Author name: Schei, MD

Dr. Nima Schei is a medical doctor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of PositiveMed. Besides medicine, he's been studying mathematics and neuroscience at Rutgers University. He's passionate about alternative medicine, startups and animal rights. He's a proud vegan, living with his wife and two rescue dogs in Miami Beach, FL.

Preventing Knee Pain - What You Need to Know

Preventing Knee Pain – What You Need to Know

One of the most common pain complaints doctors here from adult patients? Knee pain! Why? As one of the largest joints in your body, the knee plays an important role in supporting your every movement as well as absorbing the shock to your body from walking and running. Everything from running too much to being […]

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The 5 Types of Antioxidants and When to Use Them.

The 5 Types of Antioxidants and When to Use Them 

We often hear the word antioxidant in the world of nutrition and health. However, we are not exactly sure what it refers to–it makes sense since it is essentially pretty complicated. You may already be taking antioxidant supplements, or buy products hyping their antioxidant benefits. In this article, we will see different types of antioxidants

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8 Easy Home Remedies for Treating Urticaria Hives.

8 Easy Home Remedies for Treating Urticaria/Hives

Urticaria is an annoying allergic condition that can be extremely troubling at times. If you are suffering from urticaria, you are probably aware of how it can significantly impair one’s sleep cycle and overall quality of life. According to an article published in the American Family Physician, urticaria has a lifetime prevalence of 2o percent.

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How Chronic Pain is Affecting Michigan’s Community and Many Other

How Chronic Pain is Affecting Michigan’s Community and Many Other

Being in constant pain is no fun. Of course, the physical pain is debilitating in ways nearly everyone can understand and empathize with, but chronic pain sufferers also typically endure psychological and social effects that are poorly understood by the broader community. As many as 3 million Michigan residents spend their days with chronic pain,

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Realistic Ways That You Can Regain Your Pre-Pregnancy Figure 

Realistic Ways That You Can Regain Your Pre-Pregnancy Figure 

Most mothers are looking to get back to their original weight or figure at least a year after they have given birth. Pregnancy changes your body in a number of ways and not all of these transformations leave your body. As a result, you are left with some rather undesirable features that you would like

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Four Quick Ways To Help Older Parents Remain Independent

Four Quick Ways To Help Older Parents Remain Independent

Many older people value their independence almost more than anything else, which is probably one reason this interchange went sideways. This subject is very touchy, and knowing what to say, along with how to say it, can make these conversations go much more smoothly. Get Everyone on the Same Page Usually, everyone wants what is

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Living with an HIV-Positive Partner when You’re HIV-Negative

Testing positive for HIV is no longer an automatic death sentence. In fact, medicine has made stunning advancements enabling today’s patients to live with normal CD-counts and enjoy the same life expectancies as their HIV-negative friends. This same feeling of normalcy rings true for intimate relationships regardless of HIV status. If you test negative and

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How Your Office Job Could Contribute to High Blood Pressure

A staggering 1 out of 3 Americans is estimated to have hypertension, or high blood pressure, and only half of them truly have it under control according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A key risk factor for heart disease, high blood pressure is an unhealthy increase in the force at

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