Author Archives : Dr. Victor Marchione

If you’re diabetic, managing blood sugar is a main concern. It’s routine to check this before and after meals, a few times a day. Although monitoring blood sugar numbers is part of living with diabetes, there’s another number that diabetics should consider for their health. The other number for diabetics New research shows that diabetics ...click here to read more

In America, odds are you’re at risk of diabetes. That’s a fact. And what if your job was putting you at even higher risk for the disease? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 29.1 million Americans have diabetes. Of those, 8.1 million of them are undiagnosed, just carrying on with unhealthy ...click here to read more

It doesn’t matter what your religious background is, it’s good to believe in something. Whether you’re Catholic, Muslim, Jewish or any other denomination, the integral part of religion is having a faith in a higher power. One way we can feel connected with our faith is through prayer. We pray for many reasons. We pray ...click here to read more

The life expectancy rate in the United States sits just below 79-years-old. This is nowhere near the small state of Monaco, which has the highest life expectancy – 89.73 years. For years, people have been trying to unravel the secrets to living a long life. Thanks to new research, more light has been shed on ...click here to read more

What’s really behind your bathroom troubles? When it comes to our digestive system, we like to focus on the stomach. But the stomach is only the beginning of the digestive system. An often-overlooked part of the digestive system is the colon, the final part of the process. But the colon has a key role. Before ...click here to read more

Up until now, causes of Alzheimer’s have only been speculated. Current ideas surround genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. One thing is for certain, though, Alzheimer’s disease has a huge impact on the brain – killing brain cells which leads to memory loss and impaired ability to function. As scientific research into Alzheimer’s continues, we may ...click here to read more

If I were to ask you if you were healthy, you would answer based on how you’re currently feeling. So if you weren’t coughing, sneezing, dizzy or have a headache, you would probably say you were quite healthy. But having symptoms to an illness isn’t necessarily the only way to measure your health. There are ...click here to read more

Who doesn’t enjoy warmer weather? You can get outside and play with the grandkids, or tend to your garden and watch your flowers bloom. Whatever your pleasure, there’s no doubt that warm days mean more time outdoors. But as the temperatures begin to rise and the days get longer, you still have to be mindful ...click here to read more