Today we're talking about how junk food can increase risk of visual deficit, including blindness! And it's because of a deficiency of B vitamins mainly. When you think of B…
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…
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…
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…
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…
MRI Contrast was originally pitched as something that is temporary, something that leaves the body! But today we know that isn't so. Gadolinium is a type of MRI contrast and…
Introduced in 1995 when I was just 30 years old, metformin quickly gained traction in the medical arena as the drug of choice to use in diabetes. Prior to its…
Many times, when a woman is fatigued and experiencing post-menopausal symptoms, practitioners are quick to recommend hormone replacement therapy, referred to as HRT. Sometimes the fatigue is related to hypothyroidism,…
