Harmonizing Your Brain – How Music May Be a Key to Cognitive Longevity
As someone who moves between the world of medicine and the world of music, I’ve long believed in the power of sound not just as something aesthetic, but as a therapeutic medium for body, brain and spirit. For me, playing the piano or guitar is a daily treat. Listening to music of all sorts is […]
Influenza Vaccine Pros, Cons & Natural Treatments
If you are weighing the pros and cons of getting the flu shot this year then you are not alone. Recent studies have questioned how well the flu vaccine really works. Here are some summary studies to help make an informed decision whether to get the jab, or not. And some natural treatments that offer […]
Cross-Reactive Antibodies and False-Positive Serology in Tick-Borne Disease Testing
Understanding Borrelia, Bartonella, and Babesia Beyond the Lab Report Serologic testing for tick-borne diseases is among the most challenging areas of infectious disease diagnostics. Patients frequently present with antibody positivity to multiple organisms, sometimes across completely different types of pathogens, raising concerns about coinfection, reinfection, or persistent disease. In practice, however, cross-reactive antibodies and immune-driven […]
T Cells – The Immune System’s Traffic Cops
If you think of your immune system as a city, T cells are the skilled responders, the detectives, firefighters, and paramedics who rush in when trouble appears. They identify threats like viruses or cancer cells, coordinate the rest of the immune force and when needed, take out the bad guys directly. But as with any […]
Colorful Berries for the Heart
If you want to lower your risk of high blood pressure or heart disease then add more color to your diet. Vibrant colored fruits and vegetables are the key ingredients to a heart healthy diet – especially black, blue, purple, and red. The Colors of Berries Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, currants, cranberries, pomegranates and grapes […]
High Intensity Interval Training
If you don’t have time to exercise, then you had better make time to be sick, because so much of our health depends on getting the right amount and the right types of exercise. We all know it, but we get distracted with life, and guess what gets put off until tomorrow or someday when […]
Are Food Allergies Making You Gain Weight?
If you struggle with losing weight despite eating well and exercising then consider investigating for delayed food allergies. Along with hormone imbalance and poor intestinal health we find the connection between food allergies and weight gain to be quite common. Our clinic tests lots of people each week and we routinely see patients losing 10 […]
Heavy Metals and Cardiovascular Health
When we think of cardiovascular risk factors, we typically focus on diet, exercise, and genetics. But lurking beneath the radar is a silent threat of toxic heavy metals, ubiquitous environmental pollutants increasingly linked to heart disease. A major 2024 review in Circulation Research shined a spotlight on the cardiovascular damage these metals cause and the […]
Why Am I So Tired – Could it be Adrenal Fatigue?
The body has a marvelous system for dealing with acute stress, allowing us to meet challenges and perform at a high level both physically and mentally. But, chronic stress, day in and day out without respite, leads to burnout and numerous health problems, especially fatigue. Learning how to recognize and deal with chronic stress or […]
Managing Stress by Finding Your Nervous System’s Sweet Spot
Stress is rampant and it’s creating many health problems. Each day in the office I’m talking to patients about “dialing down” their stress response. We can’t avoid every stressful situation, but we do have some simple and powerful tools to minimize the impact stress has on our mental and physical well being. The key is […]