The story’s familiar. You have joint aches and pains, a headache, fever, or menstrual cramps and you reach for a bottle of aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), or naproxen (Aleve). What these drugs have in common is that they belong to a class called NSAIDs—non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Here’s a list of them. NSAIDs are generally safe, typically effective, and inexpensive, and as a chiropractic physician when Read More

Take 5000 IU daily. Here’s why: • The role of vitamin D in the human body is complex, with ramifications well beyond healthy bones. One of D’s effects is to trigger your immune system into a high-alert, anti-viral state. • Low Vitamin D increases your susceptibility to viral infections, likely including Covid-19. Former CDC director Tom Frieden has publicly stated that vitamin D may protect Read More

Look. I know you’re crazy busy at home, sheltering in place, sleeping a lot, eating too many carbs, binging marginal TV, and generally going bonkers. You don’t have a lot of spare time. But please click to this article in the New York Post. Too busy for that? OK. I’ll summarize. Intravenous vitamin C in high doses is being used both in China and in Read More