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One of my mother’s favorite times of the year was spring as all the blooms emerged from their winter’s sleep.  She particularly loved redbud trees because the blooms are so vibrant against the backdrop of brown trees that have not started to wake up.  I [...]

When I first meet a patient, I always ask about bleeding gums and root canals because I am listening for potential areas of chronic disease. The responses I get are often are: Yes, my gums bleed but only when I floss I had a root [...]

We have all heard the phrase “when life gives you lemons you make lemonade”.  However, when I am in the midst of a lemon time the last thing I want to do is squeeze a bunch of lemons and figure out how much sugar to [...]

I feel like the title of this email should be labeled as a public service announcement! SOOO many people are sick and they are just pushing through running around literally exposing everyone around them.  I know, I know since covid we are kind of over [...]

I know many people raving about how great cold plunges are and I found myself pushing back and saying no way.  I am the type of person that takes forever to get into a cool swimming pool and get a shiver just thinking about it [...]

Having just returned from a retreat evaluating brain waves and the impact different modalities had on them it seemed seamless to explore the theta chamber right here in OKC.  When I found out it involved spinning in a pod my first reaction was… no way [...]

Whenever I see a study evaluating post-menopausal women and abdominal fat, I definitely pay attention!  We know from past studies that men and women gain and lose abdominal fat differently.  How many of you have jumped on the same diet with your husbands and they [...]

When I discuss how to eat right, it often leads to the discussion of how to lower your blood sugar.  While many foods have a high glycemic index there are three that people seem to groan more about eliminating or reducing:  potatoes, rice and bananas.  [...]