This will begin some of our case studies, just how we use lifestyle changes and nutritional supplements for common health issues that conventional doctors treat first with a prescription med, often a second medication added to deal with side effects from the first. Phyllis B. was a long time patient of mine, whose medical problems, generally […]

Many a time, either in person or via phone, someone will say a variation of the following, “Look, I’m taking all these vitamins and minerals but I really don’t know what I’m doing. I think I’m eating right but I might have some vitamin or mineral deficiencies that I know nothing about. I really don’t […]

Here’s a diagnosis that doctors only started thinking about as recently as the 1980’s and now, decades later, although there are now plenty of gluten free items available both in grocery stores and on restaurant menus, doctors are still arguing about its existence. Many don’t even mention it to their patients with irritable bowel syndrome. “Why […]

We’re living in a time of major, worldwide breakthroughs when it comes to understanding how we age and also the steps we can take to not only slow down aging, but even reverse it a bit. A reader suggested she was tired of the term ‘anti-aging’. She wasn’t against ‘aging’, and in fact, rather enjoyed […]

If you’ve been to one of our centers, I’m sure you’ve seen the large leather recliner chairs, often containing a patient, busy on their smartphone, tablet or reading a book while on the receiving end of an intravenous drip. Over the next few Health Tips, I’ll be talking about what these infusions are used for […]

Over the years of writing Health Tips, I was surprised to discover that one I’d written a few years ago about Vitamin B 12 Deficiency had received the most comments and questions from readers. Since there have been some interesting developments in both the diagnosis and treatment of B12 deficiency, and since B12 deficiency remains […]