In recognition of October being National Dental Hygiene Month, the Pennsylvania Center for Dental Implants and Periodontics wanted to share some tips and advice for how to clean your teeth when you do not have a toothbrush. There are times when you are out and about and you do not have a toothbrush readily available but...Continue reading
Category: Others
What you need to know about the Ebola Virus
On Tuesday, the CDC reported that a man who travelled from Liberia to Texas has been found to have Ebola. Now that the first case of Ebola has been confirmed in the US by health officials, the importance of educating ourselves on what this disease is and how it can be prevented becomes even...Continue reading
Sperm and Testosterone: A Love-Hate Relationship
He stood there looking at me, as deflated as an old circus balloon. “Doc, I heard that testosterone is important for my fertility, so that’s why I started taking it. I had no idea my sperm count would drop!” It’s Complicated Sure, testosterone is good for you. It’s critical for good overall health and for...Continue reading
Tips to Boost Your Energy
en·er·gy (noun): the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. We rely on energy to get through the day, the week, the year. We know that losing out on sleep can leave you drained, but sleep deprivation is only one of a long list of possible reasons behind feeling exhausted. The following...Continue reading
Protect Yourself & Those You Care About: Take Time to Get a Flu Vaccine
The fall season ushers in many favorite things: cooler temperatures, football season, outdoor activities like hiking and camping, and one not-so-favorite thing – the flu. While you can’t keep the flu from invading your space, what you can and should do is protect yourself from flu by getting your flu vaccination this year and every...Continue reading
Hidden Dangers of the Paleolithic Diet
The Paleolithic diet and its imitators make an assertion that the reason why modern people is so fat and unhealthy is that the food we eat is bad for us, unsuited to the body that our ancestors evolved by consuming the foods they enjoyed during primitive times. But there’s an important fact they don’t put...Continue reading
Sick of Snoring? Understand Your Treatment Options
A man in Idaho recently tried to perform his own sinus surgery. He had been told he needed sinus surgery to stop snoring, and when he realized he couldn’t possibly afford the procedure, he decided to do it himself. He drank hard for a week straight, then inserted straws in his nose and hit himself in...Continue reading
Non-Surgical Treatment Options For External Hemorrhoids
While it may be an uncomfortable topic, hemorrhoids can be a problem for men of all ages. More than half of people over the age of 50 experience hemorrhoids at some point in their life. This painful condition is often characterized by anal discomfort and bleeding. Men suffering from constipation or dehydration, particularly those who...Continue reading
Opening up the Can-Troversy: Are Canned Foods Bad for You?
These days, it’s one of the most persistent messages we get from the healthfood side of the spectrum. Avoid canned food. Avoid processed food. Eat fresh food. It would be a lot easier to accept this as true if they weren’t simultaneously trying to hawk their very expensive alternative foods and ingredients. So what’s the...Continue reading
Playing the Genetic Cards You’re Dealt
The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. It’s unbelievable how your genes, those tiny little chunks of DNA that make you who you are, can be sources of both delight and despair in life. Azoospermic Angst My lovely patient was trying to conceive for several years. Upon evaluation, he was found to be...Continue reading