Category " Women’s Health"

What is it?            Polycystic ovary disease (also known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS) is defined as a condition in which there is an imbalance in female sex hormones. This can lead to a number of changes including abnormal and irregular menses, acne and infertility. The typical woman with PCOS is thought of as being [...]

Disease or hormone imbalance? I have been plagued by insomnia for years and years. I have attributed it to many things and have been diagnosed with a variety of “disease states”. Depression is associated with insomnia, check. Too much stress from the loss of loved ones to the stresses of medical school and residency, check. [...]

Thank you to all who came on Saturday for our “Holiday Cheer” event. Some folks experienced an Anti Aging Galvanic Facial and many of you tried the Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner for the first time. The scanner is so simple – even a two year old can do it!  Wishing you and yours a happy and [...]

Marsha Nunley MD & H.E.A.L. Medical Corp cordially invite you to join us in some End of Year Holiday Cheer  SATURDAY, December 17  from Noon – 6PM We will be offering free Anti Aging Galvanic Facial Demonstrations, plus a mini health fair, wine & cheese

As Thanksgiving day approaches, my thoughts turn to gratitude. I have been seeing articles in the paper recently about the positive effects of gratitude and positive thought. Studies exist that show that people who express gratitude are less aggressive, happier, and more optimistic. In the studies, simply writing down five things you are grateful for [...]

I never thought that diabetes would be something for me to worry about.  I have never been overweight, love to exercise, and thought I ate healthy.  When I was in my 30s, I worked long hours pulling a 36-hour shift hour shift at least once a week.  My breakfast was usually a bagel and cream [...]

Big Pharma knows it and they are making billions from promoting medications for depression that work marginally, if at all. In my early 30s, I developed symptoms of depression.  I was prescribed desipramine, which I had to stop due to severe side effects of racing heart, dry mouth and constipation.  I was then prescribed Prozac.  [...]

Label a product as anti aging and chances are it will go flying off the shelf.  Our aging population is seeking ways to hang onto our mental, physical and emotional health.  The relatively new specialty of Anti Aging medicine was born out of this desire.  It may also be known and is synonymous with Age [...]

I was a little unsettled by an article published in JAMA recently.   The study presents two options for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as if there are only two options: surgery (Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery or LARS), or medication in the form of an acid-blocking drug, esomeprazole (Nexium, the purple pill). 

Reposting Craig Weatherby’s article from the Vital Choices newsletter in its entirety – let’s look at the positive reasons to enjoy the sunshine! Vitamin D Lack Linked to Toughest Breast Tumors  Low vitamin D levels in women with breast cancer are linked to more aggressive tumors and poorer prognosis  by Craig Weatherby  Low blood levels [...]