxiety. Young people, especially, […]
Uterine fibroids, also referred to as fibroid tumors, myomas, or leiomyomas are solid, non cancerous muscle tissue growths found in the uterus. So prevalent is the condition among women over forty years of age that fibroids may well be considered an ordinary irregularity. Up to 50% of all women aged forty and over will be affected by the condition. While about […]
