Archive for July, 2019

Using Herbs and Spices to Improve Your Health

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Part of the Ernest Rosenbaum Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series

Herbs and spices have been shown to provide numerous health benefits–from boosting immunity to controlling blood sugar, aiding digestion, lowering blood pressure, and easing joint pain.

Speaker: Alison Ryan, RD, MS, CSO, CSNC

Learn more from the Stanford Health Library:
http://stanfordhealthcare.org/stanford-health-now/health-library-videos/herbs-health.html

Learn more about the Cancer Survivorship Program:
http://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/cancer-survivorship-program.html

Learn more about Cancer Nutrition Services:
http://stanfordhealthcare.org/programs-services/cancer-nutrition-services.html

Visit: http://stanfordhealthcare.org/

Learn how to Plant a Culinary Herb Garden! Go to http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2015/06/grow-your-own-culinary-herb-garden-yard.html for more information, and over a thousand video recipes! I hope you enjoy this DIY Kitchen Garden!
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Bariatric Surgery as a Diabetes Treatment

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Type 2 diabetes can be a potentially deadly disease. Exercise and eating right can lower risk for stroke and death in patients who are overweight with diabetes. But what about when diet and exercise don’t work? Cleveland Clinic Bariatric Surgery study is for patients who need additional help. The bariatric surgery procedure reduces the size of the stomach and may help reduce or even act as a diabetes treamtent without the use of medicine.
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Bariatric surgery has been known to enhance weight loss for folks struggling with obesity. Now new guidelines from the American Diabetes Association are recommending surgery treatment for more patients who are battling Type 2 Diabetes. Philip Schauer, M.D., comments.

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Palliative and Hospice Care at Cleveland Clinic

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Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Connected Care offers comprehensive and multi-disciplinary palliative and hospice care to patients who are dealing with serious and terminal illnesses like:
• Cancer
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Parkinson’s
• Heart failure
• Kidney or liver failure
• AIDS
• Dementia
• Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS)
• Etc.

Learn more about the high-quality services offered for palliative care vs. hospice care at Cleveland Clinic. Our dedicated team of physicians and specialists provide convenient and compassionate care, meeting patients wherever they may be located –hospital, assisted living facility, skilled nursing and nursing center or independent living facility.
Some of the palliative and hospice services we offer include:

• Routine home care
• Respite care
• General inpatient care
• Continuous home care
• Symptom management

For more information on Palliative and Hospice Care at Cleveland Clinic, visit the Center for Connected Care’s websites:
Hospice Care– https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/connectedcare/services/hospice#overview-tab
Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Connected Care– https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/connected-care