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For decades there has been a chasm between conventional medicine and so called “alternative” health care. In this article I’d like to look at these two types of medicine, which can be blended together for an optimal “integrative medicine” approach to health care. The chasm I work in a busy Urgent Care practice nearly full-time. In this setting I recommend prescription medications and perform minor surgical interventions to solve these…
The migraine information you’re about to read isn’t from High Times, the magazine for weed lovers that features articles by Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson. It’s from a medical journal called Pharmacotherapy whose contributing authors have M.D.s, Pharm.Ds, and Ph.Ds. It turns out some patients diagnosed with migraine headaches saw a significant drop in their frequency when treated with medical marijuana. On average, the number of migraines dropped from 10.4…
At nearly 40-years-old, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady routinely bests far younger NFL athletes on the field. Even more remarkably, he plays better than his younger self. How? Brady’s success is built on a natural approach to healing that keeps his body young and his reflexes sharp. A few years ago Brady faced attacks from the mainstream when Boston Magazine declared his trainer and business partner, Alex Guerrero, was…
While arguing in court that marijuana has no medical value and is a dangerous drug on the one hand, the federal government is patenting marijuana extracts for health-related uses on the other. And now it is set to grant a license to GW Pharmaceuticals for treating patients with multiple sclerosis with a cannabinoid-based drug called Epidiolex. We have discussed police power and assault on our person and property. But especially…
High intensity exercises are terrific for quick bursts of training that deliver results in a short amount of time. They rev up your cardio, burn muscles, and build strength in 20 seconds or less. These are vigorous exercises you will do for 20-30 seconds at a time. You’ll feel short of breath after each sprint because of just how much they rev up your heart rate, while also pumping up…
B vitamins seem to be a brain-saver. Many studies have shown how B vitamins help slow mental decline in older people with memory problems. But not all the studies have come to this conclusion. Researchers at Oxford University in England may have just discovered why. They took a group of 250 people with mild cognitive decline and tested their brainpower, and gave them a blood test to get an initial…
Acetaminophen-containing painkillers like Tylenol are really tough on your liver. That’s not even taking into account the tens of thousands of visits to the emergency room they cause, and the thousands of calls to poison control. That’s why it’s important to use care when taking acetaminophen — the active ingredient in over-the-counter painkillers like Tylenol. If you feel you have no choice, here’s something that could save your life — or…
For most victims of heart attack, that far-too-often deadly event occurs as sudden cardiac arrest. That means your heart literally stops beating in your chest — and unless shocked back into rhythm with a defibrillator — you’ll likely to die in a matter of minutes. The really scary thing about sudden cardiac arrest is that the event itself is usually the first sign that something is wrong. That’s why heart…
If you get your testosterone levels tested, you’ll probably get a slew of numbers: total, bio-available, and free. What do these numbers mean? And what can you do to increase them if they are low? Hormones act like commuters on a train: they circulate through the bloodstream, where they are often linked to other substances, and then they get off when they reach their target tissues (like muscle and bone) where…
Well, it’s that time of year again. Cold, flu, bronchitis time. One of our girls was out from school four days last week with bronchitis. And last night I was up with a hacking cough and this morning knew what the topic of today’s article would be: Chinese herbals for winter symptoms. Sure, there is a plethora of over-the-counter cold and flu products at your local drug store. Yes, Vicks Vapo…