Health Orchestration

Gigantism and acromegaly are medical conditions caused by abnormally high levels of growth hormone. The difference between these two conditions all has to do with the timing of when a person is exposed to high levels. Some causes of both of these conditions include the following pituitary adenomas.

Hemorrhoids are vascular cushions or tissues that aid in fecal continents. If they become enlarged or irritated, people can experience what we call hemorrhoidal disease. 40% of patients with hemorrhoid disease are asymptomatic, which means that they don't experience any symptoms.

A hiatal hernia is a condition involving a herniation of part of the stomach through an opening in the diaphragm. It is estimated to affect approximately 55% to 60% of individuals over the age of 50. Risk factors for getting a high hernia include the following one is increasing age.

This lesson is on diabetes and high early morning glucose levels. We're going to talk about the dawn phenomenon and the samoge effect. The dawn phenomenon is where there is growth hormone levels that increase at night when sleeping. Growth hormone increases at night for everyone, but high levels of growth hormone at night leads to increased glucose.

Learn how to treat and reverse a fatty liver from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Weight loss is critically important. Avoid alcohol use. Drink three cups of coffee per day. Vitamin e supplementation, especially if there's signs of liver inflammation. Vitamin d may also be used to improve liver health.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the scientific term we use for an enlarged prostate. It's believed to be due to imbalances in testosterone and the more powerful testosterone known as dihydrotestosterone or dht. Pumpkin seed oil is known to inhibit five alpha reductase, which is the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydratestosterone.

Gout is an inflammatory monoarticular arthropathy inflammatory. It's a condition involving inflammation of one joint most often, but it can involve more than one joint in some cases. Gout occurs because there's deposition of monosodium urate crystals within that particular joint. Having high levels of uric acid in your blood can lead to deposition of these crystals.

Encephalitis is a condition involving inflammation of the brain parenchema. The highest incidence of encephalitis occurs in the young and old or elderly populations. High fever and altered mental status are key signs and symptoms of the condition. If you want more information on this condition, please check out my full lesson on this topic.

Diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal disorder involving inflammation of the diverticula, which are outpouchings of the colon. The first risk factor for actually getting diverticulitis is low fiber intake. This can lead to chronic constipation, the bowel works harder and becomes weaker, and we can reduce our risk.

Major depressive disorder, or mdd, is a psychological condition involving significant low or depressed mood that causes significant dysfunction. Greater than 300 million people suffer from depression and females are more likely to suffer from it than males. All of the signs and symptoms of major depressive disorder are are categorized by particular criteria.

Celiac disease is also known as gluten sensitive enteropathy and celiac sprue. It is a gastrointestinal disease involving autoimmune destruction of small bowel mucos, leading to malabsorption and changes in bowel habits. The part of the small intestine that gets most affected, or most commonly affected is the proximal small intestine.

Coffee is derived from the coffee bean, a coffee plant seed. Coffee contains caffeine, antioxidants, and another group of compounds known as diterpenoids. Coffee consumption may reduce the risk of some neurological diseases, including parkinson's disease, and there may be a small reduction in the risk of alzheimer's disease.

In this lesson, we're going to talk about the gastrointestinal signs and symptoms of crohn's disease along with the extra intestinal manifestations. And we're also going to talks about nutrient deficiencies that are associated with the disease. Crohn's is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, or ibd, that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal system.

This lesson, we're going to talk about some common yeast infections including oral thrush, esophageal, candidiasis and some others, including vaginal yeast infections. Like many fungal infections, these yeast infections are often opportunistic. Immunocompromise is by far one of the most important risk factors.

Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by a bacteria of the genus brusella. It is transmitted via contact with cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, camels and dogs. It can also be transmitted through ingestion of unpasteurized dairy products or by exposure to contaminated body fluids