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Alzheimer’s disease is marked by, firstly the accumulation of plaques, specifically beta amyloid plaques, found in the open spaces around the cells, blocking cell-to-cell signallingin the synapses. Secondly, are the tau proteins. Tau protein replication in the brains of those who died alzheimer's are found to be misfolded and contorted with large amounts of phosphate groups...
In 1961 the American Heart Association began recommending a low-fat diet on the premise that high saturated fat intake led to increased coronary artery disease. By 1980 this was endorsed by the USDA for general implementation, which is when the current unprecedented escalation of both diabetes and American obesity began...
- Moderate exercise, including brisk walking and resistance training have been found to be sufficient to improve sleep quality (Buman & King, 2010)
- Sleep quality scores were significantly improved with exercise when compared to routine activity (Banno, 2018)
- It has been shown that aerobic physical activity combined with sleep hygiene education is an effective treatment...
In an effort to combat the opioid epidemic the CDC has recommended limiting Morphine Dosing Equivalent to no more than 90 mg per day. Several authors note increased suicide rates concurrent with opioid dose reduction. Can we reduce opioid dosing safely in this population?...
Pain medication prescribing in the United States increased between 1999 and 2015 but has steadily decreased since. Unfortunately, opioid-related US overdose deaths continue to increase, averaging 130 per day in 2018, at which point opioid deaths were eclipsed by US suicide rate at 132 per day....