SLEEP HELP FOR NIGHT SHIFT WORKERS Unsurprisingly, Nevada has the highest number of night shift workers in the United States. Approximately 9.5% of Nevada’s workforce regularly work nights in casinos and 24-hour bars. Night shift workers are at an increased risk for many health conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, digestive issues, depression and type 2 …
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“If a person cares for himself the way he cares for his horse there would be no serious illnesses. He makes sure his animal gets proper exercise to keep healthy. When it comes to himself he neglects exercise even though it is a fundamental principal to health maintenance and the prevention of most illnesses.” PREVENTING …
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MAIMONIDES’ FIRST HEALTH SECRET REVEALED “If a person cares for himself the way he cares for his horse, there would be no serious illnesses.You do not find anyone who gives his horse too much fodder. He measures out only as much as the horse can tolerate while he himself eats to excess. He makes …
PREVENTING SERIOUS ILLNESS THROUGH EXERCISE The noted 12th century physician and Jewish scholar known as “the Rambam” disclosed that a proper, healthy diet was the first of eight health secrets that prevent serious illness and disease. Naturally, his second secret shares a strong correlation with the first: adequate exercise. Building on his ancient analogy that …
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PREVENTING ILLNESS THROUGH PROPER LIFESTYLE CHOICES Rabbi Mosche Ben Maimon, also known as the “Rambam” was a physician and one of the most influential Jewish scholars and philosophers of the 12th century. He was born in Spain as Europe was coming out of the dark ages and spent his adult life in Egypt, a part …
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Alternative Medicine Study Overview| Holistic Medicine A recent study sponsored by the government of Ireland concluded that alternative and complementary therapies not only offered significant health benefits for patients, but also saved the government-run health care system a significant amount of money. Patients involved in the study were referred by their local doctors typically when …
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Stress and anxiety are often the underlying causes of GERD and heartburn. Although it is usually triggered by emotional stress, it can also be triggered by physical stress. Stress and anxiety can decrease pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter, the band of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus that allows food and liquid to …
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THE LEGALIZATION OF ACUPUNCTURE Many people are surprised to learn that Nevada is the very first place in the world to legally recognize and regulate the practice of acupuncture as a medical modality. In 1973, Arthur Steinberg, an attorney from New York enlisted the help of Lok Yee-kung, a Chinese medicine doctor from Hong Kong …
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As summer quickly approaches, many people, especially those living in Las Vegas, begin to pay closer attention to the task of protecting their skin from the sun’s powerful and damaging rays – and rightly so. Skin cancer is so common that one in five North Americans will contract it within their lifetime. Fortunately, 97% of …
Prilosec, Pantoprazole, Nexium, and Prevacid are some of the more common names for one of the most prescribed medications in the U.S., a drug class known as PPIs, or proton pump inhibitors. These medications are only recommended for the short term use of several weeks, yet there are currently over 15 million people in the …
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