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Vision

Eye Health

Dry, sore or tired eyes, macular degeneration, glaucoma and the changes to sight that arrive with diabetes or age.

  • Dry eye
  • Macular degeneration
  • Glaucoma
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Pain

Back & Nerve Pain

Low back pain that has lasted months, sciatica, and the burning or tingling of nerve pain in the feet and hands.

  • Low back pain
  • Sciatica
  • Diabetic nerve pain
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Weight

Weight & Metabolism

Carrying extra weight and the conditions that travel with it, such as raised cholesterol, fatty liver and sleep apnea.

  • Obesity
  • Weight after menopause
  • Fatty liver
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Headache

Migraine & Headache

Migraine with or without aura, headaches on most days of the month, and cluster headaches that arrive in bouts.

  • Migraine
  • Chronic migraine
  • Cluster headache
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Nicotine

Quitting Smoking & Vaping

Help to stop cigarettes, vapes or chewing tobacco, and to stay stopped once you have managed it.

  • Cigarettes
  • Vaping
  • Smokeless tobacco
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Men’s health

Prostate & Urology

An enlarged prostate, getting up at night to pass urine, kidney stones and other problems men often keep quiet about.

  • Enlarged prostate
  • Low testosterone
  • Erectile problems
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Hormones

Thyroid & Hormones

An underactive or overactive thyroid, thyroid eye disease and the other glands that set the body’s pace.

  • Underactive thyroid
  • Overactive thyroid
  • Thyroid eye disease
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Bladder

Bladder Health

Sudden urges, leaks, frequent infections and bladder pain: common at every age and rarely talked about.

  • Overactive bladder
  • Leaking when you laugh
  • Repeat bladder infections

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