Just when you thought Amazon had enough money and had crushed enough small businesses, in comes Amazon Pharmacy! On Tuesday, November 17, 2002, the e-commerce giant debuted its own ‘drugstore’ and successfully tanked the stocks
Catalase is an important enzyme you make in your liver, just like glutathione. These are both strong antioxidants. Today’s focus is on catalase, it’s incredibly important to your health and I hope you are still
Lately, people in the USA have dealt with anxiety from the recent election and political stress. This, compounded with fear from COVID and rising cases in some states adds to the mental stress for all
Everyone talks about masks. I like them and wear them but that is external protection only. While important and useful, let’s use common sense: The way we respond from a pathogen has more to do with
When talking to your physician it’s critical that you’re as open and forthcoming about your symptoms as possible. Many doctors need to know all your symptoms in order to figure out if they’re connected. This
The symptoms of iron deficiency mimic those of hypothyroidism, and low iron levels go hand in hand with low thyroid levels. It usually occurs due to reduced gastric acid production as we age, which then
Ginger is a something you’ve probably walked past a thousand times in the grocery store and probably passed up. It has some incredible medicinal benefits and offers people a natural approach to many ailments. Many
On Thursday, October 1st, the President of the United States and his wife, Melania tested positive for COVID-19. President Trump’s health is monitored constantly, and he is tested daily for the virus which has taken
For years we have heard that statins are the gold standard pharmacological treatment for high cholesterol. But there’s more to the story because those drugs, introduced in the 1980’s when I was a young pharmacist,
Consuming a healthy diet is getting more difficult for everyone lately. So taking supplements to fill in the nutritional gap is a good idea. Today, my focus is on B vitamins because those formulas are
At a certain age, we all lose those youthful hormones, and start to think about replenishment. That’s a great idea, but determining what hormones you need to replenish based upon your test results is very
There review article focuses on the relationship between the level of vitamin D3 and cancer incidence (or mortality), and also the potential properties of vitamin D3 that support its significant role in survival rates of certain cancers,
A few weeks ago I wrote about PVFS (Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome) which is the lingering, intractable fatigue that often plagues victims of viruses for years. It can be caused by the flu, Lyme, Epstein
There was a cross-sectional conducted recently (July 2020) to evaluate the relationship between selenium and iodine levels with anxiety and depression. The observational study was done with participants who had normal thyroid function (termed “euthyroid”)
As the country has opened up these past few months, I find myself carrying hand sanitizer with me. Hand sanitizers are a must if you travel because they quickly eliminate 99.9% of germs (at least
Just right off the top, eating these greens will lower your cholesterol! Most people want that. The cholesterol-reducing capacity of mustard greens is second only to perhaps kale, in terms of its ability to bind bile
We’ve all felt tired at one point or another, but not everyone experiences exhaustion. I’ll get to it shortly but first I’d like us all to relate to the most common types of fatigue. For
The thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly and it regulates your body temperature, how fast you burn fat and your energy levels. Most people with hypothyroidism do not even know they have the condition
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