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Endocrinologists diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and other conditions involving the endocrine glands. Endocrine glands include the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries or testicles, hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands.

These glands and the hormones they produce affect important bodily processes that control metabolism, blood pressure, cholesterol, hunger, thirst, body temperature and more. Hormone imbalances can impact your daily life, but an endocrinologist can help you manage the imbalances to improve your quality of life.

An endocrinologist can treat you for a variety of conditions, including the following: Continue reading “8 Reasons To See An Endocrinologist” →

There is a saying that milk does the body good, and another that states moderation in all things is the best policy.

Prostate cancer has the highest incidence of any cancer in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas has the 14th highest incidence per capita of prostate cancer in the world. Prostate cancer however has an excellent cure rate of 98 to 99 percent for early-stage, low-risk prostate cancer. A recent respected scientific study has found that men with a higher intake of dairy foods, in particular milk, have a significantly higher risk of developing prostate cancer when compared to men with low dairy food intake. Continue reading “Milk May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk” →