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Most of you are probably already familiar with the term dental hygienist, and I’ve even heard you call this type of professional an oral hygienist. However, if asked to explain exactly which areas fall within their scope, you might find it difficult — I’d like to fill that gap now with this summary article.
Chronic inflammation is closely linked to nutrition, metabolism and the processes of energy production. If you understand why mitochondrial health is so important, then by paying attention to the composition of your food and the timing of your meals, you can prevent a large portion of chronic diseases and counter excess weight without extreme effort or self-denial.
I often receive desperate pleas for help, typically from elderly people. They are invited to a free “health assessment.” After a few minutes of “testing,” they are told very alarming results that put them almost into shock. Taking advantage of this, they are then persuaded — at very high prices — to buy a “miracle device” that supposedly cures everything. In their panic they cannot evaluate the situation, but later at home — with a cooler head — they realize they’ve been defrauded of hundreds of thousands of forints. What can you do? My article is based on real events.
Today a desperate woman wrote asking: “My partner and I are infected with COVID; I'm already better — I 'only' cough. But my partner has back and chest pain. His blood oxygen level is a bit lower every day, now 92–93. The GP said on the phone that if he started to have trouble breathing, then we should go to the hospital. What should we do?”
I take "x" or "y" vitamin in high doses to strengthen my immune system. Am I doing the right thing? – I am often asked such questions seeking confirmation. My answer varies, because there are situations when the intake of a single specific substance is really necessary. Other times it is completely pointless, and sometimes even harmful. I will explain.
You've probably experienced this: you were given a medication, you took it as prescribed, and you still didn't get better. Or you went to physical therapy, but the effect faded after a few days. Maybe you tried a "miracle cure" that supposedly helped others — but it didn't work for you.
It's not your fault. And it wasn't that the treatment was bad. The problem lies elsewhere: most illnesses cannot be treated with a single method.
In this article I'll explain what multimodal treatment means and why it is the foundation of modern healing.
Once upon a time there was an old peasant everyone liked. They called him Uncle Matyi. Like many in those days, he kept a horse. He rose at dawn, harnessed it to the cart or the plough, and they worked the fields from spring to late autumn. Winter came, snow up to his waist, mud to his knees… but even then Uncle Matyi would get up, lead the horse out of the stable and, with a lead rein, they would trudge along the street. Up and down, in rain, wind, frost, every day.
Children ran after them, joined in, and listened to his stories about horses and the small things in life. He passed on everything he had once heard from his grandfather, adding the wisdom he had gathered in his long life. “If the horse just stands idle in the stable, muck piles up around it, it gets intestinal torsion, and then it dies. That’s why you must put the horse to work every day.”
Humans are poor at assessing risk. They worry that migrants will kill them or that they'll catch COVID when they go to the store. Meanwhile they light another cigarette or force down a huge meat-and-potatoes combo while staring at the TV. You should know that neither migrants nor COVID are the biggest threats to your life! You yourself can be your own worst enemy: a sedentary lifestyle and excessive eating hasten your death.
Hungarians are among the world's overweight nations. According to OECD health statistics, in this "competition" the Americans, Mexicans, Chileans and New Zealanders are ahead of us, but we are definitely in the "top 10". Being overweight — besides the fact that carrying the extra kilos all the time is hard — is a hotbed for diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes, joint problems, cancers, autoimmune diseases, etc.). It's no wonder that many try to lose weight. However, losing weight is not as simple as gaining it. Let's see why.
COVID has thoroughly reshaped medical care. Although the pandemic has subsided, the problem remains: clinic capacity is limited, access is centralized in many places, and waiting lists have grown. Pain, however, doesn't wait for a new appointment. What can you do if you have complaints but can't reach therapy fast enough—or if regular travel during working hours simply isn't possible? This article explains how to assemble an evidence-based home therapy system that complements (but does not replace) medical care.
The paradigm shift that is changing chronic disease management. If you have chronic pain, musculoskeletal complaints, or face a long rehabilitation, you probably know the feeling: the doctor can spare a few minutes for you each month, the physiotherapist sees you once a week, and you are left alone with your complaints for the remaining 167 hours. Home medical technology addresses this problem — it extends medical care into your home so you are not left alone between treatments.
