Are you currently hospitalized, confined to a nursing facility, a bed, or a wheelchair due to
chronic illness or disease, currently using oxygen equipment to assist in breathing, receiving Hospice Care or home health care, or had an amputation caused by disease, or do you currently have any form of cancer (excluding basal cell skin cancer) diagnosed or treated by a medical professional, or do you require assistance (from anyone) with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating or toileting?
On the other hand, if your wheelchair usage is due to
a chronic illness or disease, you will have to accept that you will have to pay a little bit more (not a lot more if you can believe it), and you will have a waiting period.
The truth is, if you are not in a wheelchair due to
a chronic illness or disease (I.E. Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's), you can easily qualify for a level death benefit with some companies.
This could pose a serious risk if you develop
a chronic illness or disease.
Wheelchair use due to
a chronic illness or disease (which MS is) is a flat decline for any underwritten plan.
Not exact matches
For millions of people with
chronic illnesses, whether it's diabetes, heart
disease or sleep apnea, these devices become dramatically more useful if they can collect and interpret medical information.
I think insurance should be provided by all employers, but I think it should be for
illnesses and
chronic disease, not voluntary
or unnecessary procedures / pills.
Hasker's third proposition is that for the problem of divine non-intervention to be a real problem, «we must be able to identify specific kinds of cases in which God morally ought to intervene but does not» Many critics of (traditional) theism probably already have a more
or less vague list of such cases, which might include genocidal events, such as the Nazi holocaust and the Rwandan massacre; wars; large - scale natural disasters; conditions of
chronic poverty, in which millions of children die from starvation
or are permanently stunted because of inadequate protein; the sexual molestation of children, which often leaves them psychologically scarred for the rest of their lives; death preceded by long, painful
illnesses, such as cancer
or AIDS,
or by mind - destroying conditions, such as Alzheimer's
disease; and the kinds of events described by Dostoyevski, such as the soldier using his pistol to get a mother's baby to giggle with delight and then blowing its brains out.
If there are additional symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and /
or blood in the child's stools, the child may have a
chronic intestinal
illness such as Crohn's
disease, ulcerative colitis,
or celiac
disease.
Because the danger of melanoma comes from its metastasis from the skin to the vital organs, being able to slow down
or stop metastasis could turn a
disease that was often a death sentence into a manageable
chronic illness with relatively little risk of death.
The authors interpret this data to suggest one of the factors that may be associated with the increasing trend of AKI is the comorbid and
chronic disease burden and severity of
illness at the time patients receive heart
or liver transplants.
He has also found that caregivers with
chronic illnesses such as heart
disease or cancer have more physical problems with their
illnesses than do noncaregivers with
chronic physical
illnesses.
The researchers also analyzed the effects of methylnaltrexone on another 135 patients from the same trials who had advanced
illnesses other than cancer, such as congestive heart failure, advanced
chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease or neurologic
diseases.
As a result, patients with
chronic illnesses such as diabetes, depression,
or heart
disease must pay the entire cost of their tests, appointments, and prescriptions until they meet their plan's deductible.
The underlying cause of the
disease known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is unknown, although a number of abnormalities have been detected in individuals with the
illness.
«Although our goal is to develop systems that can treat infectious
diseases such as malaria, HIV
or tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa
or Southeast Asia, there are many applications here in the U.S. for treating
chronic conditions such as heart
disease, diabetes
or psychiatric
illness.
I am sharing my story only in an effort to hopefully help someone else find a possible answer to his
or her long - term struggle with
chronic fatigue, Lyme
disease,
or other mystery
illness.
Think of your adrenals like a bank account, and the following things «drain» the account of its reserves: stress, anxiety, worry, alcohol, sugar, overwork, lack of sleep, drugs,
chronic illness, autoimmune
disease, toxic relationships, feeling powerless, PTSD, food sensitivities, financial issues, divorce, and over -
or under - exercising.
Consider consulting a doctor before pursuing a hot yoga practice, particularly if you have any
chronic disease (diabetes, cardiovascular
or respiratory issues,
or a history of heat - related
illness).
If you are overweight, suffer from autoimmune
disease, allergies, any
chronic illness or health condition
or inflammatory
diseases, such as heart
disease, diabetes, and cancer, the potential health benefits of discovering and uprooting hidden food sensitivities can not be overstated.
Functional medicine searches for the underlying imbalance,
or root cause, which can contribute to
illness or chronic disease.
Combine this with other inflammatory factors, such as not sleeping enough
or being under too much stress, and we have a
chronic inflammation situation that increases our risks of heart
disease, asthma and other
illnesses.
Using this method, one could heal a lot of
chronic illnesses,
diseases, preventing the need for surgery
or medication (that can cause bad side effects).
Prevention Naturopathic doctors understand the power of preventative medicine in not only preventing
disease but also in preventing minor
illnesses from developing into more serious
or chronic diseases.
Taking charge of your health contributes to overall wellbeing; as well as losing weight
or staying at your ideal weight, which reduces risks of
chronic illness such as heart
disease and diabetes.
Persons at highest risk of
disease from these organisms include newborns and infants; the elderly; pregnant women; those taking corticosteroids, antibiotics
or antacids; and those having
chronic illness or other conditions that weaken their immunity.
People with anemia, eating disorder, diabetes, kidney
disease, thyroid
disease, autoimmune
disease, cancer, terminal
illness, certain genetic
diseases, and other
chronic conditions shouldn't try this diet
or should do so only under the supervision of their primary care provider.
The links between an imbalanced microbiome (
or gut bacteria) and
chronic illness, like obesity, diabetes, depression, cancer,
or heart
disease, keep growing every day.
Infrared sauna treatments - In the book, Beating Lyme
Disease, chiropractic doctor, Dr. David Jernigan (2008) writes, «In the realm of assisting
chronic or frequently occurring infectious
illness, infrared sauna therapy is a vital part of any good treatment program.
EF: If a patient has a diagnosis of
chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, neurologic issues,
or potentially even some learning disabilities, these may actually be symptoms of Lyme
disease because it is a multisystemic
illness.
Monounsaturated fats, also referred to as oleic
or omega - 9, have been shown to have many health benefits: helping prevent cancer, heart
disease, obesity, and other
chronic illnesses.
Whether you're suffering with a «mystery
illness» doctors haven't been successful at helping you overcome
or have been diagnosed with a serious
chronic health issue; such an as autoimmune
disease, the foods you eat dramatically impact your health.
In a nutshell, this is the mission of Kula for Karma, a New York City - based nonprofit organization of trained volunteer yoga teachers who provide breath work, therapeutic yoga and meditation classes at no cost to people in need, particularly those who are facing
illness,
disease and
chronic pain,
or recovery from abuse, trauma and addiction.
There are instances when conventional medicine is like a miracle, but for the one in five people suffering from autoimmune
disease such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism (a
disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys tissue in the body
or brain), and countless others suffering from undiagnosed autoimmunity,
chronic inflammation, severe pain, environmentally induced
illnesses, food sensitivities,
chronic viral, bacterial,
or parasitic infections, brain chemistry imbalances, hormonal imbalances, hair loss, unexplained weight gain, and more — being told your lab tests are fine and you simply need an antidepressant can feel like a kick in the groin.
If you're someone who struggles with an autoimmune
disease or chronic illness, there's a chance that you've heard of the Wahls Protocol.
The interview turned to be truly astounding and shocking not only to the viewers who have celiac
disease but also for people with any
chronic illness or debilitating health conditions.
What do calories and grams of macros have to do with whether you are strong against communicable
illness like viral and bacterial infections —
or chronic disease like heart
disease and cancer?
Allopaths CAN NOT: Treat viral infections; cure most
chronic degenerative
diseases; effectively manage most kinds of mental
illness; cure most forms of allergy
or autoimmune
disease; effectively manage psychosomatic
illnesses,
or cure most forms of cancer.»
Eating processed
or deep fried foods, trans fats can all contribute to
chronic health over time, and
diseases like heart
disease, diabetes, obesity, and countless other
illnesses can be contributed in part to the inflammation caused by certain foods such as these that we choose to eat over a prolonged period of time.
20 %
or less reactive: Bread, scallops, steak, roasted nuts (if you have
chronic illness, autoimmune
disease,
or depression, this can bump up to 70 %), snow peas, bok choy, cow's milk cheese, sesame seeds, tempeh
● Infectious
disease ● Viral infections ●
Chronic illness ● Alcoholism ● Dysbiosis —
or inappropriate ratio of good vs. bad bacteria residing in the gut.
The most recent studies are showing that sugar and processed foods increase the risk of
chronic illness, with very little evidence that fat causes heart
disease or increases risk of the
chronic illnesses.
These verbs elegantly describe the simple, accessible actions that patients and practitioners alike can take to achieve wellness, despite autoimmune
disease or chronic illness, for themselves
or their clients.
All of us have either: experienced on ourselves
or have taken care of someone with either autoimmune
disease or chronic illness and we know that the healing diet works.
As physicians, we are not well trained to help patients truly heal and transform in the face of
chronic illness, pain disorders, cancer, heart
disease, long - term disability,
or a terminal diagnosis.
For those suffering from autoimmune
diseases like Crohn's
disease, celiac
disease,
or other serious
chronic illnesses, an elimination diet can be a powerful healing tool.
Therefore, properly identifying and treating this hidden
chronic oral infection along with your other full body wellness programs are extremely important if you are dealing with your own
chronic disease or illness.
Impairment of the highly specific nutrient uptake processes,
or compromised GI barrier function, as in «leaky gut syndrome,» can result from a number of causes including: • Low gastric acid production •
Chronic maldigestion • Food allergen impact on bowel absorptive surfaces • Bacterial overgrowth
or imbalances (dysbiosis) • Pathogenic bacteria, yeast
or parasites and related toxic irritants • The use of NSAIDs and antibiotics Impairment of intestinal functions can contribute to the development of food allergies, systemic
illnesses, autoimmune
disease, and toxic overload from substances that are usually kept in the confines of the bowel for elimination.
These metabolites can be used for both diagnostic and therapeutic measurements for: detecting abnormal gastrointestinal overgrowth
or dysbiosis, assessing mitochondrial energy production, detecting genetic
diseases, assessing malnutrition and suboptimum nutrition, revealing toxic exposure, finding alterations of neurotransmitter metabolites in neurological and psychiatric disorders, and assessing metabolites that cause severe inflammation in a variety of
chronic illnesses.
The Company's LTC rider allows access to the policy's death benefit to cover costs associated with long - term care services due to
chronic illness or severe cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimer's
Disease.