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Coffee’s Unique Impact on Weight, Mood and Cancer
Coffee gets a bad rap sometimes, but this is almost everyone’s drink of choice when they gather together to share information with one another! Don’t underestimate its power in our culture. While true it can
Energy Hacks for Tired People
I bet some of you who deal with chronic fatigue are feeling very misunderstood by others. Some of you have a genuine lack of desire to socialize and it’s nothing personal, but it can easily
New Medications 2019
Dear Readers, It’s time for my annual article regarding new medications of the year. In 2019, a variety of novel entities received FDA approval, and some drugs were approved after just a few dozen people
Lettuce Alternatives
We thought it was just Romaine! At this point, you should probably just throw out all your lettuce regardless of the origin. It doesn’t matter if it came from Salinas, California because other states may
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Holiday foods are all around us at this time of year! And enjoying these pies, cakes and delicious meals is taken for granted by most of us. But what if you had chronic mouth pain?
Poisonous Holiday Plants
So you know how I love to use plants as ‘medicine’ and frequently recommend herbs to you? Well, there are certain plants that are dangerous, especially at this time of the year. Not all plants
My Favorite Winter Essential Oils
Medications come from many sources including plants. When plants are used to make a drug, the end product drug (not the plant) goes through phases of testing until it gets FDA approved. For example, the
Bitter Melon is Useful for Oral Cancer
There’s a famous quote by Hippocrates that underpins today’s article. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” One food, in particular, is gaining interest lately for its potential use in an unusual
Why You Might Need More Phosphatidylcholine
Fatigue is a challenging issue for people, and it’s hard to test for a root cause beyond standard adrenal and thyroid function tests. Sometimes a third etiology is considered and that would be B-vitamin status.
The Disgusting Tricks in Your Treats!😳🎃
As Halloween approaches this year, a lot of parents plan special outings and trick-or-treating events for the kids. I used to do that too, even decorating the house a little bit with cobwebs, but it
Peppermint is A Cool Solution for IBS
Many people have lost their joy in eating and that’s because they have Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS. I question that diagnosis because often times it is curable with a change in your diet or
What You Should Avoid Prior to Surgery and Lab Tests
I recently wrote about some impressive tests that you can self-order, thus taking the headache out of getting lab tests that you want. If you're interested in that information, CLICK HERE to read, You Can
Mental Health Problems Tied to Undiagnosed Hyperthyroidism
This is pretty scary because as parents we want to do everything we can for our children. But let me ask you this, would you be assertive enough to ask, and perhaps even brash enough
Blindness Caused by Junk Food
When you think of B complex, you probably think of it as one B vitamin, but “B Complex” refers to a group of B vitamins consisting of B1, B2, B3, B6 and others. The B
Berberine Helps with Brain-Related Disorders
Berberine is extracted from various different trees including a shrub from the "berberis" family. You may have heard of goji berries those come from the Japanese Barberry tree. Berberine is different, it comes from different
Popular Heartburn Medicine Zantac May Contain NDMA
The news broke on September 13, 2019 with a statement from the Dr. Janet Woodcock, the Director at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. This is a day that will go down in history,
Why Some Antidepressants Work and Some Don’t
Depression is just a word to those until they experience it. Then it's hell. First let me say I am not a fan of medicating normal, regular sadness that we encounter in our life, such
Tragically Bubonic Plague is Alive and Well
Let’s talk about Bubonic Plague from a medical standpoint, not political. I’m not going to entertain any of that because for me, it’s just a disease, not a political talking point. Here's a VIDEO Morning
10 Medical Benefits to Eat Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkins can be white, yellow or green. They’re not all orange! Did you know Antartica is the only country that can’t grow a pumpkin? In Colorado where I live, there’s a huge pumpkin patch 2
10 Natural Remedies For Psoriasis & Eczema
Many people take “biologic” drugs that have anti-inflammatory actions on the body and reduce the symptoms of chronic inflammatory conditions that are auto-immune in nature. I’m thinking of ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis,
Generic Meds May Not Be a Good Idea
I’ve always been a proponent for generic medications because they are more affordable and supposedly contain the same biologically active ingredient. For years, I’ve highly recommended them to people who couldn’t afford the name brand,
5 Tips to Survive on Hydrocodone and Other Opioids
Vicodin and Lortab are two brand names of one of the most popular drugs in the entire world! Generically, it is called “hydrocodone with apap” where the “apap” is an abbreviation for acetaminophen (aka Tylenol®).
You Can Order Your Own Blood Work and Lab Tests
It’s very convenient now to order your own blood test or urinalysis, or other lab test. I asked 6 people today, and no one knew this, but it’s huge and can speed up your healing
Does MRI Contrast Stay in the Brain?
NOTE: I have begun posting reader comments that are flowing in, these are at the end of this artcle. Thank you for these.Gadolinium is a silvery-white heavy metal that is injected into the body through
7 Reasons Not to Take Vitamin K with D
If it isn't clear from the title of my blog yet, I'll make it clear. I don't normally recommend combo supplements of vitamin D3 with vitamin K (either K1 or K2). I get asked all