Below are some papers reporting the effect of IPL aim dry eyes from Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. Reluctantly, as I am a skeptic at heart and am married to the world’s most skeptical man, I must admit that IPL does help dry eyes. I have now treated over a hundred patient and the quality and quantity […]
Below is for a dear friend’s parents. A recent meta analysis confirms Vit D with Calcuium May help prevent fractures. Combined supplementation with 800 IU of vitamin D per day and 1200 mg of calcium per day has been recommended for prevention of fractures in older adults living in institutions and in those with low
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I love the article below (** use find to find it below this main post) from 2014 from Scientific America Mind about Acupuncture. It is hysterical. I would most like to meet Dr. Hall and pharmacist David Colquhoun, who appears to be a true Brit & very cynical. The consensus back then was that there was
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Tacrolimus (Protopic) has been used to treat dry eye disease in Sjögren syndrome. Tacrolimus, a macrolide produced by Streptomyces tsukubaensis which was discovered in 1984 in Japan while searching for new immunosuppressive and cancer chemotherapeutic agents. It is effective in treatmenting of immune-mediated diseases, including Sjögren syndrome, Atopic Dermatitis, other dermatitis (as pills or ointment) and more: Tacrolimus
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A lovely patient found this product in Spain and had for months been getting family members to send some over from Europe. It is now available on Amazon, and she says it really helps her rosacea and eyelid swelling. I have not used this on my eyes, yet, but the ingredients look safe. As always,
This JAMA (a top USA journal) presents some evidence that a ketogenic diet may help prevent diabetes and dementia. It’s the diet I have been on for years but now more paleo: not high fat. Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, FACS https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2758712?guestAccessKey=8cb260e1-2d9f-4ec9-bcf4-8d0e1de26454&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_term=mostread&utm_content=olf-widget_01152020 Medical News & Perspectives January 8, 2020 In Alzheimer Research, Glucose Metabolism Moves to Center Stage
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Myopia (nearsightedness–the eyeballs is longer than the average eye) progression is on the minds of many eye doctors and parents these days. Parents see their children on ipad & electronic screens for required homework and eye doctors are seeing the incidence of myopia climbing every year. Below is a great review article for a friend
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This is an Interesting Article. It’s common sense, one might say. Why is it so hard? Likely because we are all so busy. Here is the punchline. To live long, don’t get sick, don’t get diabetes, don’t smoke, don’t get drunk. Eat well: avoid too many carbohydrates, avoid sugar & gluten. Eat Omega 3 1000-4000mg
While our photo does not look as excellent as the posting below, my kids & all of us loved this recipe. We had it with some salad on the side & no one missed the missing carbs. I doubled the recipe as we had 10 people at the table. It was yummy! Ingredients 6 mahi mahi
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2020 will prove to be an excellent year for innovations in dry eye care and all health therapies. Recently multiple papers have come out & one recently by Dr. Pfugfelder and some colleagues from Harvard, Dr. Perez, Dr. Hamrah, Dr. Foster, Dr. Afshari, Dr. Dana, and my old mentor at NY Eye & Ear, Dr.
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