The Wheat Belly Diet suggests we get back to eating more like our ancestors who existed solely on foods found in nature, not those grown for production or manufactured for sale. In that way, the diet is similar to another popular diet, the Paleo or hunter-gatherer diet, says Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, a Boston nutritionist, author of Nutrition & You: Core Concepts for Good Health, and a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association....

— Ellie, New York Popping in the ears is often caused by a dysfunction of the eustachian tubes (the tiny channel connecting your inner ear to the back of your nasal passage/throat). These tubes should open slightly as needed to allow the pressure between the ear and the nose/throat to equalize. If they aren’t working well because the tissue around or near them is swollen or irritated, the pressure difference between the ear and the nose/throat will build until the tube is suddenly forced open, causing a popping sensation....

How to Start Exercising With Diabetes Use this step-by-step plan to create an exercise routine that’s suited to your current fitness level and that will help keep you motivated as you progress: Talk with your doctor. Before you begin an exercise program, get the go-ahead from your doctor. This is especially important if you’re taking medication for diabetes, high blood pressure, or any other health issue, as well as if you have joint or muscle problems....

Then everything changed. “When the pandemic started, telemedicine replaced virtually all in-person visits,” says Raymond Cross, MD, director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Stay-at-home protocols aside, telehealth became much more popular for both doctors and patients after March 2020, when the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services made sweeping changes to the services. HIPAA rules became more flexible and included multiple platforms for providing care....

But that’s one of the good things about Valentine’s gifts for yourself — some of the best ones (more on that below) don’t cost a thing. They’re all about showing yourself some self-love, which means appreciating your worth or value, according to its Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition. Doing so helps you build self-esteem and self-worth, says Kate Evans, a licensed clinical professional counselor who runs her own life-coaching practice, Soulful Space Coaching, in Elgin, Illinois....

Rewind to three years earlier, when I heard my mom’s voice on the phone say: “It’s cancer.” My dad had stage 4 colon cancer. My dad’s mother had passed away from breast cancer in her early fifties. My dad’s doctor took that as a cue to test my dad for genetic mutations that might predispose my family to certain cancers. My dad’s test came back positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation, a gene widely associated with breast cancer, but that can contribute to heightened risk for a number of other cancers as well....

I understood exactly what he was going through. Just a week prior to Biden’s COVID rebound, I had experienced one myself. He and I are hardly alone: Although the exact numbers are impossible to come by, doctors and patients say COVID rebound is increasingly common. What Is COVID Rebound? COVID rebound occurs when a person who has COVID-19 tests negative, then within two to eight days has a recurrence of symptoms or a new positive test....

The recommended dietary allowance for adult women is 8 milligrams (mg) per day and 11 mg for men, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). That amount can come from zinc-rich foods, such as oysters, red meat, crab, and lobster, or from supplements. There is, however, some research that suggests taking zinc in higher doses in supplement form may offer certain benefits for certain individuals. Most of this evidence involves consuming zinc at much higher doses than you could realistically expect from food....

The key to what goes wrong in hereditary angioedema is in the name of the disorder. The term “angio” is derived from the Greek word for “vessel,” in this case referring to blood vessels, and the word “edema” means “swelling.” All mutations that cause HAE ultimately affect how your body controls inflammation, and all can lead to severe swelling. There’s no way to prevent or get rid of HAE if you carry one of the genetic mutations that causes it, but you may be able to control your symptoms by identifying possible triggers and taking prescribed medications....

How Are Liquid Biopsies Being Used for Lung Cancer? Detection Lung cancer is often not symptomatic until later stages, when it’s harder to treat. Though screening, in the form of low dose CT screening, is available, few people who are eligible for it (such as longtime smokers) take advantage of it. What’s more, an increasing number of people who have never smoked, and thus are not eligible for screening, are being diagnosed with lung cancer....

Yes, says Wendy Nickerson, PhD, a licensed psychologist and professor of psychology at Calsouthern University in Arizona. “With mental health coaching, patients can receive evidence-based care immediately, and care that’s more affordable too,” she says. Dr. Nickerson is also the founder of the Nickerson Institute of Integrative Health Training, which provides mental health coaching certification that’s accredited by U.S. and Canadian regulatory bodies. Mental health coaches can’t do everything that licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, and other therapists can do, but given the growing shortage of mental health care providers, coaches may help fill a growing need in the mental health care continuum....

“An aneurysm is some sort of bulging of a blood vessel within the body,” says George P. Teitelbaum, MD, an interventional neuroradiologist and the director of the stroke and aneurysm center at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Arteries are a type of blood vessel that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. The thick walls of the arteries are meant to hold up under normal blood pressure, but when the walls weaken or become damaged, an aneurysm can develop....

It is also called degenerative joint disease or “wear and tear” arthritis because it most often develops slowly over time as people age. (1,2) Other common symptoms of osteoarthritis include: Swelling around the jointClicking or cracking sound when the joint bendsReduced range of motion, which may go away with movementMuscle weakness around the joint (1,2,3) Osteoarthritis can occur in any joint, but it most commonly affects the joints of the hands, hips, and knees, as well as the lower back and neck....

“A pilonidal cyst is a deep and painful pocket in the skin, usually located above the buttocks’ cleft,” explains Yoram Harth, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and the medical director of MDacne in San Francisco. “The cyst starts when a hair grows into the skin, resulting in skin irritation, pain, and frequent accumulation of pus.” (1) Pronounced “pie-low-NYE-dull,” the word means ‘’nest of hairs.” If the cyst becomes infected, the abscess that results can be very painful....

SIBO will likely throw your gut microbiome, home to trillions of microorganisms in your digestive tract, out of whack. These organisms help our bodies digest food and absorb nutrients, and some evidence, per a June 2019 review in the journal Immunity, suggests they play a role in the immune system. But when certain types of these bacteria overpopulate and throw off the microbiome balance our body needs, they can become harmful....

Somehow, she managed to finish her hour-long session. Back home, she went upstairs to shower and started seeing double. The pain in her head, the vomiting, and the double vision were all warning signs described by the American Stroke Association of a brain aneurysm that had ruptured. Mureddu, 57, knows this now, but she didn’t know it at the time. The pain didn’t go away, but she didn’t get medical attention for two weeks....

Nobody knows this more than people involved in mental health, who both deal with clients expressing this emotion and experience it themselves. According to the American Psychological Association, loneliness is defined as the cognitive discomfort or uneasiness of being or perceiving oneself to be alone — or the feeling of a discrepancy between an individual’s desired and actual social relationships. Loneliness is a state of mind; it’s not the same thing as being alone....

Some people may sympathize with your condition right away (or at least try to); others may ask invasive, frustrating questions or doubt that it’s “really that bad.” “Even if you get along with your family and friends, that doesn’t mean they understand the extent of what you’re going through,” says Jacob Hascalovici, MD, chief medical officer at Clearing and clinical assistant professor of neurology, physical medication and rehabilitation, and anesthesiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City....

— Arlene, Florida Since fat is lighter than water, floating stools are most commonly an indication of a high fat content in the stool. Floating stools can occur normally depending on the fat content of the diet we ingest; each of us has only a certain amount of capacity to digest fats. However, any condition that impairs fat absorption may lead to more floating stools due to high fat content....

Indeed, many people leave the hospital with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis when symptoms like numbness, vision changes, weakness, loss of balance, or vertigo have prompted them to seek emergency care. But if you’ve already been diagnosed with MS, what constitutes a true emergency, and what problems could be better handled in an office visit with your primary care physician or neurologist, or with a visit to an urgent care center?...