As a transition metal, iron has a dual personality. Iron is an essential nutrient -- good -- or it can be a dangerous toxin -- bad. Intravenous iron, or IVI, is recommended when someone has iron deficiency anemia and cannot get enough iron from her diet or iron supplements.
Read more →
Colon cleansing, which is also called colon hydrotherapy, is generally not required or recommended for healthy people. Using enemas or colonic irrigation, taking herbal supplements with laxative effects or over-the-counter laxatives may be used to partially cleanse the colon in certain situations.
Read more →
An A1c blood test, also called hemoglobin A1c, is recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for prediabetes and diabetes screening, and recommended for routine monitoring of blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
Read more →
Ovarian cancer, which begins in the ovary, is not as common as some other forms of cancer in women or men.
Read more →
Lewy body dementia, or LBD, is a common cause of dementia. According to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 1.3 million Americans have LBD. Like Alzheimer disease, LBD causes intellectual and physical deterioration due to progressive damage of brain cells.
Read more →
The cells of the human body require a constant supply of oxygen to produce the energy necessary to accomplish their life-sustaining functions. Oxygen derived from the air is delivered via the bloodstream to the body organs and tissues.
Read more →
The majority of iron in the blood is bound to hemoglobin, the oxygen-transporting protein. Blood iron that is not in hemoglobin may be in transit and bound to the protein transferrin. Iron that comes from body stores is in the form of a protein called ferritin.
Read more →