Jun 12, 2021 | Ask the Doctor
Complex regional pain syndrome is a condition in which an arm or leg has suffered an injury. For example: surgery, trauma, or stroke causing intense pain greater than one would expect in relation to the original injury. The actual cause is unknown and there is no...
May 6, 2021 | Ask the Doctor
Over the last several years I am surprised by the number of healthcare providers who tell patients their labs are normal. A number of patients come in with their labs and they tell me that all the labs are within normal range and they are good. Take vitamin D for...
Apr 8, 2021 | Ask the Doctor
This past month there has been an influx of new patients. I like new patients because you never know what conditions they will bring to the table as we work to improve their health. Yet what has been very obvious to me this past month is that most of them tell me they...
Mar 9, 2021 | Ask the Doctor
I have been getting more and more patients coming in that complain of just being “down.” Simply put, feeling depressed. So, instead of reaching for my prescription pad to put a patient on the latest anti-depressant drug I have found myself ordering some specific labs;...
Feb 3, 2021 | Ask the Doctor
For years’ patients would come to me and complain of fatigue or complain they could not exercise because they would get short of breath so quickly. I would give them B12 injections and it would help somewhat but a large number just never felt that good. A few years...
Jan 1, 2021 | Ask the Doctor
As most of you know by now I am a big fan of Vitamin D. So, I was very interested in a medical article by Dr. Coimbra, Professor of Neurology in one of the medical schools in Brazil. He was talking about his research on the use of very high levels of Vitamin D and its...
Dec 1, 2020 | Ask the Doctor
I had a new patient recently come in to the clinic and she was very anxious and very depressed. Talking to her was difficult as she was rambling all thru the exam. In looking at her I noticed her enlarging abdomen and noted her dietary intake of high quality...
Nov 2, 2020 | Ask the Doctor
I did part of my medical training in South Africa and I remember very clearly how one of my professors would discuss a case and he would start with the effect of the disease the patient had on the person’s anatomy, and how the disease affected him biochemically,...
Sep 2, 2020 | Ask the Doctor
There are so many medical studies out there today that it is hard to keep up. In fact, about 8,000 medical articles are published every day. You can google and find a medical study to prove almost any position you are trying to prove which can be very confusing. What...
Aug 6, 2020 | Ask the Doctor
I had a new patient recently come in to the clinic and she was very anxious and very depressed. Talking to her was difficult as she was rambling all thru the exam. In looking at her I noticed her enlarging abdomen and noted her dietary intake of high quality...
