“Doc, I’m frustrated. I am tired all the time, I can’t lose this weight, I’m cold, my skin is dry…I have all the symptoms that support what I read about hypothyroidism, yet they [their doctors] keep telling me my thyroid is fine. How could that be?” I hear this and similar questions quite frequently. So […]
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Sugar has become so much a part of our diets that we are unaware of all the places that it lurks. Because sugar has so many different names, we don’t really realize how much we consume. Generally, when we think of sugar, we think of the overt sugars – candy, cake, cookies, ice cream, sodas,
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Every day is a balancing act for our vitamins and minerals. Long recognized for their incredible necessity for health, vitamins and minerals must be supplied on a daily basis. This means we have to include more than we use daily. Without adequate amounts, function is altered. Deficient long enough, and disease results. Most people don’t
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The lives of most Americans today could be considered anything EXCEPT calm! We run so much that we don’t know what calm is. If we’re not overly busy, we’re overly stressed, anxious or ruminating about something. To make our lives feel somewhat manageable we run to fast foods, anti-depressants or anything to escape. When I
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I am amazed at how few people sleep well. These days, I’m more surprised than not when someone says they sleep great! Sleep deprivation has some far reaching ramifications. When you don’t sleep well, you suffer. You drag yourself up, grab for anything that will jolt some life into you (at the risk of other
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The incidence of shingles is about 4 in a thousand in the US. Those who suffer, generally suffer miserably. It is important to know the symptoms, because the sooner you can get treatment, the easier it is to get on top of it, and the faster it should heal. It may start with a tingling
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2020 is the year of the rat according to the Chinese zodiac and is forecast to be a strong, prosperous and lucky year for all. I share this merely as a fun tidbit to muse over as I am contemplating the mind boggling advancements we humans have made over the course of several millennia. It
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Last week, a patient of mine asked “Is this Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) real?” Unfortunately, for the millions who suffer, yes!! Too often we are adding yet another disease or syndrome to the ever- burgeoning list of deteriorating health conditions. RLS is one of them. Also called Willis-Ekborn Disease, symptoms include uncomfortable sensations that cause
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Pain affects the lives of millions of people by resulting in frequent missed days from work, needing assistance from co-workers, decreased levels of performance, needing work-site modifications and lost employment opportunities due to inability to meet job demands. Pain can affect home life by necessitating assistance with daily activities such as dressing, cleaning, cooking and
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We hear lots of talk about “Flora” or intestinal bacteria. Or maybe you’ve just heard that we need acidophilus or bifidus to help with digestive disorders. So what is it? We have a natural ecological system in our body referred to as “flora”. This is mostly in our skin and our mucus membranes (mouth, nose,
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