Dr. Robert Richey, MD 
It’s estimated that approximately 5 out of 100 Americans above the age of 12 years old have hypothyroidism, a condition where the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormones. If left untreated, hypothyroidism can cause a range of complications, including infertility, heart problems, nerve injury, and other rare but life-threatening conditions.
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland that is historically, the most common (benign) tumor found in men. Approximately 90% of men over the age of 85 years old have BPH, with as many as 14 million men in the U.S. having symptoms.
NAFLD reduces life expectancy by approximately four years, according to new studies. The good news is that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can be treated and cured naturally, with overwhelming evidence that a healthy lifestyle and diet is all you need to beat this disease. But the first step to recovering from fatty liver disease is to know what’s happening in your body.
Getting 2 grams of plant sterols or stanols a day can lower LDL cholesterol by about 10%, according to studies. Eating almonds, walnuts, peanuts, and other nuts can also have many heart-healthy benefits.
Approximately two million fractures happen in the US each year due to osteoporosis. The most common bones to break? The bones of your spine, hip and wrists, and the more you break, the more common it will be to experience another.
Although gout can affect anyone, it usually occurs earlier and more in men than women. For women who do get it, it generally occurs after menopause. On the other hand, men can be three times more likely than women to develop gout because they have had higher levels of uric acid for most of their lives. Fortunately, gout can be healed with a combination of home remedies that heal and prevent symptoms moving forward.
Shockingly, more than 34 million Americans have diabetes, which works out to be approximately 1 in 10 people. Of those, it’s estimated that 90-95% of them have type 2 diabetes, making it the most common type of diabetes. But there are many things you can do to improve and even reverse your type 2 diabetes. In this article, we narrowed in on the most effective forms of treatment that can heal, repair and reverse type 2 diabetes.
Nearly half of all adults in the United States are affected by high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. It’s a serious health condition that puts you at higher risk for heart disease and stroke, both of which are leading causes of death in the United States. While there are conventional medications that help to lower your blood pressure levels, making a few simple changes can drastically improve your blood pressure naturally and permanently.
Kidney disease is an under-recognized public health crisis that affects approximately 77 million Americans. This breaks down to more than 1 in 7 adults having kidney disease with studies showing that approximately 90% don’t know they have it.