CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘Dr. Kathy Maupin’ Category
What is your real age?
How do we measure your Health Age, and is this more important than your chronological age? If you always thought of your age as the number of years you have lived, you may realize that the number of years you[...]
The Thyroid Myth that Doctors Still Believe
The thyroid gland is the most important gland to human life. I have had hypothyroidism since I was 23, so I have had an interest in the thyroid gland, how it works and what treatments work and which ones[...]
Understanding what your doctor means when they say, “Standard of care”, and “I follow the guidelines”.
If your doctor tells you they are following the standard of care you should let them know you understand that is the minimum they can do. Doctor lingo is often confusing to those patients who don’t work in the medical[...]
Peptides are needed now to cure the problems that occur with aging
What are Peptides, and how do they fit into a treatment plan for problems related to aging? Modern medicine is continuing to try to find medicines and treatments for issues and problems that have not been adequately resolved by existing[...]
Length of Life vs. Quality of Life, Which Way Should Medicine go?
In general, modern medicine decision making in medicine today is geared to making people live longer. Today we are going to discuss a presentation we heard at the AMMG conference in Tucson last October. The presentation was given by Dr.[...]
Are Pharmacies and Insurance Companies Practicing Medicine Without a License?
Do Insurance Companies and Pharmacies have a Hidden Medical Agenda? In order to practice medicine legally, one must acquire an education which is specified and regulated by state law. These requirements are very precise and complex, they require an education[...]
Bilateral Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia
There are only 32 recorded cases of Bilateral Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia. This week we are examining a story about a young man who had a hereditary disease. He was one of several in his family who apparently had suffered these[...]
Theories of Addiction Treatment
The treatment of addiction has grown beyond just alcohol and drugs. In the early days of addiction treatment, the focus was on alcohol and drugs. The theories about what was going on with the patient and why, focused on the[...]
Sex and Libido in America
Why is there is an increase in older Americans getting divorced? This week we look at the question of why more older Americans are getting divorced than ever before, even more frequently than younger Americans? It is an intriguing problem[...]
New Information about Early Alzheimer’s Detection
Doctors are excited to have a new tool that may help them detect and treat Alzheimer's. Doctors have begun to discover a breakthrough in being able to determine if you are one of those people who are likely to develop[...]