Depression: These Surprising Nutrients Boost Mood

At this time of year, I’m reminded to also ask my older patients how their mental health is doing.  I do it for two reasons.  One is because October is Depression Awareness month and the other is that older people can often hide their depression better than younger people.  So, if you’re over 50, I’d … Read more

Warning: Gut Bacteria Can Cause Dangerous Heart Disease

For a long time, it was believed that too-high cholesterol was the cause of dangerous, artery-narrowing plaques.  So, giving cholesterol-lowering statin-drugs were thought key in reducing these plaques. It was soon realized that people with low cholesterol levels were also having heart attacks.  Clearly, something else was contributing to heart disease besides cholesterol. That’s when … Read more

Arthritis Sufferers: Studies, Users Prove It, Marijuana Diminishes Joint Pain

As an orthopedist, I see many patients with the joint pain, stiffness, and decreased mobility of arthritis.  I’ve also seen the depression and frustration of the limitations that arthritis can put on your life.  For this reason, many people have chosen to use marijuana for their symptoms instead of taking prescription arthritis drugs, or pain … Read more

Warning: Your Stiff Neck May Up Your Risk for A Stroke

Although I’ve been telling my patients about this potentially serious health threat for many years, I’d also like to warn my readers about it as well. Especially since I came across the warning again the other day while reading research studies in the American Heart Association (AHA)’s journal, Stroke.  The warning is of particular importance … Read more

Can’t Lose That Ugly Belly Fat? Put Your Ears To Work

I recently attended an integrative medicine conference.  For those of you who don’t know what integrative medicine is, it’s “integrating” traditional medicine with alternative medicine practices to get the best of both worlds as treatment for your patients. At the conference, I met many interesting healthcare professionals. One of them was a naturopathic doctor from … Read more

Tighten, Heal and Fight Aging Skin With This Ancient Oil

Recently, a patient of mine brought me an article about the ability of  skin to “smell”.  She was pretty surprised by this, but it’s true, your skin can “smell”.  In fact, several of your organs can perceive smell – just not in the same way your nose does. Your skin can actually “hear” too and … Read more

Got Sore Joints? More of These 2 Nutrients Can Help

The old saying, “You are what you eat,” couldn’t be more true in regards to your bones or joints. That’s why I’ve been telling my older patients to pay more attention to their diet to preserve their joint health and stay active.  This is backed up by recent research that has shown that certain dietary … Read more

4 Uncommon Ways To Protect Your Heart

Like many of my patients, you’re thinking more about ways you can prevent, or improve, heart disease. And, you’ve been pretty good about using the most common ways:  Diet, exercise, controlling weight and better managing stress. But, there are also 4 off-the-radar things you can do to protect your heart. Some of these you may … Read more

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