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How Long Does It Take For Entyvio to Work?

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One of the most common questions I receive from IBD patients is how long does it take for Entyvio to work? And, really, it depends on the person and their disease. Obviously, I’m not a doctor, but I’m more than happy to share my experience with Entyvio and ulcerative colitis. I started Entyvio after I failed Remicade. Actually, it never really worked for me. I went to the hospital every 8 weeks for Remicade infusions for about over a year with little improvement. My symptoms were better, but I was never in remission. Then, it completely stopped working , and I started to get swollen lymph nodes on my head and neck, so it was time to try Entyvio. After the initial loading doses of Entyvio, I saw an improvement in my symptoms. Prior to that, I was using the bathroom 8-10 times a day, experiencing all sorts of cramping and seeing blood every time. After the loading doses of Entyvio, the frequency dropped to 3-4 times per day with less cramping and blood. I wasn’t 100%, but I was defini

Archetypal Resting Positions: How Sitting Like Your Ancestors Could Save Your Health

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Tennis elbow, Achilles tendinitis, osteoarthritis, and other connective tissue injuries are on the rise. Athletes have always gotten them, but it’s only in the past few decades that regular folks are getting them too. For some connective tissue injuries, non-athletes outnumber athletes. That shouldn’t happen if the conventional wisdom—injuries to tendons, ligaments, and cartilage occur only because of overuse or overloading during intense physical activity—were true. Now, of course the way we train affects the health and function of our connective tissue. Acute injuries absolutely occur. Overuse injuries absolutely develop. But that’s to be expected. Athletes put their bodies through a lot, and there is going to be fallout from that. Where those injuries shouldn’t be happening is in regular, everyday folks who don’t train for a living or engage in intense physical competition on a regular basis. And yet that’s exactly how it’s going down in the world today. In one recent study , the

Belle Of The Town

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Sung to the tune of the Beauty and the Beast song “Something There” There’s something sweet. And read the sign – There is coffee, beer and tea and even wine! The menu dear, there’s so much more. You’ll wonder why you didn’t see it there before. Belmont has a new coffee shop (in the old La Taza spot) that serves breakfast and lunch everyday from 7a-3p and happy hour bites Thurs – Sat from 3a-8p. I met my friend Caroline for lunch last week and we had lunch on the patio. The food was great!! We shared a sandwich and kale salad, and both exceeded expectations. Our club sandwich had real chopped chicken on homemade focaccia that was incredibly buttery (and I believe made in house). And the cheese – whatever it was it did not say – was anything but boring. I think it may have been a relative of brie. Forever my salad literally on the side of my sandwich. It was filled with kale, creamy avocado, feta, sunflower seeds, radishes and everything spices. SO good! My only comment wa