Depression is one of the most common mental health issues with almost 300 million people affected. 16.2 million people in the United States will have had at least one major depressive episode last year alone and anti-depressants are a multi-billion dollar industry. So, if you have a low mood, you [...]
Lack of sleep is a major cause of medical visits and can spiral into many different ailments. It is estimated that 70 million Americans have insomnia and roughly 43 million have sleep apnea with most of these people undiagnosed and unaware they have it. Prescription drug sales for sleep medications [...]
Just this week alone, I spoke with some amazing men and women who have hearts of gold taking care of everyone around them. A father stepping up to help his kids & provide for his family, a mother working as well as going the extra mile taking care of her [...]
A few nights ago, I was walking outside and turned a corner and I felt like I was attacked by pollen. I suddenly started sneezing, my eyes were watering, my throat was scratchy and my nose was dripping. I haven’t had seasonal allergies like this in years and I suspect [...]
Hyperthyroid misdiagnosed as anxiety I have seen three people in the last few months that were told they were having panic attacks with high anxiety when they were actually hyperthyroid and were having a thyroid storm! All three of my patients that had thyroid storms described themselves as being non-anxious [...]
I had a great question from a patient last week that I thought deserved answering for everyone. She recently found out she had high levels of mercury and wondered where she could have gotten an exposure to heavy metals. There are many metals in our daily lives that you don’t [...]
Vaccines are such a hot and controversial topic so let me be very clear, I am not going to tell you to get this vaccine or not get it but just present as many facts as I can so you can make an informed decision for yourself and your family. [...]
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 ob/gyn was telling her in [...]
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 “normal” check ups from their [...]
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 it had previously been 60. [...]
