As the weather turns nice more animals start to scurry, the trees start to bud, grass gets greener and the first sign of flowers appear announcing the beginning of a regeneration period. I always love this time of year. No more dark days of winter. Just the hope and possibility [...]
Breast implant illness is a real entity. With the recent Allergan recall of over 30 breast implants because of a suspicious link to a type of cancer, why is it such a stretch to think implants can make women ill in other ways? Symptoms are variable and might include fatigue, [...]
Every time I turn around I see another collagen product on the market. While collagen in general can be useful I wanted to take a look at the different types of collagen so you can see if your product is targeting what you think it is. Collagen is the main [...]
Coronavirus, COVID-19, is creating a world-wide scare. The coronaviruses are a family of viruses that are common in different species of animals like camels, cattle, cats and bats. These viruses can rarely infect humans and then spread between people. Past viruses have included MERS and SARS. The COVID-19 is one [...]
I discussed chronic urinary tract infections (UTI) last week but what if you have all the symptoms of a UTI and have no infection??? You most likely have interstitial cystitis or IC. IC occurs when the bladder wall gets irritated and can result in pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in [...]
Urinary tract infections (UTI's) are very uncomfortable. I describe them as peeing thru razor blades and if you have ever had one you know exactly what I am talking about. When you get into a cycle of recurrent UTI’s, then it is time to step back and work on the [...]
I recently had a patient who was diagnosed with prostate cancer but was in a watch and wait mode. Often when the tumor is small and is a low grade, men will be placed on surveillance and monitored because the tumors may not progress. The treatment can create significant issues [...]
I have had a request to revisit cholesterol and options for treatment. To understand what your cholesterol goal should be you need to know more than just your regular, standard cholesterol numbers. As far as treatments go, the lipidologists (those physicians that focus on cholesterol) will show you study after [...]
We have been detoxing this past week and on Monday I had a great group discussing all the areas we can work on in our home to decrease our chemical exposure. I remember when I first started doing functional medicine, when heavy metals/toxins were brought up I truly answered that [...]
Why “natural” cleaning products are not as safe as you think! I am diving into this new year with an effort to take detoxing my home a step further. I had already migrated to what I thought were cleaner and safer products but when I was researching my talk called [...]
