Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

Research shows that about 40 percent of Americans over the age of 65 take five or more medications a day. As we get older, it is expected that more health issues will arise, necessitating a higher need for medications. However, public health researchers at Brown’s University have discovered that 21 per cent of seniors are ...click here to read more

About 25 million Americans suffer with acid reflux disease or chronic heartburn, with symptoms such as burning and discomfort in the chest, throat and heart area. Unfortunately, for many acid reflux disease sufferers, conventional therapies such as antacids simply aren’t enough to halt the burning sensation. However, a novel new therapy involving the use of an implanted ...click here to read more

Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in the United States, and one in five Americans will develop it in the course of their lives.[i] There are three main types of skin cancer – basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma; of the three, melanoma is considered the most serious. Unfortunately, there ...click here to read more

The Mediterranean diet is a set of nutritional recommendations that parallel the dietary patterns of people who live in southern Spain, Greece and Italy. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, approximately 30 percent of all heart attacks, strokes and heart disease-related deaths can be prevented by simply adhering to ...click here to read more

We know that physical fitness is good for the heart, and a growing body of evidence is showing that it’s good for the brain as well. Several studies have already linked exercise to better mental functioning, but now research is showing that sports directly impact your attention span. Testing Mental Performance Researchers at the University ...click here to read more

Most people now know that one of the first steps to reducing your blood pressure is to  change your diet and include more fresh fruits and vegetables. But most people may not know that just the simple addition of the humble beet into your diet could have some profound and directly immediate effects on your ...click here to read more

A message from Dr. Alwyn Wong: Every week, I have clients come into my office and complain about the poor state of their health, and how they find it increasingly difficult to lose weight. I’ve noticed that many of them are addicted to junk foods that are severely harming their health. Many of these patients ...click here to read more

With the increasing number of deaths in China from the latest  H7N9 avian (bird) flu, people around the world are becoming tense once again when it comes to travel or crowded areas.  Although it hasn’t made its way to North America yet, people are being advised to follow certain flu prevention health tips to minimize ...click here to read more