As a close cousin of cardiac atherosclerosis, peripheral artery disease simply blocks different arteries in other body areas. While the heart’s arteries lend themselves to good targets for stent placement to keep such blood channels open, those in the legs or arms must leave room for flexibility in bending. Vascular specialists therefore do not have…
Dr. Potter is the first to explain how Jill’s various symptoms fit together. After the nurse leaves, Jill glances around for the usual pharmaceutical propaganda promising the magic cures from the latest pill. Nothing catches her attention and then the door knock startles her. Dr. Potter enters and introduces himself. After a short description of…
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) attacks many patients relentlessly while others experience intermittent attacks interspersed with periods of quiet. In looking for answers to why some progress to these relentless attacks and how to treat them, scientists may have found a key to unlocking answers and therapies. As evidenced by the series of logical steps they followed,…
Health care cost sharing ministries are programs that any mother should love. Caring for those who suffer ill health should take many forms including sharing the financial burdens. Our moms taught us to share our toys. The Bible teaches us to share with those in need. Cost sharing ministries like Samaritans and others (Medishare, Christian HealthCare Ministry, Liberty Share,…
Researchers recently reported intriguing findings from a mouse study. Mice who had circadian rhythm disruptions were found to have higher levels of IL-6 (Interleukin 6) after LPS (lipopolysaccharide) challenge. I know you are just as excited as I was to hear this. Okay, maybe you don’t get as excited about IL 6 and LPS as…
Patients are influenced by their genetic results Many outside functional and personalized medicine poo-poo the whole genomic’s craze claiming that all these SNP testing don’t lead to real clinical outcomes. Basically, they claim it doesn’t help anyone. While I could sit back and feel confident in what I see in my patients as we apply…
Have you ever started down a road only to discover that you’re not really headed where you thought you were going? At one point, Alzheimer’s scientists set out to search for potential drug targets for this terrible disease. Somewhere along the research road, they unexpectedly turned a corner and landed themselves somewhere completely different than…
Our child had been sick for months, the slightest virus was a trial of strength, allergies amplified existent developmental challenges, and going outside was a dream from six months prior. We began to realize that each successive allergy and illness was sweeping away weeks of hard-earned progress. Could the functional medicine approach help our child?…
I know that many of you feel bombarded with the insanity of our healthcare system. Much of my time is spent caring for those who have not found health in the broken system; or sharing what I learn about functional medicine so that it may help others. Now, I ask something in return for Sanctuary…
While I have some disagreements with this site at times, I must applied their post on productivity in medicine. The point they are conveying concerns one of the reasons why I left conventional medicine and left the broken Healthcare System behind. Daily I was measured by something called a RVU or relative value unit. Someone…