Hi friends!!
Happy new year!! We hope that this 2013 all your goals and wishes come true. The best form to initiate the year is here in Sayulita!! Beach, sun, relax! Don’t forget that anything you need! We will be here for you! Take Care!!
Sinceresly, Dr Frank.
Have you been enjoying the shiny sun and warm weather lately in Sayulita? Have you been sweating a lot? WATCH OUT! Because you might be also dehydrating!
This last month I’ve noticed that 9 out of 10 patients coming to consultation where having some degree of dehydration that actually worsened the symptoms of the different illnesses they were having, and instead of having 2-3 days of recovery they went up to 5-7 days.
How would you notice you are having dehydration?
One or more of the following symptoms might appear: thirst, discomfort, dry skin, dry mouth, dry lips, headache, loss of appetite, dizziness, muscle cramps, constipation, decreased urine volume, insomnia, and they can become as severe as seizures, loss of consciousness, fainting, and death.
Dehydration comes when we have reduced water consumption and an increase in the loss of it (sweating, sun exposure, exercise, fever, etc)
This is a very easy issue that can be prevented and solved by drinking enough plain water (tequila and beer doesn’t count) and don’t forget about getting some electrolytes too!
Let’s keep enjoying our nice and beautiful town with enough water in our bodies. Salud!
Healthy tip of the week: Drink 2-3 liters of plain water by day and at least on bottle of liquid electrolytes (Pedialyte/Electrolit/Gatorade) that can be easily found in grocery stores and pharmacies in town.
Please spread the word, all this area is Flu free!
Fortunately, in these weeks we did not have even a single case of influenza A/H1N1, where the majority knew what to do, however, this week we did have a patient that required emergency medical service and hospitalization who did not know what to do. And this is not the first time.
In 2 ½ years of medical practice in Sayulita, I have dealt with two sad realities: the hospital of San Pancho does not have all the resources all the time to deal with an emergency, and the transport of critically ill patients to good hospitals in PV is very slow (up to 3 hours) or very risky as it is done in cars without proper medic or paramedic care.
I wonder: Are we really ready as a community to deal with an emergency, an epidemic, hurricane, fire, etc.? Continue reading
This is by far, the most Frequently Asked Question to me on this days, and my answer remains the same: There’s NO reported case of Influenza in Sayulita and it IS SAFE to come to Sayulita at this moment
As stated in the official websites for Influenza info in Mexico Continue reading
Please read completely before spreading the word.
According to Nayarit Health Department website, so far 11 cases of Influenza have been confirmed in the state, 5 of them are of Influenza type B and 6 of type A (NOT YET confirmed if they are subtype H1N1 aka swine flu).
Of the known patients with Influenza type A, just 1 is in the hospital (they don’t say why).
If you want to read the full update follow the next link:
http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?u=http://www.ssn.gob.mx/saladeprensa/abril2009/285.html&sl=es&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8
Influenza is a viral infection also known as cold and it often has a peak of activity in the cold months (November to March). It is a highly contagious disease and if not well attended it can become fatal. Continue reading
Please feel welcome to sayulitadoctor.com where you will find interesting articles about common health issues that I’ve seen during my practice here in Sayulita such as: Montezuma’s revenge (traveler’s diarrhea), food poisoning, dengue fever, stingray and jellyfish injuries, scorpion sting, and so on.
You will find what I consider the basics on their understanding and the starting or preventive treatment for them.
At this moment I’m in the process of collecting all the information and starting to write the articles, so visit the site once in a while or subscribe to the blog updates by e-mail or RSS, for receiving them as soon as they get on-line.
If you have any questions or comments feel free to post them directly in each of the articles to bring up some life to the blog or if you prefer you can send them directly to my e-mail.
Sincerely,
It’s very important that you read, understand and pass this information to others living and visiting Sayulita and surrounding areas.
Dengue is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus (Denguevirus types 1, 2, 3 & 4) transmitted by a mosquito genre called “aedes”. It might produce a “no symptoms” presentation, an undifferentiated fever, a Classic Dengue Fever (CDF), an Hemorragic dengue (HD) or a Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Continue reading
Right now we are preparing our Medical Service/Chiropractor opening in Sayulita. wait for news. 
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