Understanding Fatty Liver Disease: Causes, Risks & How to Take Control with Nutrition Fatty liver disease is more common than many people realize, and it’s often linked to our modern lifestyle. Once thought to be a mild condition, it’s now understood to be a…
OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY SCREENING You may have heard of the terms osteoporosis and bone mineral density screening. But should you be screened, and what are the risk factors to look out for? Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass – leading…
Gouty arthritis, hyperuricaemia or otherwise known as urate crystal deposition disease has an estimates prevalence of about 3% in the adult population Symptomatic gout is more common in middle aged men and post menopausal women but can occur in younger patients as well Gout can be diagnosed…
Atrial fibrillation is a condition affecting the heart. The electrical impulse that passes through the heart causes the heart to contract abnormally. This is the most common heart rhythm disorder Atrial Fibrillation is much more common in the older population and is is estimated that…
Hypertension is a non-communicable diseases. This means that you cannot contract it from someone like you would flu. It is estimated that Hypertension cost the US government $131 to $198 billion each year. The WHO estimates that close to 50% of people with hypertension do not know…