Dr. Eric Potter graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School and then went on to specialize in internal medicine (adult) and pediatric care, spending significant time and effort in growing his medical understanding while caring for patients from all walks of life.

Introducing Lipidomics – Getting an Oil Change

Medical research has poured billions of dollars into understanding protein and carbohydrates based metabolic processes.  Even when lipids have been studied, they often related to how either proteins metabolize them or how carbohydrates relate to them.  The long article from which this post is based argues forcibly for a deeper study of lipids in their…

Shocking: A Healthy Lifestyle Prevents Alzheimer’s Disease

Sometimes the obvious deserves mention.  Medscape recently highlighted an article from the journal, Neurology, (see link at end) which emphasized how the practice of 5 lifestyles patterns could lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 60 percent. The rate of Alzheimer’s disease is climbing and it impact on society is growing as more…

Sins Touch Our Bodies and Our Souls

Proverbs 6:25-29 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+6&version=ESV   In the previous selection, parents advise their son to listen to their wisdom.  Here they are urging him to refrain from adultery.  This seems so old-fashioned to many today as morals and expectations have changed.  Many believe they can do whatever they want without consequences. These verses remind us that there are not only…