I recently presented in my “Medical Library” series The Color Code by James Joseph, Daniel Nadeau, and Anne Underwood. The premise of the book is that eating from a plate filled with colorful fruits and vegetables is the way to optimum health. It sounds like advice your grandma would give you, and you wouldn’t need […]
“I Beat Candida, So Can You!” – Our Own Nurse’s Story
My nurse Mildred Weaver has been working at our practice for over 20 years. My patients know her as this lovely, kind person with a soft touch when it comes to giving shots, taking blood or putting in an IV. She’s also well-versed in nutrition, as she worked for Dr. Robert Atkins in the late […]
Vitamin C & Chronic Fatigue
Vitamin C Is Essential for Human Health. Period. A severe deficiency of Vitamin C leads to scurvy, which is a fatal disease, and once we don’t hear about it much these days. Historically, scurvy was the disease of sailors and sea travel. Back in the day, many sailors on long voyages would die of this […]
Tired and Washed Out? Maybe You’re Iron Deficient
True story: a patient of mine in her mid-thirties came to my office complaining she was tired–more tired than she had ever felt in her whole life. I looked at her carefully and, from appearances, nothing seemed wrong. She was an active woman who regularly ran 3 to 5 miles three times a week. She […]
IBS & Candida
What Does Irritable Bowel Syndrome Have to Do With Candida? The classic association of Candida albicans overgrowth in the body is inflammation called vaginitis. Dr. Oz had a recent program showing how a woman’s diet or the medications she takes (for example, antibiotics) can cause the imbalance and overgrowth of Candida. Dr. Oz omitted what […]
Are You Getting Enough Magnesium?
The Benefits of the Epsom Soak In the old days, a farmer who worked his fields all day would come home complaining he was “bone-tired.” He was lucky if his wife fetched for him buckets of hot water to prepare a nice bath filled with Epson salts. The farmer would feel his aches and pains […]
New Findings in Fibromyalgia: What Do They Mean?
In a recent USA Today article, New Findings in Fibromyalgia, many articles from different medical journals are cited. I did some medical sleuthing by reading the original articles and by taking the extra step of speaking to the researchers who are quoted. These Are the Key Points: Fibromyalgia is a complicated disease without question. Most […]
“Why Am I so Tired?”: Causes of Chronic Fatigue
Part 1: Thyroid Imbalance Our practice specializes in treating patients with Chronic Fatigue diseases. Chronic Fatigue cases are the most challenging for a physician because there are so many possible medical causes that may be involved. Chronic Fatigue is equally challenging to the patient because no obvious organ in their body is involved. The Endocrine […]
Joint Pain & Fatigue: Beware of Ticks That Keep on Ticking…
I’ve seen 2 dramatic cases of Lyme disease this past month. Both patients presented with joint pain, swelling and rashes. Lyme disease is especially common during the summer months when people are outside more, but even after the summer, cases can develop that didn’t present with apparent symptoms. The Not Always Obvious Symptoms I’ve spoken […]
Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono) and CFS: Not Just a “Kissing Disease” Anymore
Infectious Mononucleosis, also called Mono or “The Kissing Disease,” because, in years past, it was most commonly seen in teenagers and college students who had contracted the illness after intimate contact with their romantic partners. Today, Infectious Mononucleosis is appearing more frequently in adults and resulting in more serious consequences. Infectious Mononucleosis is mainly attributed […]