The Corona Virus is on everyone’s mind, and rightly so. It is certainly on ours. Famous sports figures and movie stars are testing positive, and it now is feeling very real to all of us. This novel virus is here, and everyone is a potential target.
Managing Multiple Disorders in One Body Women with PCOS exhibit a very high degree of medical complexity, including dysfunctions of key metabolic and immune mechanisms, affecting a wide range of organ systems. Such dysfunctions can manifest as multiple disorders in one body! Identifying the root causes and common conditions that weave their way through these…
Eating Fresh Vegetables and oils help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease A recent edition of the Journal of the American Heart Association stated that eating healthy fats lowers the risk of a cardiovascular event just as much as the use of statins does . In most cases, I do not recommend statins, particularly for…
Depression Improved with Diet and Lifestyle Changes A True Story Today I met with a patient whose 17-year old son had been diagnosed with depression. When we’d last met, his son had been seen by a psychiatrist who determined from a short visit that he required treatment with an antidepressant. As none of the SSRI…
The Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are available all over the world, and if you only eat these delicious root vegetables when they’ve been baked until they are virtually unrecognizable, then you are missing out on one of nature’s greatest nutritional gifts. They are not only rich in a vast range of nutrients,…