By James Roach, MD, ABIHM
www.themidwaycenter.com
Improved working memory, executive function and higher IQ can rest in the mutation of a common gene, COMT. But as it controls estrogen, neurotransmitter, and toxin elimination, anxiety and mood swings are prevalent. Specifically, stimulating dopamine, adrenalin, and norepinephrine levels can be four-fold higher.
‘Warriors’, as The New York Times Magazine recently referred to non-mutaters, only focus when stimulated, as in battle. The mutated, it states, are ‘Worriers’, with continuous focus but subject to meltdown under high stress. Worriers get better grades but Warriors do better on tests. Interestingly, when students were told that anxiety during tests...
In today’s society obesity is an epidemic. It is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and takes a toll on the individual, their family, and the whole society. Body Mass Index (BMI) is an accurate representation of body’s fat content as it takes height into account. BMI of 25 of more is considered overweight and BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. According to recent estimates, about 33.3% of US adults are overweight (BMI...
Gail Lowenstein, MD, ABIHM
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Immigrant Health
By F. Nicholas Jacobs, FACHE
Modern Healthcare’s February 4th, 2013 issue was titled, In Denial. It was about immigration reform and the fact that health coverage will, at the present time, not be offered to those 11 plus million immigrants who will be permitted to get in the queue to become legalized citizens.
According to the article “Proponents of giving limited healthcare benefits to currently illegal immigrants argue that doing so would alleviate some problems that affect everyone and could reduce costs. The number of uninsured residents would fall much closer to zero; reimbursement for hospitals and health centers would improve; and...