The Cure for Peanut Allergies We all either have or know someone with food allergies. As someone who used to have a lot of allergies this topic is a big one for me. Peanut allergies are still some of the worst in terms of numbers and severity of reactions. Up…
Statin medications like Lipitor and Crestor are the new everyday Aspirin. Everyone and their mother is taking them. There are actually serious articles looking at the addition of statins to the public water supply. These medications play a role in reducing cholesterol. Although, cholesterol isn’t the major player in heart…
Sorting through the myths and misconceptions about Chickenpox and Shingles Many people ask questions about Chickenpox and Shingles. Parents especially want to know how to best protect their children from infection or help them if they do get infected. Most of us have lived through the Chickenpox, yet many of…
Women have many questions after a miscarriage. Unless the cause is discovered to be a genetic anomaly, infection, anatomical abnormality or advanced age, the answers are many times elusive. Our medical system does not fully investigate first trimester pregnancy loss unless it has happened two or sometimes three times. This…
Not all hormones are created equal. A study on the connection between breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is making waves – again. It was just published two days ago and I’ve already been asked about it a lot. The British Journal of Cancer showed a three times higher…
When Hypothyroid Symptoms are not Resolved with Synthroid? Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease and Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome People who are diagnosed with Hypothyroidism are conventionally suggested one treatment option – prescription Synthroid aka T4/Thyroxine. If their hypothyroid symptoms do not improve or resolve there is generally nothing more to do, especially if…
Springtime in nature is the Season of renewal, regrowth, and rejuvenation. It is a perfect time to consider a detox to take advantage of this timing in Nature. Detoxes come in many forms from simple and easy to more complex and extreme varieties – the point being to make a…
Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory medications that mimic the natural anti-inflammatory hormones in our body. They are used to control an overactive immune reaction in multiple conditions like rashes, allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disorders. They are potent and highly effective, but have significant unwanted effects, the degree of which is usually dose-dependent…
