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Breast augmentation is a big business. Each year, hundreds of thousands of women undergo breast implant surgery at an average cost between $5,000 and $10,000. But that’s just the start-up fee. Add to that the potential cost of having to remove them, replace them, and treat the many illnesses the surgery may cause. Looking for a breast implant illness doctor in Tampa, FL? That’s when the financial cost can soar to the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient. Not to mention the pain and suffering of those who have negative experiences. For many years, plastic surgeons have justified their support for breast implants based on the dubious claim that there was insufficient evidence linking implants to any serious health conditions. But the basis for their argument is starting to erode as more and more studies reveal the truth — that breast implants are not only big […]

Are you one of the women that has sleep apnea & looking for hormone therapy in Tampa, FL? It’s bad enough that you just binge-watched the first seven episodes of the fourth season of “Ozark,” and you’re suffering serious sleep deprivation issues because of it. Now you find out the second — and final — seven episodes are scheduled for release ahead of time. At the end of April! That’s hardly enough time to catch up on your sleep. Exacerbating that situation is the fact that you already suffer disruptions in your sleep due to breathing issues on a regular basis shortly after your head hits the pillow. Maybe you shouldn’t blame all those sleepless nights on Netflix’s hit crime thriller. Perhaps it’s time to look at physical issues rather than the TV remote. Sleep apnea is a chronic and potentially serious health condition characterized by abnormal periods of breathing

In some cities and towns in New York and California, walking into a restaurant without a COVID-19 vaccination card might get you booted out. No vaccine in some establishments means no soup for you!  This is sad but certainly not surprising. Why? Because the natural immunity conferred upon a person infected with a new virus was pretty much ignored or even denied for the last two years. Ignored by policymakers. Ignored by many media outlets. Ignored by big pharma. Even ignored by many physicians.  As a result, if you contracted the virus named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes, named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and your immune system produced antibodies to fight it, that wasn’t considered sufficient protection to get you a pass into your favorite restaurant. By local mandate in some jurisdictions, you were still required to get vaccinated. Fortunately, a growing body of evidence is turning the tide,

Physicians who treat myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and “long haul” COVID-19 can’t help but notice the similarities between these two medical conditions.  Both appear to have similar causes and symptoms, and both respond to many of the same treatments. With either condition, patients often experience unrelenting fatigue that lasts for months on end, along with brain fog, an inability to concentrate, impaired memory, and exercise intolerance. Whether the two conditions are connected remains a mystery, but their similarities help to guide the development of effective treatment protocols here at BioDesign Wellness Center, a Tampa, Fla., functional medicine clinic. What is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious, long-term illness that affects many body systems, including the immune, nervous, and endocrine systems — all of which have far-reaching effects on the body’s physiological functions. Patients often find it difficult to perform their usual daily activities.

If you’ve experienced severe allergy-like symptoms — such as hives, difficulty breathing, low blood pressure, and severe diarrhea — and your doctor diagnoses you with allergies — you may actually have mast cell activation syndrome.  Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) flares up when mast cells, which are located throughout the body, inappropriately release excessive amounts of chemical mediators, such as histamine, in response to a trigger, including one or more of the following: Alcohol An allergen Certain chemicals Certain food items (which vary among individuals) Certain fragrances (such as perfume or cologne) Certain medications Exposure to sunlight Heat or cold Heavy metals Infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal) Mold/fungus When mast cells function as they should, they help defend the body against threats, such as harmful viruses, bacteria, and fungi. However, when these cells become overly sensitive, they release chemical mediators in response to non-threatening triggers. Sometimes, they release too much.