If you are experiencing symptoms of abdominal pain, change in bowel movement consistency and frequency, blood in the stool, mucous in the stool, getting screened to rule out colon cancer is a good idea so that you can detect any polyps or cancerous changes early.
If you are 50 years of age and older, you should be screened for colon cancer regardless of experiencing those symptoms mentioned above or not. After screening, you will be given instructions on how to carry out screening in the years to come that is best suited for you. Screening for colon cancer involves colonoscopy, which is very effective for detecting cancerous and precancerous lesions in the colon and rectum.
Colon cancer is the 4th most common cancer in Canada, but it is the 2nd highest killer amongst all other types of cancer in this country. With proper prevention and screening methods, it is very likely that we can drastically reduce the incidence of colon cancer. One interesting finding is that the incidence of colon cancer, as a percentage of the population, is actually greater in Canada than in the United States. There are some theories as to why this discrepancy exists (eg. Vitamin D status), but there are no conclusive reasons for this.
I encourage all of you to have proper screening methods carried out, if necessary, because early detection is essential. If you would like to learn more about how Naturopathic Medicine can help you work towards cancer prevention, please feel free to contact me at my office (contact details below).
Yours in health,
Dr. Michael Morsillo, B.Sc., N.D.
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Nature's Emporium
16655 Yonge St.
Newmarket, ON
905-898-1844
www.drmorsillo.com
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Can my symptoms be related to heavy metal toxicity?
There are more and more people entering the doctor's office with seemingly unexplainable symptoms. These symptoms can vary from fatigue to weight gain to neurological symptoms, and they seem to come about out of the blue because there are no clear causes. The doctor will perform what seems like a very thorough analysis and will not come up with anything.
Heavy metal toxicity is becoming increasingly prevalent in our society and is a very common underlying cause of a wide array of conditions and/or seemingly mysterious symptoms. There are lots of heavy metals that we can be exposed to on a daily basis, depending on where you live, where you work, what materials you come in contact with at work/home, what type of foods you eat, where those foods come from, what type of drinking water you use, etc. All of these factors play a role in your total exposure to heavy metals that can include aluminum, cadmium, mercury, lead, nickel, arsenic, barium, and more.
These metals can deposit in different areas of the body and can affect different physiological functions (eg. disrupting enzymatic reactions, hormonal actions, neurological functioning). Depending on what functions are affected, there can be a wide array of symptoms that manifest.
The good news is that these heavy metals can be detected quite easily using specialized lab testing. Once certain metals are detected, we can then work towards both decreasing your exposure to these metals and pull or chelate these metals from where they are being stored in your body. If you are experiencing symptoms that seem unexplainable according to preliminary medical analysis, heavy metal toxicity may be a possible cause. If you are interesting in testing for these heavy metals, I encourage you to schedule a visit with me at Newmarket Naturopathic.
Yours in health,
Dr. Michael Morsillo, B.Sc., N.D.
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Nature's Emporium
16655 Yonge St.
Newmarket, ON
905-898-1844
www.drmorsillo.com
Heavy metal toxicity is becoming increasingly prevalent in our society and is a very common underlying cause of a wide array of conditions and/or seemingly mysterious symptoms. There are lots of heavy metals that we can be exposed to on a daily basis, depending on where you live, where you work, what materials you come in contact with at work/home, what type of foods you eat, where those foods come from, what type of drinking water you use, etc. All of these factors play a role in your total exposure to heavy metals that can include aluminum, cadmium, mercury, lead, nickel, arsenic, barium, and more.
These metals can deposit in different areas of the body and can affect different physiological functions (eg. disrupting enzymatic reactions, hormonal actions, neurological functioning). Depending on what functions are affected, there can be a wide array of symptoms that manifest.
The good news is that these heavy metals can be detected quite easily using specialized lab testing. Once certain metals are detected, we can then work towards both decreasing your exposure to these metals and pull or chelate these metals from where they are being stored in your body. If you are experiencing symptoms that seem unexplainable according to preliminary medical analysis, heavy metal toxicity may be a possible cause. If you are interesting in testing for these heavy metals, I encourage you to schedule a visit with me at Newmarket Naturopathic.
Yours in health,
Dr. Michael Morsillo, B.Sc., N.D.
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Nature's Emporium
16655 Yonge St.
Newmarket, ON
905-898-1844
www.drmorsillo.com
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