Things You Can Do for Cancer at Home STAND for WELLNESS Water Drink at least 1 ounce of water daily for every 2 pounds you weigh. Avoid drinking sugar-containing, or caffeine-containing beverages. Caffeine-free herbal teas can be part of your daily water needs. Exercise Exercise daily by doing something strenuous but useful (gardening, yard work, […]
Winning the Battle with High Cholesterol Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Emergency Medicine Cholesterol’s Good Side Many people don’t realize that cholesterol is an important part of your life. The fact is, you wouldn’t be able to live without cholesterol. Cholesterol is defined as a waxy, fatty alcohol, and this fatty substance has very important […]
Diabetes Type II Treatment Protocol Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Water Drink at least 1 ounce of water daily for every 2 pounds that you weigh. (If you weigh 128 pounds, you need to drink at least 64 ounces, or 8 cups of water, daily) Drink at least 2 cups of water upon arising in […]
Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseTreatment Protocol Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Water Drink at least 1 ounce of water daily for every 2 pounds that you weigh. (If you weigh 128 pounds, you need to drink at least 64 ounces, or 8 cups of water, daily) Drink at least 2 cups of water upon arising in the […]
Treating High Blood Pressure Naturally Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Eat a high-fiber diet, add barley Drink lots of water (at least 1 ounce of water for every 2 pounds that you weigh) Nutritional supplements a Garlic (10-15 cloves of garlic daily. The garlic may be steamed about 5 minutes in order to prevent a […]
How To Lose Weight Mark Sandoval, M.D. Notes Body Mass Index When contemplating overweight and obesity, one term we need to understand is Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is how much you weigh (in kilograms) divided by the square of how tall you are (in meters2). This allows us assess whether someone is overweight or […]
Insomnia Treatment Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine1. Go to bed early at the same time every night (Early to bed, early to rise…) 2. Have a regular bedtime routine that is calming (warm bath, foot massage, read devotional materials, pray) 3. Avoid stimulating things (news, movies, TV, radio [except calm Christian/Classical music], novels, caffeine, alcohol, […]
Winning the Battle with Overweight & Obesity Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Emergency Medicine Body Mass Index When contemplating overweight and obesity, one term we need to understand is Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is how much you weigh (in kilograms) divided by the square of how tall you are (in meters2). This allows us […]
Lyme Disease Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Background Lyme disease is a multisystem illness caused by infection with the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, and the body’s immune response to the infection. The disease is transmitted to humans via tick bites from infected ticks of the genus Ixodes (deer tick or blacklegged tick). Lyme disease is […]
Nutrition Principles General Principles Ask yourself these three questions, if the answer to all 3 is “yes,” then go ahead and eat: Is it healthy for me? Is it the right time to eat? Is it the right amount? Nutrition plays a leading role in gaining and maintaining health Eat to live (because it is […]
Nutrition Principles for Weight Loss General Principles Ask yourself these three questions, if the answer to all 3 is “yes,” then go ahead and eat: Is it healthy for me? Is it the right time to eat? Is it the right amount? Nutrition plays a leading role in gaining and maintaining health Eat to live […]
Prostate Cancer Treatment Mark Sandoval, M.D. Water – drink at least 1 ounce of water daily for every 2 pounds that you weigh (this includes the herbal teas that you drink). Check with your physician first if you have problems with kidney failure or congestive heart failure. A. Herbal teas Drink 4 glasses of the following […]
Overcoming Negative Thoughts The Displacement Principle: A battle plan for negative thoughts Thought/Feeling Principles You are not a slave to your thoughts or your feelings. You can (by God’s grace) choose what to think about and what not to think about. Feelings are a result of thoughts, so you can change how you feel by […]
Winning the Battle with High Blood Pressure Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Emergency MedicineIn this handout, let us look at the steps you can take to help overcome your high blood pressure. Remember, some of these steps will have immediate effects, and others will take a long time. Some will only last for a little […]
Prostate Enlargement (Benign) Treatment Mark Sandoval, M.D. Water – drink at least 1 ounce of water daily for every 2 pounds that you weigh (this includes the herbal teas that you drink). Check with your physician first if you have problems with kidney failure or congestive heart failure. A. Herbal teas Drink 4 glasses of […]
Thriving Through the Loss of a Loved One A very close family member of ours has just received a terminal cancer diagnosis and has opted for hospice care at home. And we are at their home right now to help in whatever ways that we can. The aggressiveness of this type of cancer usually results […]
A Deadly Dysrhythmia Faster Might Not Be Better Mark Sandoval, M.D. I don’t know if you see daily trends in your practice, but in my ER, we seemed to have daily trends. One day might be psych day. Another day might be GI day. Another day might be trauma day, and so on. I remember […]
Faster Might Not Be Better Mark Sandoval, M.D. I don’t know if you see daily trends in your practice, but in my ER, we seemed to have daily trends. One day might be psych day. Another day might be GI day. Another day might be trauma day, and so on. I remember one day in […]
Sabbath Considerations in Healthcare Mark Sandoval, M.D. “We have come to a time when every member of the church should take hold of medical missionary work,” and we as Seventh-day Adventist healthcare professionals have answered this call to a significant degree. Beyond caring for the physical needs of our patients, this calling requires us to […]
Infinity Today, I would like to spend some time contemplating the topic of infinity together. There is a purpose to this, so keep with me. It is beautiful! Infinity is somewhat odd. It messes up our usual understanding of mathematics. For example, infinity plus anything equals infinity. To take infinity and add anything to it […]
The Praise Plan Mark Sandoval, M.D. Lifestyle Medicine Many persons are suffering because of dysfunction of the bone marrow. The bone marrow is where your immune system is born and where your red blood cells and many of your white blood cells are formed. If there is dysfunction in the bone marrow, the results can […]
What Shall We Do? Luke 3:10 So the people asked him, saying, “What shall we do then?”John’s message had its effect in a number of those who came to hear him speak. They were convicted that they were not right with God, for the fruit of their lives was contrary to God’s fruit. And with […]
Why Relationships Do/Don’t Change What is it that lies at the foundation of relationships? Why is it that relationships change over time? And can you ever be secure in a relationship? Let us explore these important questions together right now. There are at least two things that lie at the foundation of relationships. One is […]
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