With the advent of direct-to-consumer testing, especially the latest craze of online memberships that give you a long list of labs complete with computer-generated health report, we are getting more and more anxious calls about abnormal labs. While we applaud the concept of getting patients access to labs that their conventional providers refuse to order,…
Wired and Tired? Combat Adrenal Fatigue Do you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning? Do you tend to have crashes of energy throughout the day or just feel wired but tired? You may be struggling with adrenal fatigue. Your adrenal glands are responsible for producing important hormones such as cortisol, aldosterone, adrenaline,…
While the internet and its vast array of resources has empowered a veritable army of those who can better care for their health and their family’s health, there lurks a risk in playing doctor for yourself. Even as a doctor myself, it has been very challenging caring for my own family as we navigated mold…
In a world filling with more and more microplastics, research which demonstrates bacterial antibiotic resistance through biofilms on these microplastics should get everyone’s attention. As the world has turned to depending on plastic products for so many aspects of daily life, the tiny debris of these plastics rub off and spread practically everywhere. As these…
Do You Trust AI to Read Your Health Reports? While AI seems to be everywhere and do everything, you should not trust it to fully take over interpreting your lab results in place of an actual medical provider. AI serves ultimately only as a fast, very fancy tool. Tools make work faster and (hopefully) more…
Probiotics for Vitiligo As scientists discover more and more connections between our gut flora and our disease processes, studies like this one give hope to vitiligo patients who have few other options from the medical world. In their mouse study, the researchers purified a probiotic-produced chemical and confirmed both vitiligo improvement and immune cell changes…
The Itch That Rashes In caring for so many with eczema or contact dermatitis, in both children and adults, we often hear that the itch comes before the rash. Researchers wondered if the scratching really did make the rash worse or was that timing perception just folklore, so they devised an experiment to give a…
Surprised That Consistent Bedtime Means Calmer Kids No parent can deny that poor sleep makes for some grumpy children, bursting with irritability and sibling fights, but this research takes it a step further than just how many hours your child slept last night. In the study by Penn State, comparisons were made between children who…
One Size Fits All Mold Detox (Not) As the acknowledgement of mold toxicity grows more widespread in both clinics and the public awareness, more and more options are popping up online to help those suffering from this condition. Many of these clinicians, coaches, and voices are well-meaning. Some have gone through their own detox journeys…
With self-driving cars and internet sites writing articles, Artificial Intelligence would seem to be the present hope for a glorious future upon planet earth. Yet, with self-driving cars still accident-prone and a slew of ridiculous AI-generated articles, maybe we should pause and ponder whether allowing AI to guide our health journey is wise. Maybe, just…