Author Archives : Dr. Victor Marchione

One of the employees at Bel Marra Health just returned from a trip to India. He could not stop talking about the great food, totally different culture, crazy traffic, incredible color, the Taj Mahal, the thrill of an auto rickshaw ride, cows on the road… But he also raved about something I don’t often hear about ...click here to read more

For years, health authorities believed coffee was bad for your heart. But listen up, java lovers, there’s a new reason to have that extra cup of coffee every day! Drinking as many as four cups daily may actually help in the prevention of a heart attack. That’s according to new research published by BMJ Heart. ...click here to read more

Our bones are vital body parts. Without our skeleton, we’d probably just be organic mush pooling on the ground. The trouble is, as we age, our bones become weaker and more fragile, putting us at greater risk for fractures and breaks. Likewise, when we do sustain these injuries, recovery time becomes much longer the older ...click here to read more

Remember the famous lyrics from the 1976 chart-topper, Golden Years? “Nothing’s gonna touch you in your golden years.” The pop star had it all wrong. Younger couples aren’t the only ones enjoying intimacy and good sexual health. Older couples can, too. As a matter of fact, once they’ve made it to their golden anniversary, they’re ...click here to read more

The Importance of Liver in our Body Your liver is the most important organ in your body. It is the major fat-burning organ in the body. It is the furnace and energy factory in the body. It is the mechanical filter and cleanser of your blood. In fact, it is the organ of your longevity. ...click here to read more

She: Honey, why is the color printer printing all funny? He: Oh, one of the color inks must have run out. Let me replace it…. He: There you go! Now take another printout and check. She: It’s perfect. Thank you, honey. Just like that printer, your eye has its own print cartridges, and sometimes – ...click here to read more

Oftentimes we’re told that inflammation is bad for the body. So much so that we even take over-the-counter drugs to combat it. But do we fully understand inflammation and all it does? For starters, inflammation is the body’s natural response to damaging stimuli. We may have better insight of some of the benefits it poses ...click here to read more

We all know that diabetes is a disease where there is excess sugar in the blood. Why is it there? How can I prevent it? Why does everyone not get it? All good questions. And I’ll try and answer all of them here. Let me start by explaining the causes of diabetes without getting too ...click here to read more