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Recognizing the signs of Stroke and knowing which actions to take to help your loved ones is incredibly important.  There are different types of Strokes, and that will determine your response.  Arm yourself with information now so that you are not searching for answers in the middle of an emergency.  This episode will be part of a series on Recovering from Stoke and Stroke Prevention.   Check out...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Health Made Easy Podcast.  I am Dr. Helen Watt MD. MPH, and today's topic has become fairly mainstream within the last two years, which is the subject of Gut Health.  In today's episode, I'm going to discuss the few recent studies that focus on gut microbiomes; that is the good bacteria that help us in the gut and how to best take care of your own gut microbiome.  There...

This Episode is sponsored by Nature's Wild Berry. Visit Natureswildberry.com or search Nature's Wild Berry on Amazon  Today's episode is primarily about antiaging and the abilities of Curcumin to do just that. Aging starts at birth of both genders.  There are more boys born but there are more deaths of them as well.  Girls seem to be hardier thus better survivors outside the womb. There are so man...

Today's important subject is prostate cancer. The discussion will refer to  recommended dietary intake to diminish the risk and foods to avoid to stop its progression. Prostate cancer truly affects everyone, the patient and his friends and loved ones. The same statistic applies annually to this and breast cancer, that is, 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer , and breast cancer (BC) w...

Visit our Sponsor at Natureswildberry.com or find Nature's Wild Berry on Amazon Prime.  Today the discussion will be on the underappreciated dangerous chemicals to which we are exposed routinely, without a thought.  The article exposing these chemicals was published January 8, 2019 in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology   29 , 206-217.  The title is Serum concentrations...

What is the most common cause of death in the world ?   It is Hemochromatosis.  There are many causes of this disease of excess iron in the body, including heredity, and epigenetic causes such as excess blood transfusions, extreme oral intake of vitamin C (which enhances iron absorption), hematological diseases, and others less commonly known. Iron damages many organs if this condition is not trea...

This Episode is brought to you by Nature's Wild Berry. Visit NaturesWildBerry.com or search for them on Amazon Prime. As we all age, most people will get overuse problems in our joints. Secretaries, pianists, and guitarists will get finger and thumb pain. The MCP joints will get painful inflammation due to holding purse and grocery bag straps. Knee joints deteriorate with stair climbing and hiking...

This Episode is brought to you by Nature's Wild Berry.   https://www.natureswildberry.com/ The more often fish is consumed , the less often blood vessel diseases of the brain occur.  MRIs of the brains of more than a 1000 men and women found very few signs of dementia, vascular disease, and stroke when correlated with the frequency of fish intake especially in the age bracket of 65 to 69.1 I would...

It has been shown that only ½ to 1 ounce/day for 5 days , out of the 7day week, results in 60+ years old men and women having just the right amount of plant based linolenic acid to help the endothelial layer of blood vessels: blood pressure heads toward normalization, blood sugar is controlled in type II diabetes,as measured in FBS (fasting blood sugar) and the 3 month blood sugar measure by HA1C...

The circadian rhythm of our bodies is managed by melatonin, a hormone that is anticancer, and regulates fatigue and restorative sleep cycles.  It is often related to the cycles of the sun: its rising and setting.  With age, there is a lowering of the levels of melatonin, which with poorer sleep, various problems often result: obesity, high blood pressure, depression, even bipolar, anxiety, adult o...

Welcome to the Health Made Easy Podcast.  This podcast is intended to help bridge the gap between the scientific community and the American household listeners.  Hosted by Helen Watt MD. MPH. , listeners can expect the latest scientific and medical journal news with an emphasis on the impact on health. Join our community on your favorite podcast platforms and on our website at helenwattmd.com