Health Quest Blog Article
- By: John Podlaski
Most people have experienced a headache from time to time. They can range from being simply annoying to life changing and debilitating. Headaches can start at any age including young children. Some headaches are self-induced from overindulging in alcohol, food, physical activity, while others may indicate a warning signal from...
- By: John Podlaski
People physically hurt from time to time, some hurt all the time. Different people have different thresholds for pain tolerance. For some pain can range from low and tolerable to severe or extreme....
- By: John Podlaski
You’ve just received your blood test results and your doctor says “Looks like your cholesterol is above 200, we should start you on a statin medication right away.” That scenario plays out thousands of times each day in medical offices across the country. Doctors prescribe stains as a matter of...
- By: John Podlaski
Perhaps you have heard about or read about a type of eating pattern called Intermittent Fasting. Now the word fasting scares some people off right away, but rest assured IF does not involve sackcloth and ashes, starvation or images of third world malnutrition....
- By: John Podlaski
For many people as they age, one of the most feared health concerns is loss of memory leading to Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia. While it is not a major problem to occasionally forget where you last put down your keys, it can be part of early signs of true memory...
- By: John Podlaski
If you have been watching the news lately you are aware that within the past month or so there has been a recall of several prescription blood pressure / heart failure medications containing the active ingredient valsartan. The recall is due to the presence of an impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which...