A fainting spell can be a frightening experience. The brief loss of consciousness associated with fainting can trigger significant anxiety in the person unfortunate enough to experience it. The good news is that a fainting spell is usually not associated with a serious underlying medical problem and is unlikely to cause lasting harm unless an ...
What is Neurocardiogenic Syncope? Well Syncope is another name for “fainting”, and Neurocardiogenic is a condition where blood vessels expand, pulling blood to the lower parts of the body, resulting in low blood flow to the brain. With little blood flow to the brain, Syncope (Fainting) happens. The usual stimulus for this action resides ...
Syncope is just another name for fainting. It’s quite common for people to faint unexpectedly. I have never fainted before, until recently. I bumped my funny bone on the door casing as I was passing through it. I’m not even sure how I managed that, but the pain was so intense that I fainted. I ...
Most people become worried and frightened if someone faints who is close to them, and with good reason: fainting can be a symptom of a sundry multitude of diseases and conditions. Beyond just signaling a dangerous condition, however, fainting in itself can be life-threatening and it’s essential that every person knows what to do if ...
What would life be like without a little humor? It’s hard to deny the many health benefits of a good laugh. Laughing is a good way to reduce stress – and studies show it lowers levels of stress hormones such as cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine that cause blood pressure and blood sugar to rise. Laughter ...
What is Vasovagal Syncope? When I was in my late 20’s I had to transfer my life insurance policy to a different company. The standard protocol before a life insurance company will insure you is to send a medical professional like a nurse to draw blood from you to see how healthy (or not) you ...
This morning I was reading an interesting book called What’s Your Poo Telling You? Written by Josh Richman and Anish Sheth, M.D., and illustrated by Peter Arkle, The book was published in 2007 and basically consists of different descriptions of the many types of bowel movements the average person experiences. I purchased it during a ...
