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Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-57134386638473573922018-05-08T09:00:00.000-07:002018-05-08T09:00:14.499-07:00<strong>WITHDRAWAL OF OPIOIDS AND PAIN MANAGEMENT WITHOUT OPIOIDS</strong><br />
<strong>By <a href="http://foresttennant.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dr Forest Tennant</a></strong><strong> </strong><br />
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We are pleased to share information from <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Tennant" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dr. Forest Tennant</a></strong>, grandfather of <strong><a href="http://management/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">PracticalPainManagement.com</a></strong>, teacher of intractable pain and arachnoiditis management. Read more about Dr. Tennant <strong><a href="https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/honoring-dr-forest-tennant-50-plus-years-pain-management" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.<br />
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Arachnoiditis is a complication of epidural steroid injections (ESI) wherein the normal layer of arachnoid tissue is chronically inflamed and painful. Read our review article about epidural steroid injections <a href="https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/9/24/5-things-to-know-about-epidural-steroid-injections?rq=Dr%20Margaret%20ARanda" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>. There is no cure and many patients have been driven to suicide, most recently Jen on <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/PainNewsNetwork/status/991014794130935814" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</strong><br />
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It is because of Jen that we post this for wide dissemination and the spread of hope to those with intractable pain. Share with your doctors, neighbors and patients with pain, especially pain that lasts 24 hours:<br />
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<strong>TAURINE</strong> 2000 MG EVERY 4-6 HRS<br />
<strong>TRYPTOPHAN</strong> 500 – 1000 MG EVERY 4-6 HRS<br />
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<strong>TAKE ANY 2 OF THESE:</strong></h3>
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<strong>KRATOM </strong><br />
<strong>PALMITOLYLETHANOLAMIDE (PEA) </strong><br />
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<strong>WHITE WILLOW BARK </strong><br />
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MELATONIN 10 – 20 MG WITH BENADRYL 25 MG<br />
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<li><strong>AMPHETAMINE SALTS</strong> (ADDERAL®): 10 - 20 MG <strong>OR</strong> METHYLPHENIDATE 10 – 20 MG: USE 2 - 3 TIMES/DAY</li>
<li><strong>CLONIDINE</strong> 0.1 MG: USE 3-4 TIMES/DAY</li>
<li><strong>TOPIRAMATE</strong> (TOPAMAX®): 50 – 100 MG, 2X/DAY <strong>OR</strong> <strong>GABAPENTIN</strong> 100 MG USE 3 TIMES/DAY</li>
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<em>This regimen is from Dr. Forest Tennant, who has faithfully honored many patients by striving to relieve their intractable pain and suffering. Thank you, Dr. Tennant.</em><br />
You can contribute to Dr. Tennant's defense fund (his office was raided by the DEA) <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/dr-tennant-legal-defence-fund" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a> and read more about his many contributions <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/dr-tennant-legal-defence-fund" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-43043719430987111712018-05-07T09:00:00.000-07:002018-05-07T09:00:00.374-07:00What is The Chronic Life Diet? by Dr Margaret Aranda<br />
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If your waistline is quite particularly bloated or your belly hangs over your pant belt line, this is for you. If you need to lose 150 pounds or have a chronic illness(es), or have had failed back surgery, you may have chronic inflammation that leads to chronic metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, and diabetes.<br />
When a body process becomes "chronic", that usually means it lasted three months or longer. The body's response to acute or chronic conditions leaves the cellular milieu with cytokines and signaling factors in abundance: T and B cells, macrophages, substance P, tumor necrosis factor, COX2, glutamate, NMDAR, TGF-Beta, IGF-1, PDGFR, VEGF, and PGE2.<br />
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At <a href="http://www.themdphdisin.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The MD, PhD is In</a>, we have a key focus on chronic diseases and pain. The key is <em>diet. </em>So let's learn about a logical and lifetime-worthy endeavor to fight such things as heart disease, diabetes, bacteria, fungus, viruses, parasites, aging, cancer and infections. But now, we're calling it<br />
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What is The Chronic Life Diet? It is anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting, promoting the body's own defenses. It's also immunonutrition. The immune system benefits by molecules that fight infection. And of all things, it turns out that proper and focused <strong>nutrition</strong> and encourages a healthy lifestyle improves this process:<br />
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<li><strong>History: </strong>The Chronic Life Diet increases anti-inflammation and decreases allergic or histamine-releasing foods. It is founded on the concept of immunonutrition, studied and used in worldwide Intensive Care Units (ICUs) since at least 2003. Today, we extend it from the ICU to the breakfast table as The Chronic Life Diet. Fish oil, for example, when given to patients in the ICU, prevents heart attacks and other inflammatory processes:</li>
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2. <strong>Anti-inflammatory: </strong>Foods with anti-inflammatory properties can slow aging, and decrease the chance of <a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/chronic-metabolic-syndrome-is-killing-us/"><strong>chronic metabolic syndrome</strong></a>: obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. All the major killers can be linked to inflammatory processes. Read our article, <strong><a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/chronic-metabolic-syndrome-is-killing-us/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Chronic Metabolic Syndrome is Killing US</a></strong>. It is a major predictor of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.<br />
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The Top Killers, all Treated by The Chronic Life Diet.</h5>
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3. <strong>Immunity in the Gut: </strong>The gut contains over 70% of the body's immune system. Foods in The Chronic Life Diet change the gut flora to increase the "good" bacteria and decrease the "bad" bacteria. It cleanses out toxins and boosts the immune system. It lowers anti-oxidants, restores gut lining leaks, and fosters good health, <em>from the inside out. This is exactly why probiotics are so important to your overall health.</em><br />
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The Importance of the Gut in Fighting Infection.</h5>
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Rich sources of anti-inflammatatory foods:</h3>
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fish, nuts, fruits, vegetables and herbs.</h3>
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4. <strong>Food is Medicine: </strong>What you eat either makes you well or makes you sick; it is also good for mental health due to sensory stimulation of the nose, eyes, ears and taste buds.<br />
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The only sensation of the 5 senses that is 'left out' of the food sensory stimulation is the ears.<br />
This is why the tradition of "toasting" wine glasses was founded, as the ears then get to participate in the dining experience.<br />
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The Chronic Life Diet focuses on food that is good medicine to the body, mind and soul.<br />
The dining experience is to be enjoyed, food brings a certain happiness or hedonics to our lives, so make sure and surround yourself with positive people who love lifting you up to keep moving onward and forward!<br />
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5. <strong>Anti-Inflammatory: </strong>Don't eat out of a box. Eventually, one should be free of sugar, processed foods, artificial color, preservatives, cereal, bread, pasta, rice, carbonated soda, power bars, yogurt with fruit and sugar, and other foods that just <em>do not</em> <em>decrease</em> inflammation.<br />
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It needs to reverse (or at least not aggravate) your body systems.</div>
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This is the concept:</h5>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/10-health-benefits-of-the-low-glycemic-diet/">10 Health Benefits of the Low-Glycemic Diet</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/chronic-metabolic-syndrome-is-killing-us/">Chronic Metabolic Syndrome is Killing US</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/what-is-a-diagnosis/">What is a Diagnosis?</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/07/19/7-ways-that-pain-changes-the-brain/">7 Ways that Chronic Pain Changes the Brain</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/06/01/from-dr-forrest-tennant-hyperalgesia-no-reason-to-stop-or-reduce-opioids/">From Dr. Forrest Tennant: Hyperalgesia: No Reason to Stop or Reduce Opioids</a></div>
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Read Dr Margaret Aranda's Memoirs:</h3>
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Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0Los Angeles, CA, USA34.0522342 -118.243684933.2099567 -119.5345784 34.8945117 -116.95279140000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-36293731341817385232018-04-19T09:00:00.000-07:002018-05-07T07:14:30.099-07:00Organic Carrot Cakeby Dr. Margaret Aranda<br />
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<br />Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-74914715203453455172018-04-17T09:00:00.000-07:002018-05-07T07:15:16.310-07:00Organic Beef Pepper Stew<div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.400001525878906px; margin-bottom: 1.1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;">
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Fit for a queen or king, this recipe is sure to be a keeper! Great for company on a cold afternoon or evening, especially great if you’re single and cooking for one or two… this stew will also liven up your gut! Filled with onions and peppers of any color, the red organic peppers burst with tangy flavor – simply captivating!</div>
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Great for first-time bakers, just line up the ingredients and follow the pictures! Organic and <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">buttermilk</span>, too! Super moist, as we add a tablespoon of 100% olive oil. And super healthy, as we add chia and ground flax seeds – par <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">excellence</span>! oh- and SUGAR-FREE, exuding an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant-laden richness!</div>
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Preheat the oven to 400F. You’ll want to peek through the window while baking so double check the window is intact and ... <a href="https://thechroniclifediet.com/2018/03/09/organic-buttermilk-blueberry-muffins/" target="_blank">Read on</a>...</div>
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This recipe was first published on Dr. Margaret Aranda's companion site, <a href="https://thechroniclifediet.com/2018/03/09/organic-buttermilk-blueberry-muffins/" target="_blank">The Chronic Life Diet</a>Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-14924465371578920022018-04-13T20:42:00.000-07:002018-04-13T20:42:25.628-07:0010 Signs of a Brain Injuryby Dr. Margaret Aranda<br />
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If there is lots of blood or broken bones on a car accident scene, or if someone is in a coma, a severe traumatic brain injury can be diagnosed on site.</div>
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At first glance, however, you need to know that a <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px;">mild traumatic brain injury </span></span>isn’t so obvious. <a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/10-signs-of-a-mild-traumatic-brain-injury/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #13c4a5; margin-bottom: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Read more</a> …</div>
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When you hear that someone is ‘diabetic,’ that usually refers to the formal name, <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">diabetes mellitus</strong>.<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Mellitus</span> is the Latin word for ‘sweet like honey.’</div>
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Historically, Egyptian manuscripts circa 1500 B.C. write of a disease associated with much urine output. Indians used the word, <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">madhumeha</span> (‘honey urine’) because ants were attracted to the sugary urine. <a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/sweet-urine-and-d-i/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #13c4a5; margin-bottom: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Read on</a>…</div>
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This article was previously published by Dr Aranda on her companion website, <a href="https://thechroniclifediet.com/2018/04/13/7-ways-that-pain-affects-the-brain/">TheChronicLifeDiet.com</a>Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-82506358447279142122018-04-10T09:00:00.000-07:002018-05-07T07:17:29.710-07:005 Reasons to Favor Fermented FoodsYou just have to eat fermented foods, incorporating them slowly into your diet! In "The Alphabet Series," we pick up today with the letter, "F" because it's so fantastically favorite! <img alt="Letter F" class=" wp-image-4213 alignright" height="178" src="https://themdphdisin.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/letter-f.png" width="178" /><br />
When certain foods are left to soak and seep over time, the carbs and sugars act to boost the growth of certain bacteria. These "fermented" bacteria protect your gut, your health, and <em>these are the</em> <em>original probiotics,</em> par excellence!<br />
Far better than probiotics found in an expensive pill, they pack pounds of immunonutrition power! And you know how much we love immune-nutrition: to benefit the immune system with each bite!<br />
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Here are the Top 5 Reasons to Make Fermented Foods your FAV's:</h3>
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<li><strong>Shield from bacteria</strong> such as <em>E.Coli </em>and <em>salmonella,</em> and the yeast <em>Candida.</em> Tiny bacteria, microflora, live in the gut and line it with a protective barrier. Fermented foods' probiotic power can be 1000x more potent than store-bought supplements;</li>
<li><strong>Increase antibodies that fight infection</strong>, enhancing the immune system;</li>
<li><strong>Regulate the appetite.</strong> Eat the top probiotic foods to gain all the best benefits;</li>
<li><strong>Decrease sugar and carbohydrate cravings,</strong> and do so naturally;</li>
<li><strong>Fight inflammation.</strong> Many of today's top killers like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic metabolic syndrome can be counteracted by an anti-inflammatory diet with antioxidant quality. Fermented foods exquisitely fit this bill!</li>
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Do you need any more reasons? The list would be too long to fit into six or seven paragraphs, and we used our extensive education and years of experience to bring to you <em>the whittled down list extraordinaire!<strong> So be sure to read all the related articles!</strong></em><br />
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<strong>General Rule: </strong>If you watch every single morsel of food that goes into your mouth, and refuse to eat or drink anything that is not acting as a beneficial medicine to your body, then you're well on your way to streamline all your health care and aging needs!<br />
(That last sentence was <em>so packed</em> with concentrated information, you may want to go ahead and <em>re-read it</em> and take it straight to heart today!)<br />
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Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-12776874901516217062018-04-09T09:00:00.000-07:002018-05-07T07:17:49.430-07:00What does "Iatrogenic: Mean?The etimology (origin) of the word, "iatrogenic" is from the Greek:<br />
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<em>iatros</em> - physician</h5>
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<span class="word-syllables">iat·ro·gen·ic </span><span class="pr">\ ī-ˌa-trə-ˈjen-ik <span class="main-attr"><em><a class="important-blue-link" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjective">adjective</a></em> </span><span class="word-syllables"> </span></span><br />
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"induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures</h3>
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iatrogenicity</h2>
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<span class="pr"><em>- </em>jə-ˈnis-ət-ē \</span> <em>noun</em></div>
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In other words, the physician did it.<br />
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Examples of Iatrogenic Events:</h3>
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<li>George Washington was blood-let by physicians who thought they were saving him. <em>His death was iatrogenic.</em></li>
<li>The pharmacist misread the doctor's handwriting and gave the patient the wrong drug. <em>The patient got the wrong drug due to an iatrogenic handwriting error.</em></li>
<li>(Extreme case) The surgeon amputated the wrong leg. <em>The mistake was iatrogenic.</em></li>
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Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-8170431070982756152018-04-08T17:00:00.000-07:002018-04-08T17:01:06.693-07:007 Ways that Chronic Pain Changes the Brainby Dr. Margaret Aranda<br />
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<strong>An automated meta-analysis of 420 imaging studies - pain's effect on the brain.</strong></h3>
<a href="http://www.neurosynth.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">neurosynth.org </a>uses functional connectivity and coactivation mapping from thousands of MRI images (each comprised of many cuts of images) are automated to show a final result of pain's effect on the brain. Created and maintained by <a href="http://talyarkoni.org/">Tal Yarkoni</a>. Supported by NIH Grant R01MH096906.</li>
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[caption id="attachment_7076" align="aligncenter" width="601"]<img alt="Neurosynth.org Automates 420 MRI Brain Images on: Pain." class="alignnone wp-image-7076" height="381" src="https://themdphdisin.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/screen-shot-2017-07-18-at-3-39-33-pm-e1500418827390.png" width="601" /> These are the brain areas affected by pain.[/caption]<br />
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<strong>2. Chronic back pain.</strong> Touch-pain circuits shape-shift to emotional circuits.</h3>
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Hashmi JA, Balike MD, Baria AT, et al. Shape shifting pain: chronicification of back pain shifts brain representation from nociceptive to emotional circuits. Brain. 2013 Sep; 136(Pt 9): 2751-2768. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983029" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.</a><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983029" rel="noopener" target="_blank">gov/pubmed/23983029</a></h6>
[caption id="attachment_6942" align="aligncenter" width="309"]<img alt="1.Chronic back pain causes shape-shifting pain that moves from pain-touch to emotional circuits" class="alignnone wp-image-6942" height="297" src="https://themdphdisin.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/screen-shot-2017-07-17-at-10-24-45-pm.png" width="309" /> Hashmi JA, Balike MD, Baria AT, et al. Brain. 2013[/caption]<br />
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3. <strong>Chronic back pain.</strong> Structural changes in the brain are hard-wired, predicting who will develop it after one year.</h3>
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Mansour AR, Baliki MN, Huang L, et al. Brain white matter structural properties predict transition to chronic pain. Pain. 2013 Oct; 154(10): 2160-2168. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1016%2Fj.pain.2013.06.044" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1016%2Fj.pain.2013.06.044 </a></h6>
[caption id="attachment_6947" align="aligncenter" width="370"]<img alt="2.Brain white matter may be hard-wired to predict who will get “chronic” pain" class="alignnone wp-image-6947" height="339" src="https://themdphdisin.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/screen-shot-2017-07-17-at-10-48-53-pm.png" width="370" /> Mansour AR, Baliki MN, Huang L, et al. Pain. 2013[/caption]<br />
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4. <strong>Chronic pelvic pain. </strong>Causes microstructural changes in brain areas in how pain is felt, and how it is processed.</h3>
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Woodworth D, Mayer E, Leu K, er al. Unique microstructural changes in the brain associated with urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS) revealed by diffusion tensor MRI, super-resolution track density imaging, and statistical parameter mapping: A MAPP Network neuroimaging study. PLoS One. 2015 Ovt 13; 10(10):e0140350. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Microstructural+changes+with+chronic+prostatitis%2Fchronic+pain+syndrome" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Microstructural+changes+with+chronic+prostatitis%2Fchronic+pain+syndrome</a></h6>
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[caption id="attachment_6955" align="alignnone" width="684"]<img alt="Screen Shot 2017-07-17 at 10.53.29 PM" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6955" height="858" src="https://themdphdisin.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/screen-shot-2017-07-17-at-10-53-29-pm.png" width="684" /> Unique microstructural changes in the brain associated with urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS) revealed by diffusion tensor MRI, super-resolution track density imaging, and statistical parameter mapping: A MAPP Network neuroimaging study. 2015.[/caption]<br />
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5. <strong>Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).</strong> In "<a href="https://healdove.com/disease-illness/CRPSRSD-my-life-is-changed-forever" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the suicide disease</a>", inattention in near space may occur together with distorted body perception.</h3>
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Janet H. Bultitude, Ian Walker, Charles Spence; Space-based bias of covert visual attention in complex regional pain syndrome. <em>Brain</em> 2017 awx152. doi: 10.1093/brain/awx152 <a href="https://academic.oup.com/brain/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/brain/awx152" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/brain/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/brain/awx152</a> doi: 10.1093/brain/awx152</h6>
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[caption id="attachment_7032" align="alignnone" width="1184"]<img alt="Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS. The "suicide disease"." class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7032" height="652" src="https://themdphdisin.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/screen-shot-2017-07-18-at-9-31-26-am.png" width="1184" /> Space-based bias of covert visual attention in complex regional pain syndrome. 2017.[/caption]<br />
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6. <strong>Chronic Pain. </strong>Vulnerability to develop a painful condition relates to two brain regions: the reward-motivation and the Descending Pain Modulatory System (DPMS).</h3>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494581/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Denk F, McMahon SB, and Tracey, I. Pain vulnerability: a neurobiological perspective. Nature Neuroscience 2014: 17, 192-200. http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v17/n2/full/nn.3628.html</a></h6>
[caption id="attachment_7040" align="alignnone" width="1098"]<img alt="CRPS exhibits brain vulnerability in reward center, motivation/learning & descending modulation." class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7040" height="718" src="https://themdphdisin.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/screen-shot-2017-07-18-at-9-39-37-am-e1500410994749.png" width="1098" /> Pain vulnerability: a neurobiological perspective. 2014.[/caption]<br />
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7. <b>Chronic pain and depression. </b>Various drugs act at different sites in the cascade of neuroplasticity that cause chronic pain to develop into depression.</h3>
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Shang J, Liu S, Wang Y, Cui R, and Zhang X. The Link between depression and chronic pain: neural mechanisms in the brain. Neural Plast. June 19, 2017; 9724371. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494581/"><span class="s1">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494581/</span></a></h6>
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It is clear that pain changes the brain. From the last study, released on June 19, 2017, one sees the importance of neuroplasticity that modulates pain input to the brain. Pain leads to depression, which can then feed back to make the pain worse. These molecular mechanisms can be modified by opioids, benzodiazepines, MAO inhibitors, tricyclic drugs, serotonin-receptor inhibitors, and glutamatergic drugs.<br />
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Are you on the run in the morning? Best to grab some weekday morning protein to start off your day, and this is a surefire way to do it in style: Organic Paleo muffins!<br />
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Use this recipe on a Saturday or Sunday morning, and feel free to store muffins in the refrigerator. Use organic eggs and veges, and intrigue with an interesting flavor by using coconut milk.<br />
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<li>1 cup diced pepper (bell pepper, jalapeno, etc.), organic</li>
<li>1 cup diced onion, organic</li>
<li>8 ounces cooked meat (ground beef/chicken/turkey, compliant bacon or sausage, etc.), free-range, organic</li>
<li>1/4 teaspoon salt</li>
<li>1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper</li>
<li>2 tablespoons coconut milk (canned), organic</li>
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<li>Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.</li>
<li>Butter 8 muffin cups (or line with paper liners).</li>
<li>Beat eggs together in a large bowl; add other ingredients.</li>
<li>Pour egg mixture evenly into prepared muffin cups.</li>
<li>Bake in pre-heated oven until muffins are set in the middle, 18-20 minutes.</li>
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Using all organic products makes for more color and vitality. So does using about twice as many carrots than most recipes. Now and then, I also love the texture of diced fresh figs instead of raisins, as well as hand-broken walnuts for a chunky crunch.<br />
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In the beginning, I follow this order and set out all the ingredients on a crowded countertop. As I use each item, I put it away, because I don't particularly like to clean the kitchen after putting the cake in the oven. I clean up each knife and bowl as they are used, so that by the time the smell of baking cake hits your nose, the kitchen is left intact, perfect enough even for your future mother-in-law's taste.<br />
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Carrot Cake</h2>
Prepare two 9-inch baking pans by lightly coating with organic butter and flour, as well as parchment paper on the bottom.<br />
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Ingredients:</h3>
2 cups pastry flour<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />
2 teaspoons baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon iodized salt<br />
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, organic<br />
3/4 cup 100% virgin olive oil, organic<br />
3/4 cup 2% buttermilk, organic<br />
2 teaspoons real vanilla extract, organic<br />
2 cups Stevia sugar substitute, 1:1 for sugar granules<br />
3 cups grated carrots, organic<br />
8 oz crushed pineapple, organic, fresh, drained of water<br />
4 oz crushed coconut flakes<br />
1 cup walnuts, crunched by hand<br />
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Mix:</h3>
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<li>Stir together flour, soda, powder, salt, and cinnamon until sifted. Set aside.</li>
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2. In larger bowl, beat eggs, Stevia, oil, buttermilk, vanilla, with hand mixer.</div>
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3. Add flour mixture to larger bowl, scraping sides...</div>
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4. Add carrots, pineapple, coconut, and walnuts with a spoon, stir slowly.</div>
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5. Scoop into two lined and prepared cake pans (see Figure 1).</div>
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Bake:</h3>
Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes, or when toothpick or knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.<br />
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Cool:</h3>
Cool for 10 min in cake pan, then turn over to cool completely (okay to freeze covered), before frosting.<br />
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Frosting:</h3>
8 oz whipped cream cheese<br />
1 stick butter, organic<br />
1/2 cup confectioner's powdered sugar<br />
1 tbsp crushed pineapple, organic<br />
1 tbsp flaked coconut, organic<br />
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<li>Cream together whipped cream cheese, butter, sugar, crushed pineapple and flaked coconut.</li>
<li>Frost top of one cake, then top of 2nd cakes. I find it too rich to frost all around the corners, too, and prefer it with less frosting.</li>
<li>Delight your family and friends!</li>
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Lots of people cook, but not everyone can bake. There is something really wonderful about baking. I love the smell of aromatics from the kitchen, especially on a toasty morning with chilly briskness in the outside air. Using pastry flour adds an extra touch of yumminess, especially for those who eat carbs on rare occasions! And it's sugar-free!<br />
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The beauty of a just-out-of-the-oven scone cannot be understated, because it's just pretty, warm and wonderful! So without further ado, here's my original recipe:<br />
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Organic Blueberry Orange Walnut Scones</h2>
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3 cups pastry flour + 1/4 cup<br />
1/4 cup stevia (equivalent volume-for-volume to sugar)<br />
4 tsp baking powder<br />
1 cup softened butter, organic<br />
3 tsp tangerine peel, shredded + 1/4 tsp tangerine juice (organic)<br />
3/4 cup frozen blueberries, organic<br />
1/2 cup walnut pieces, organic<br />
1/2 cup + 2 tsp milk, organic<br />
2 eggs, organic<br />
1 tbsp stevia powder (equivalent volume-for-volume to sugar)<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Using parchment paper, line a cookie sheet or broiler grill.<br />
2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients and sift. Add butter and mix until a crumbly dough forms. 3. Add orange rind, juice, berries, walnuts, 1/2 cup milk and eggs.<br />
4. Mix it until a sticky dough forms, using care not to overmix.<br />
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<em>Turn the blueberry orange walnut scone batter onto the parchment paper. </em></div>
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<em>It will be sticky.</em></div>
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Dough Prep:</h3>
1. Add 1/4 cup flour to top of round.<br />
2. Use flour-coated hands to shape into an oblong round about 1-1/2" thick, using another 1/4-1/2 cup to form.<br />
3. Cut into strips and divide into thirds (see photo). The strips will bake together, so it is okay to widen the distance between doughs a touch, if you would like.<br />
4. Brush the top with remaining 2 tsp milk. Sprinkle with stevia granules.<br />
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Bake:</h3>
Bake 17-21 minutes, until corners are browned. Makes 15 scones.<br />
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Serve:</h3>
Serve warm fresh out of oven, together with a cup of coffee or tea - sure to be a morning hit! Be certain to serve with coffee, tea, or milk, because all scones are made to accompany a drink, as they are naturally drier than a muffin.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://doctormargaretaranda.com/2016/10/30/age-10-mr-bubble/">Age 10: Mr Bubble Strikes Again</a></strong></div>
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<b>Look.</b> A patient seeks a doctor for a medical problem, like pain. Word of mouth leads to the First Appointment. They meet. They talk.<br />
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<b>Listen.</b> Without touching the patient, the Chief Complaint, and then the History of the Present Illness unfold. The Past Medical and Surgical Histories weigh in with the Vital Signs. Then the Physical Exam is about to begin.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1em;">The </span>patient:physician<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1em;"> bond occurs the moment the physician asks…</span></div>
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Remember not to get too serious about life and realize you’re not in it alone. If may feel like you are alone, but betcha that no one’s like you. Keep humor, music, food and art as parts of medicine, representing Quality of Life (QoL). Keep smiling!</div>
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And do what you can do, each moment of the day.<br />
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/what-is-a-diagnosis/">What is a Diagnosis?</a></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-2-the-making-of-a-woman-intensivist/">Age 2: The Making of a Woman Intensivist</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-3-in-the-blink-of-a-car-2/">Age 3: In the Blink of a Car</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-5-a-baby-on-the-edge/">Age 5: A Baby on the Edge</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/09/age-6-glistening-in-the-moonlight-2/">Age 6: Glistening in the Moonlight</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/age-7-the-pigeon-boy-the-suction-bush-and-the-darkness/">Age 7: The Pigeon Boy, The Suction Bush and The Darkness</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://doctormargaretaranda.com/2016/10/30/age-10-mr-bubble/">Age 10: Mr Bubble Strikes Again</a></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">First published on Dr. Aranda's Wordpress site <b><a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/the-physician-patient-bond-is-broken/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</span></div>
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Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-70100245899330948262017-05-27T12:29:00.000-07:002018-05-07T07:20:27.736-07:00What is a Diagnosis?The Rebel Patient uses the word, "diagnosis" a lot.<br />
That's because it is the answer to the question, "What does the patient have?"<br />
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Merriam-Webster's online dictionary ranks the word in popularity as,<br />
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"Top 20% of words." </h3>
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1 <b>a:</b> the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms</blockquote>
<b>b:</b> the decision reached by diagnosis * the doctor's <i>diagnosis</i><br />
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2. <i>biology:</i> a concise technical description of a taxon<br />
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3 <b>a:</b> investigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition, situation, or problem * <br />
<i> </i><i>diagnosis </i>of engine trouble<br />
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<b>b:</b> a statement or conclusion from such an analysis"<br />
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So it is okay that every time you see a doctor, you ask,<br />
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<i>It could be, "The flu." or "An inflamed appendix." ~ those are two different diagnoses.</i></div>
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The good doctor will tell you the diagnosis, or will tell you that she does not know. You may need to go get your blood drawn, or you may require an x-ray. However, the standard is that your doctor will usually write down a diagnosis in your medical record and do it during your visit, or shortly thereafter.<br />
It may be a "presumptive" diagnosis that isn't yet written in stone, but I think you'll feel better if you ask,<br />
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I hope this helps you to understand what is going on with your own body, And if everybody somehow started asking this question, doctors would talk to you in 'their' language. I think that you need to learn how doctors think, and part of that means to learn how to use and understand medical words.<br />
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Stay tuned for our next article, which is a continuation of this one. And give someone a good, long hug today! They say that hugging is as good for your body as eating vegetables or working out! So stop by and read my article <a href="https://drmargaretaranda.blogspot.com/search?q=Hugs" target="_blank">here</a>! ((Hugs!))<br />
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P.S. And if the doctor says, "You have an infected ear." Well, <i>that is your diagnosis. So keep your ears out for:</i><br />
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2018/01/23/how-are-you-aging/">How are you Aging?</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/10-complications-of-diabetes/">10 Complications of Diabetes</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/10-health-benefits-of-the-low-glycemic-diet/">10 Health Benefits of the Low-Glycemic Diet</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/chronic-metabolic-syndrome-is-killing-us/">Chronic Metabolic Syndrome is Killing US</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/what-is-a-diagnosis/">What is a Diagnosis?</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/07/19/7-ways-that-pain-changes-the-brain/">7 Ways that Chronic Pain Changes the Brain</a></div>
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<a href="https://themdphdisin.wordpress.com/2017/06/01/from-dr-forrest-tennant-hyperalgesia-no-reason-to-stop-or-reduce-opioids/">From Dr. Forrest Tennant: Hyperalgesia: No Reason to Stop or Reduce Opioids</a></div>
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Read Dr Margaret Aranda's Memoirs:</h3>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-1-a-baby-in-the-sky-for-fathers-day-2/">Age 1: A Baby in the Sky for Father's Day</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-2-the-making-of-a-woman-intensivist/">Age 2: The Making of a Woman Intensivist</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-3-in-the-blink-of-a-car-2/">Age 3: In the Blink of a Car</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-4-respond-dont-react-2/">Age 4: Respond, Don’t React</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-5-a-baby-on-the-edge/">Age 5: A Baby on the Edge</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/09/age-6-glistening-in-the-moonlight-2/">Age 6: Glistening in the Moonlight</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/age-7-the-pigeon-boy-the-suction-bush-and-the-darkness/">Age 7: The Pigeon Boy, The Suction Bush and The Darkness</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/12/age-8-selling-cupcakes-2/">Age 8: Selling Cupcakes</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/age-9-sitting-on-the-edge-of-a-cave/">Age 9: Sitting on the Edge of a Cave</a></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://doctormargaretaranda.com/2016/10/30/age-10-mr-bubble/">Age 10: Mr Bubble Strikes Again</a></strong></div>
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Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-20700850308397434242017-05-22T06:37:00.000-07:002018-05-07T07:20:41.729-07:00The Rebel Patient: DEDICATED To Drs. Amy Reed, Hooman Noorchashm, and SlaySarcoma.com<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">The Rebel Patient book is dedicated to Amy Reed, MD, </span>PhD<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">, and her advocate husband, Hooman Noorchashm, MD, </span>PhD<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">, for being tireless voices for patient safety, women's health, and advocacy for those who either lost their voices or weren't being heard. They spearheaded a compelling fight for patient safety that was waged by the power morcellator medical device used in routine gynecologic hysterectomy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">During laparoscopic surgery, the morcellator device was inserted through small abdominal slits, to chew up, grind up, and then unavoidably splat the abdominal wall with potential cancer cells. And in Amy's case, cancer is cancer and the statistics don't matter if it happens to you. No statistic is worth the iatrogenic up staging of cancer to a 'metastatic' spread of impending doom. Yet Amy, most thankfully to God, is a survivor who has lived to tell more than just a tale of patient safety, women's health advocacy and medical marvel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">The story of these brave and relentless people is one of love and morals. Besieged with a fateful blow after going in for routine gynecologic surgery, up staged with aggressive cancer that was inflicted by the surgeon(s) who did her case, then denied medical standards in place to prevent future deaths by morcellation, her story still wasn't over. She won't stop fighting. Her husband won't stop advocating. And we are so grateful for that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">A love story and patient battle rages on, in a frequently-updated <span style="color: white;"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/women-s-health-alert-deadly-cancers-of-the-uterus-spread-by-gynecologists-stop-morcellating-the-uterus-in-minimally-invasive-and-robot-assisted-hysterectomy?source_location=minibar" target="_blank"><b>Change.org petition</b></a> </span>that we have been promoting for three years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">The Rebel Patient will donate a portion of book sale proceeds to <b><a href="http://slaysarcoma.com/"><span style="color: white;">SlaySarcoma.com</span></a>, </b>for research on the aggressive leiomyosarcoma. Their site says,</span></div>
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<span style="word-wrap: break-word;">In October of 2013, Amy Reed, a physician and mother of six underwent surgery for what her doctors believed were uterine fibroids. Eight days later she received a call no one ever wants to get. "The pathology came back—you have cancer." Amy was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma just a year after the birth of her youngest child. This cancer, which can masquerade as a fibroid, is aggressive, and often resistant to common cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation." </span></div>
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<li><i style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">You can donate to slay sarcoma <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://slaysarcoma.com/donations/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></b></a>.</span></i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">You can sign the Change.org Petition <b><a href="https://www.change.org/p/women-s-health-alert-deadly-cancers-of-the-uterus-spread-by-gynecologists-stop-morcellating-the-uterus-in-minimally-invasive-and-robot-assisted-hysterectomy?source_location=minibar" target="_blank"><span style="color: lime;">here</span></a></b><span style="color: magenta;">.</span></i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">You can <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://slaysarcoma.com/events/2017/6/17/amys-slay-sarcoma-fundraiser-luncheon" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Join The Good Doctors' thank-you</span></b></a> </span>to <span style="color: lime;"><b>those who saved Amy's Life</b></span> by performing CPR for 50 minutes, putting her on a bypass machine, operating on a large abdominal tumor and resuscitating from bleeding (see dedication video <span style="color: magenta;"><b><a href="https://youtu.be/rW9oiSZwADU" target="_blank">here</a></b></span>), then recovering her in the UPenn SICU so that she could: </i></li>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">SLAY SARCOMA!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnjO731gM7aO5F6ACK6ZgN1qPQIW_7IILl3pRpSHVaUd_7LZ_5bknmDBqwrTpBBO7Dvy2c8hDVR5gqrxw1PrUJUKHcihluMI-JSYXjHwD3GwcXgp8Yz9EA5cn9byoV1u_iObjhunuIlc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-05-22+at+4.46.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnjO731gM7aO5F6ACK6ZgN1qPQIW_7IILl3pRpSHVaUd_7LZ_5bknmDBqwrTpBBO7Dvy2c8hDVR5gqrxw1PrUJUKHcihluMI-JSYXjHwD3GwcXgp8Yz9EA5cn9byoV1u_iObjhunuIlc/s200/Screen+Shot+2017-05-22+at+4.46.50+AM.png" width="200" /></a></span></h3>
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<li><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><i>Oh! And tell all your friends NOT TO USE THE MORCELLATOR for gyn surgery, because it's not worth the risk to lose your life like other women have!</i></span></span></li>
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Hugging heart-to-heart, with chests touching, for 30 seconds or so .... that's as good for you as exercise and vegetables, some say! <span style="font-weight: normal;">Read on for specifics:</span></h4>
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10 Health Benefits of a Real Hug</h2>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Releases the bonding, 'happy' hormone oxytocin from the brain</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Relaxes the muscles, releasing tension</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Decreases depression and anxiety</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Decreases blood pressure and heart rate</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Decreases stress hormone levels of cortisone and norepinephrine</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Decreases stress after heart attack</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Decreases stress after stroke</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Improves pain tolerance</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Improves immune function, with fewer and less severe colds</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Improves school and work performance</li>
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And by the way, those non-affectionate hugs? They don't do. </div>
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The hug has to be nice and firm, <i>a real hug!</i><br />
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Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-28517940369516802512017-02-03T05:24:00.000-08:002018-05-07T07:21:41.747-07:00<h5 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Alegreya Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 0.7692em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">
<em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 9.9996px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 9.9996px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MEDICAL DISCLAIMER:</strong> NOT TO BE TAKEN AS MEDICAL ADVICE, CURE, OR TREATMENT. SPEAK TO A PROFESSIONAL, IN PERSON, FOR ANY PROBLEMS THAT YOU HAVE. IT’S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT PERSONAL THINGS WITH ANY DOCTOR OR NURSE. REMEMBER THAT SUICIDE IS NEVER THE ANSWER – GETTING HELP IS THE ANSWER. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS IN DANGER DUE TO THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, CALL 911. TO TALK ABOUT THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, CALL 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) FOR SERIOUS BUT NOT IMMEDIATE DANGER; CALL 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) TO TALK. THERE IS MUCH MORE TO READ HERE: </em><em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 9.9996px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.suicide.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #990000; font-size: 9.9996px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">SUICIDE.ORG</a>.</em></h5>
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These things are my musings:</div>
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Stop wasting your time in life, and get to the important mission of your spiritual path.</div>
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It’s almost the end of January, 2017 and this year is going to better! Let’s contemplate where we are.</div>
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Many people tell me that they don’t like this life is “real.” They don’t really feel as if they “belong” here on earth, and and they definitely “don’t fit in.” This is such a daily struggle for some that they talk to me, telling me (since I’m a doctor) that they struggle with suicide, daily. It’s because they really do feel <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that</em> different, and they seek to <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">belong. </em>Their struggle is intense, persistent, and pervasive. They <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">must</em> <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">find</em> <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">themselves</em>.</div>
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Perhaps the self-struggle (and that’s what it may be) is because they<em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> are more spiritual than they know</em>. Perhaps you are more spiritual than you know, too. Read on.</div>
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It’s time for you to start praying to God. There’s no other shortcut that I know, no human that can ‘fix’ this, no medication to take. Perhaps that is because there’s nothing “wrong” with you and God is calling out for you to seek his face. Maybe your spirit is lonely for God’s spirit.</div>
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Searching to belong? You must know that God is watching out for you. Whether you realize it or not, it’s time to give up the struggle to ‘belong.’ No one <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">has</em> to ‘belong.’ It’s genuinely and mathematically correct to <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">not</em> belong, as we are unique.</div>
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It could be that you don’t ‘belong,’ you never have, you never will, <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and that’s OK. </strong></em>Why? Because you <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">are</em> different. You are tuned into spiritual things, not material things of this world, as if your tuning is honed into a different wavelength than the norm. Perhaps you need to accept this and be grateful that you are thinking on your own and striving to ‘find’ yourself.</div>
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You need to be comfortable in your own skin.</div>
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I started my spiritual walk when I was seven years old, in 2nd grade. I prayed with my patients, and I’m not the only doctor that does that. After my car accident, I was a Pastor. I have always prayed a lot and people tell me I say good, short, easy prayers. I think this is a good prayer for anyone who wishes to be more spiritual.</div>
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“Dear God, I come before you seeking Your Will in my life, and I ask you to make yourself known to me. Open the doors that need to be opened, and close the doors that need to be closed.”</div>
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“Let me walk in your straight path, keeping my eyes on you. Send me people who bring me closer to you, and allow the negative influences to walk away from me. If I lose everyone but you, I am willing to do that. Thank you, I thank you, God, for making yourself known to me. I will watch for your signs. Lead me, guide me, comfort me. Amen.”</div>
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Only you know when your wishes come true. Only you know the true desires of your own heart, and when they are fulfilled.</div>
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So never look for validation from someone else. Look inside your own spirit.</div>
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You’ll grow your spiritual heart. This will also help you to announce your spirituality to yourself. “Walking in Spirituality” will become a way of life. My book, Stepping from the Edge, teaches you how to Really Believe God. Step-by-step, Workbook style, it gives you the pearls of wisdom gleaned from a hard life filled with obstacles and ‘bad luck.’ I hope you can learn from it, so here is Chapter One, <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/free-chapter-one-stepping-from-the-edge-10-lessons-by-dr-margaret-aranda/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #990000; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">FREE</a></strong>. Winner, Nancy Mills’ Spirited Woman Tip 12 Book Pick List.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Final thought: </strong>Perhaps you are in this world,</div>
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but are not <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of</em> this world. Perhaps it’s this way for all of us.</div>
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<em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thank you for reading my writings.</em></div>
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Spurring you on to Momentous Occasions.</div>
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Remember to Cherish the Moments.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Archives-Vagina-Md-Margaret-Aranda/dp/1628541164/ref=la_B00IJIALVI_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485590562&sr=1-4" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #990000; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Archives of the Vagina: A Journey through Time</a></strong></div>
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Reprinted from Dr Author, www.drmargaretaranda.wordpress.com</div>
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for authors.</div>
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<i>Thank you for reading my writings.</i></div>
Dr Margaret Arandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736295125267778049.post-73210842145314547922016-12-02T13:10:00.000-08:002018-05-07T07:22:22.864-07:00Unknown Author: Who Wrote this Book Review on: Archives of the Vagina: A Journey through Time?<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Alegreya, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.4px; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
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by Unknown Author</div>
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Here is the book review that got me to appreciate the huge impact that one book review has on a book.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Archives of the Vagina</strong>, a journey through time by Margaret Aranda MD. Although Dr Margaret Aranda’s book is a serious book written about serious issues it is often funny, she “threw her panties out the window.” But why would any young lady want to do that? And sometimes it’s rather like a detective story with unusual facts, such as, “Some women have died using a tampon.” And there is good practical advice concerning putting in your first tampon and when best to do so that it goes in easier.</div>
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Dr Aranda brings up the subject of sex openly; and encourages women to do the same and to talk with their doctor or close friend about it. Body language can play a major role here; and the use of innuendo and imagination is found to be equally important as well. There are serious health warnings; that “sex before marriage or with a person you don’t know can be fatal.” Sex talk becomes more intimate, “if she has an orgasm she desires you. It is sexy to a woman that you care more about her than yourself… You care how she feels… Care enough to use a condom… Most women do not experience orgasm with a penis. It is mainly down to the male, he must make her comfortable. That she is not being abandoned. If she is relaxed, only then might she have an orgasm.”</div>
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Basically there are 3 holes to look out for in the vagina. There are diagrams to aid the reader and health research charts. And many good tips, for example, if women go to the toilet before having sex it may help to prevent Unitary Tract Infection (UTI). Every abbreviation is made clear. There are also healthy suggestions when making love. For instance, rectal sex is dangerous; women can get bacteria E coli. Keep your fingers away from her urethra (pee hole) located between the vagina and clitoris. Instead lubricate her with love… and how to find the G Spot. That there are two kinds of orgasm; in fact, a woman can have several orgasms following each other.</div>
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Other health conditions are also mentioned such as, Anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Dr Aranda gives detailed explanation of the difference between these two conditions. That both conditions can lead to death. Also included are, cancer, diabetes, and postnatal depression and many more, and offers practical advice concerning these conditions and how to avoid them where possible.</div>
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I particularly found the chapter <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">THE MOTHER</strong> fascinating and some of it is very witty. At the end of most chapters there is a quote of wisdom, here is one of them; “No matter what you do, someone will not be happy, someone will not agree, someone will criticize you. Make sure that person is not you!”</div>
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Some historical characters are mentioned and their achievements and contributions to society, such as; William Thomas Stead who made great contributions against child abuse. And Jacqueline Cochrane (1938) who won the Bendix Air Race; at this time it was widely believed by men that menstruation would hinder women’s performances in whatever work they did. Therefore her achievements proved that women could perform and function equally as well while on their monthly cycle.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Normal Changes of Ageing in Women</strong> this chapter I found enthused with medical terminology. There are also many radical ideas untypical of today’s society. <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One Spoon at a Time</strong>, “Being on a diet implies suffering, withholding quality of life and deprivation… Exercise is not a chore. It’s an accomplishment.” Basically makes you happy, and there is a reason given why this is. There is an excellent table chart to aid the reader, and GI value list. And book recommendations such as, Jen Zerling – Breaking the Chains of Obesity.</div>
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How many of us knew that, “Too much urine production can lead to dehydration.” Nonetheless, it’s good to drink plenty of fluids, helps “fight off infections”.</div>
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Most of us have learnt to trust other bodies and organisations to keep us healthy and strong whether TV adds, health professionals and so on. But Dr Aranda (P.184) says it’s a mistake. “You cannot count on the government or insurance company to keep you healthy. You can only count on yourself.” (P.186) “Immunonutrition is cutting – edge for you right now, and I want you to know. Morcellation of the uterus and Essure ® nickel coils are 2014 issues that need to simply end and not get passed on to the next generation.” Another chapter that ends with a quaint short quote, “I alone am responsible for the quality of my life.” – Susan Barbara Apollon</div>
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1) The ovaries no longer function</div>
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2) The monthly menstrual periods have stopped</div>
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Also discussed at some length throughout is “hormone-replacement therapy” (HRT) “To alleviate symptoms, most especially hot flashes and vaginal dryness,” which “the FDA approves” (HRT) “because the QoL issues are so important.”</div>
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1) Premature Menopause</div>
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2) Perimenopause</div>
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3) Surgical Menopause</div>
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4) Postmenopause</div>
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5) Male Menopause</div>
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And (p.194) “Menopause occurs when the ovaries cease to function and there has been no menstruation for one calendar year. Now she is postmenopausal.”</div>
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There is also a relatively simple “quality of life” (QoL) self-tests provided, well worth setting aside some quite time to take this self test.</div>
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I especially like the quote at the end of this chapter; “You were never created to feel depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed, or unworthy. You were created to be victorious. “- unknown</div>
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although this is aimed at women, it is useful for men to know as well so they may point women in right direction. As there are given a whole heap of reasons a woman may get pain with intercourse. Apart from the obvious that she and her partner may no longer love one another.</div>
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This chapter provides detailed explanation of the following; hysterectomy, and several ways it can be performed. And also types of hysterectomy there are. And short paragraph on how it has developed through the ages. (P. 238) provides some astounding statistics, for example, “In 1988, the American Medical Association analyzed 700,000 hysterectomies per year, finding that 50% were “unnecessary.” If the ovaries are normal yet removed during a hysterectomy, menopause will instantly occur after surgery. This is known as surgical menopause. And (p.240) there is a Table 1. Risk and Benefits of Several Hysterectomy Procedures and (p.242) there is discussion concerning the risks involved with having hysterectomy. And (p.243) explains why you need your ovaries and the importance of keeping them. This is further endorsed on (p.244) “If your ovaries are normal, their estrogen, progesterone and testosterone production may serve to protect you from heart disease, bad moods, insomnia, vaginal dryness, fatigue, losses in bone density, and hot flashes, to name a few.”</div>
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Concerned whether you should keep your ovaries or have them removed (p.245) Dr Arana says, “Keep your ovaries unless you are at increased risk of ovarian or breast cancer.” And she provides a number of reasons of “How do you know that you are at increased risk?”</div>
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There is also a further chapter (p.246) on <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HYSTERECTOMIES</strong> with some very interesting statistics, such as, Table 1. A Hysterectomy is a Major Surgical Procedure. In a 2004 study by the Hysterectomy Education and Resource Services wherein a second opinion and counselling were sought before hysterectomy, 98% of the hysterectomies were determined to be unnecessary.” Included is an in-depth discussion on anesthesia. Women are advised before singing the Consent Form, to make sure they understand what they are agreeing to have done. Because “once your uterus and ovaries are gone, you can never get them back.” Dr Aranda, says, “I have spoken with many women who had no idea that their ovaries would be removed, and that they would suffer afterwards.”</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">OVARIAN CONSERVATION, ETHICS, AND INFORMED CONSENT</strong> (P.252) Dr Aranda makes a very bold statement that according with medical practice is precise, “Ovarian conservation” refers to the practice of keeping the ovaries at the time of surgical menopause, or hysterectomy, for a benign cause. Specifically, in this case, to “conserve” the ovaries, one does not take the ovaries out at the same time as a hysterectomy for a non cancerous uterus or ovary. Please bear in mind that removing the normal ovaries equates to castration of the female. While this may seem to be a severe word, it is nonetheless a word that would be equally applied if we were talking about surgically removing the testes out of a man.”</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MEN, MENSTRATION, AND MENOPAUSE</strong> (P.260) Begins with very endearing paragraph. A romantic notion passed on from father to his young daughter about menstruation. When Dr Aranda, was a child she had asked her father in all innocence what “rape” meant. A word she had read in a book. His answer though silent was sufficient to let her know what it might mean. It’s rather a long quote so suffice to say one must read it in context to appreciate it as it was between father and daughter, a very bright young daughter that was quick to learn what he meant.</div>
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However, (see p.262) it wouldn’t be unusual if men notice this more than women, that while most men do not like talking about women’s periods at all as Dr Aranda points out, “Other men have observed that they can pick up on the pheromones their woman excrete when she is on her period, stimulating the man to have increased sexual desires or libido.” The rest of this paragraph is extremely interesting and the findings of which most fascinating. However, it’s a rather long paragraph to quote and again one would need to read it in its entirety to appreciate its meaning.</div>
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Nonetheless, over the page is a funny quote “For a man’s insight on menstruation blood,” in this particular instance a young man talking with his “teenage sister”, who had “explained” to him “that she had become a woman.” and though I will not include the entire paragraph as this review or critic is already rather long, he concludes his understanding by saying, “So, largely, I did what my older sister told me, because it was obvious that she was a werewolf.”</div>
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There is a list to follow concerning men and menstruation and their notions about it. Basically some men act in a positive and sensitive way about it that women appreciate while other men are a complete and utter “jerk”.</div>
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Naturally I’m having to skip a lot as this is a 501 page book, but the aim and hope of my writing this review is at least to present and gave some idea of what it contains and how it is written.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">FROM THE INSIDE OUT</strong> (p.267) immediately I wondered what on earth does this mean, nevertheless, Margaret Aranda, MD begins this chapter by asking and answering this very question. She never writes to confuse her reader with pent up jargon or intellectualism, though this is an intellectual book, she makes things perfectly clear: she says, “What does that mean, “From the Inside out”? It means that the inner beauty of a woman is not commensurate with her nose, her lips, her breasts, or her waist line. Inner beauty only comes from within.”</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DIVORCE</strong> (p.270) Dr Aranda, is speaking from personal experience. She arrives home to a quiet empty house, “too quiet” her husband is gone and he has taken many items with him but above all, he has taken their little boy as well. She is faced with the dilemma of what to do and who to turn to for emotional support and advice. Some of her friends and family criticize her harshly for pursuing medical career when she has a young boy to take care of, but the rest of her friends and family gave her encouragement to continue with medical school. She uses a drove of superfluous words to describe her situation and how she felt. But nothing was going to deter her. She was going to come out on top. 15 years pass-by when she makes up her mind to get married again. But everything would be different this time and she would have a romantic wedding. In due course another child comes along, this time a baby girl. But 7 more years pass and then to her horror she discovers her husband is not the family guy she thought she had married. And once again, she is faced with prospects of another divorce and what to do for the best.</div>
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The following chapter<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Immunonutrition and Fish Oil</strong> although is relatively short it is full of content. Traditionally we are taught “we are what we eat”, but Dr Aranda, takes it a step further by introducing a new concept; she explains how some foods can purify the body because certain foods we eat can “tear down the bad”. Food that can be digested before and after surgery are also discussed, “should you take fish oil before surgery?” I would say, “Yes, after you ask your doctor.” And a diagram of Plasma Membrane Structure can be found on (p.277) showing benefit of, “Omega 3 fatty acids”. Several types of fatty acids are mentioned in this chapter and list of benefits they have on one’s health.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Raising Women</strong> (p.282) is partly about child development. Dr Aranda says, Firstly we learned that we were different from boys. We were “missing” something, you know. It was funny for many of us to the point of giggles…Later, we learned that we get our periods and we have to wear a bra. And she includes many other things women do and desire all part of growing up. The material and the physical; from having babies, sharing with other mothers rearing children or not having babies, to postmenopausal years. This chapter also includes a discussion on Immunization, for girls and boys ages from about 9-26, that the Federal Advisory Committee and the American Cancer Society endorsed, for example; the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine preventing cervical cancer.</div>
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However she goes onto say, one of every 914 girls vaccinated by Merck during their own trials with Gardasil ® have died. Leaving a big question mark…She therefore advises, to do your own research before subjecting your daughter to something you don’t know about. That is the message from the mothers whose daughters have died. (See p.283) There is a list of interesting statistics on (p. 284) and rest of the chapter gives good sound advice, such as; why can’t we teach our daughters to get their annual Pap smears (which they will need, even if they get the vaccines that can cause death)? Our daughters need annual Pap smears. That is the answer. Period.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">INVISIBLE ILLNESSES</strong> (p.288 – 296) is precisely what this chapter title suggests. That begins with a suitable definition, an “invisible disease” is not visually apparent. There are no glasses worn, no wheelchair, and no contraptions. The person looks “fine” to everyone and may act fine or be ok when lying down in bed, for example. But before Dr Aranda, goes on to talk about her own situation and experiences (as she suffers from an invisible illness called Dysautonomia), she mentions how it came about as a direct result of a serious motor vehicle accident. That she and her daughter was involved in 2006. Their Ford Expedition was hit by a lady driver that drove her BMW without due care and attention. The lady was probably coming from Chinese takeaway as she was reaching over to pick up Chinese food from the floor had stepped on the gas instead of the brakes; the speed upon impact was about 90mph that span Dr Aran’s vehicle around to face oncoming traffic. And of the many on-lookers, only one stepped into offer her assistance. Although Dr Aranda suffered no obvious physical injuries it was not long afterwards she experience many symptoms that she was unable to diagnose. Even the doctors she saw shortly afterwards looked blank faced in disbelief. She compares them with the drivers of the oncoming vehicles and onlookers that just walked on by. However, her own cardiologist, Dr. David Cannom, did believe in her, tested for imbalance, found abnormalities and admitted her directly to hospital.</div>
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One particular doctor while putting her through subsequent of tests had let her fall to the floor. He didn’t believe in her. He thought she was only pretending.</div>
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Dr Aranda tells her story because she knows it has happened to countless others that have had genuine severe health condition but are treated as though it is all in their head. Invisible Illnesses can nonetheless be deceiving not only to the doctor but also the patient suffering from a severe health condition; as the patient might feel perfectly fine one moment but the next in total agony. Therefore there is need for proper examination and diagnoses and only then can one receive correct treatment and hopefully be on the right road to recovery or at least learn the best way to cope with that condition whatever it may be.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">THE COST OF ILLNESS FOR WOMEN</strong> provides good practical advice for both men and women. But mainly women; (p.298) for example, “women are advised to eat an anti-inflammatory diet, use HIIT, consume fish oil, and keep your ovaries if you need a hysterectomy and don’t get cancer. That case managers have limited impact on such things that we care about… Even if we are disabled we can exercise in bed or in a wheelchair. Remember also to write down any contact information.</div>
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Bear in mind, Doctors don’t prescribe preventative medicine that would ward of heart disease. Three preventable causes of death, obesity, alcohol and cigarettes. If you smoke then your heart disease will cause blockages faster. Heart disease is major cause of death – manage stress, and go to the doctor and take your medications.”</div>
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(p.302) Dr Aranda says; “spend your future health-care dollars on vacation and time with your family, instead of purchasing needles and meters for diabetes… The main killers of American women include; heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure… Smoking increases the risk of these cancers; breast, nasal, lip, mouth, throat, lung, esophagus, pancreas, cervix (hence the need for the annual Pap Smear), ovary, kidney, bladder, colon, rectum, stomach, and also increase risk of leukemia.”</div>
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Included are some astounding health facts; for example; “the death rate for Alzheimer’s disease is on the rise. That is yet another reason why women need to conserve their ovaries if hysterectomy is completed before menopause. Ovarian removal before menopause leads to an increase risk of osteoporosis, hip fracture, depression, dementia, Parkinson’s, cognitive impairment, anxiety, increased risk of coronary artery disease, lung cancer, and all except for ovarian cancer.” And most importantly, she says, “The preservation of cognitive function is most especially important to a woman’s quality of life and to living independently as we age.”</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE</strong> In this chapter Dr Aranda discusses various methods of assessments used by occupational therapists, nurses, doctors, and health professionals “to quantify whether a patient is able to live independently”. It is important to find out what a patient can or cannot do (to prevent causing the patient more harm than good) before deciding on what activities are possible. This is because, “The activities of daily living (ADLs) are necessary for human survival”…(p.309) “For patients having Dysautonomia, EDS, mastocytosis, POTS, or other diagnoses that render one to be bed ridden, there is a need to improve quality of life. For example, if the patient is unable to walk or incapable of doing laundry, it is reasonable that improved mobility and transportation via wheelchair can be implemented for the patient to provide herself with clean clothes”. This chapter is also important because if a person is not correctly assessed great harm can be done. Therefore this book is about many things concerning life of women in general and it includes men.</div>
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When I first read the title <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Archives of the Vagina</strong>, a journey through time, I was baffled as to what this could mean. Was it just a human biology text book, I surmised? Well it is a medical book after all, but it’s far more than just a medical book, it’s a book of life. That we can all relate to and understand, some of which we may already have known but most of it may never have known. It brings controversial issues to our attention, call it radical, urgently challenging, daring if you like but whatever we may like to call it, it is an important book for human kind. It’s also about being successful, when the odds are stacked high against us.”</div>
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