Alison Blum MFT

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• Foods to Eat with High Vitamin D

  What is vitamin D?Vitamin D is different than other types of vitamins since it is a fat-soluble vitamin. The reason it is different is because the human body can make the most of this vitamin as per the need with exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D is known to act as a pro-hormone, since it has an...

• Kidney Stones: What is Urinary Retention Medication?

  Kidney stones come about from an infection that leads to formation of stone-like structures in the kidney. Kidney stones are made up of different materials, mostly being acidic salts and minerals filtered from the blood by the kidney. These minerals, once filtered from the blood, fail to dissolve...

• Risk-Reduction Mastectomy for those with Ovarian Cancer

  A risk-reducing mastectomy is a type of surgical procedure that involves the removal of a woman’s breasts when there is an increased risk of developing breast cancer, yet there is no sign of breast cancer. Any woman who has had breast cancer is considered at high-risk of developing breast cancer...

• What is the Central Venous Catheter?

  The central venous catheter is a type of a catheter that is normally placed in a vein of large size. It is also called the central venous line or central line. Central venous catheters can be fitted in veins found in the chest, groin, arms, and neck. This type of catheter is often used in the...

• The Most Common Misconceptions about Muscular Dystrophy

  What is Muscular Dystrophy?Muscular Dystrophy is considered as a group of muscle diseases which leads to degeneration of the skeletal system leading to skeletal changes or the muscles and reduction in flexibility. This disease generally affects the muscular system and some other parts of the body....

• Can Diabetes Be Associated with Other Health Conditions?

  Over a long period of time if a high blood sugar persists in your body then it is known as Diabetes or as the doctors states it, Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes is not a singular disease as it may be characterized by an array of disorders which increase the blood sugar level way above the normal...