Health Education Information and Resource Services (HEIRS)

An online blog service of the HEIRS Community that discusses aspects related to environmental illnesses including PTSD, Gulf War Syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, obesity, diabetes, chemical sensitivity and others. We also provide education on general health issues for all people, promote conservation and protection of resources and advocate for better service access for individuals with disabilities and their assistance animal companions.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

First Round of Broadband Stimulus Funds Announced, Three Awards to Libraries

The first of many broadband stimulus funds awards have been announced, and libraries are among the earliest grantees, though a relatively small percentage thereof. LINK

Friday, December 25, 2009

As Global Temperatures Rise, So Too Do Health Risks

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Dr. Oz and Trainer Bob Greene Discuss Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes.

Bob Greene, Oprah's Fitness Trainer, was on the Dr. Oz show today. In the segment, Dr. Oz discusses the prevelance of diabetes and that millions of Americans have yet to be diagnosed. Trainer Bob Greene has published a new book called The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-diabetes. Posted on the Dr. Oz website is a sample of the 12-Week plan for managing diabetes that Author Greene writes about in his new book. To view the posted sample of the 12-week plan,

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We have added it to the HEIRS Store at Amazon.

Health Education Information and Resource Services (HEIRS)

HEIRS online explores the health aspects of diseases that are effected by environmental contaminants including obesity, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, heart disease, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), multiple chemical sensitivities, obesity, diabetes, Lyme disease, neurological diseases such as ALS, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and numerous others.

At HEIRS, we have a different approach when addressing general health and environmental-related illnesses. In the following pages, we will focus on topics including those related to nutrition, genetics, population studies, behavioral issues etc in addition to specifics such as facts, symptoms and therapies related to these health conditions.

One important research focus is the how the Nrf2/PGC-1a/SIRT1 gene pathway effects environmental illnesses. We believe the function/altered function of this pathway is an important "route" to environmental illness. As you read, you will learn that many factors alter the activities of this pathway that can lead to a number of symptoms that are representiative of different illnesses and we use a holistic approach with an emphasis on systems theory to better understand them. At HEIRS, all conditions that are negatively effected by contaminants in the soil, air, water, drugs, animals and plants toxins are classified under the umbrella of environmental illness.

Below you will note links to individual pages that address specific issues and topics.