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Oral cancer and HPV
Are you at risk for oral cancer? The answer is yes! Recently, I was talking to a patient who had just been diagnosed with HPV and was in a watch and wait mode to be retested in one year. When asking her about what her [...]
Dental cause of systemic disease
The dental cause of systemic disease I have seen over and over in my practice numerous patients who had systemic illness that with the help of a dental sleuth we were able to pin down the origin to their mouth. And this was with [...]
Shingles vaccine pros and cons…
I get asked all the time whether or not I recommend the shingles vaccine. Epidemiologists are saying that 1 in 4 people will get shingles in their lifetime. CDC (center for disease control) is recommending the vaccine for anyone over the age of 50 when [...]
10+ cool health APPS
Last week I had a patient who was wondering if they were having a heart rhythm problem and wanted a way to check it at home. Some quick research on the APP store turned up several apps that would not only monitor your heart rhythm [...]
Stuck? Why biofeedback can help
Do you have any of these areas that need work? Repeated, negative behavior Weight problems Addictions Work or athletic performance Emotional stress Relationship problems Recurring pain Physical illness I'm [...]
This hormone keeps us fat
Hmmm. A hormone that by design is to keep us fat. At first your knee jerk reaction is “no thank you” but when you learn that this hormone is released by your fat cells with the main goal of maintaining fat stores for survival during [...]
Vitamin E – which form is best?
One of the most confusing things I found that led me on my Laura Miles MD path was trying to decipher all the different forms of vitamins. Even 15 years ago, health food stores were stocked with a plethora of different types of the same [...]
Herpes as an underlying cause of fatigue
Herpes viruses are more common than you ever thought of as an underlying cause of chronic disease. So far, there are 9 different herpes-type viruses that can infect humans and I suspect there might be even more. You may be familiar with herpes type 1 [...]
Dairy allergy, sensitivity, or lactose intolerance. Know the difference
I can’t tell you how many times I hear people say they are lactose intolerant and can’t drink milk but can eat cheese and they “feel” fine only to discover that it’s not a lactose intolerance at all but a dairy sensitivity or allergy. There [...]
9 Different causes of memory loss
I have been shocked at the growing incidence of Alzhemiers and dementia in this county. We all get alarmed when we start forgetting names and can’t recall what we went into the kitchen for so let’s dissect this into the different forms of memory loss. [...]
