What do fatigue, dizziness, irritability, insomnia, excessive sweating, poor concentration, forgetfulness, excessive thirst, depression, anxiety, aggressiveness, crying spells, mood swings, and blurred vision all have in common? They are all symptoms of blood sugar imbalances. Specialists say that poor blood sugar issues are the single biggest factor in mood disorders in patients. Back when I […]
This story begins back in the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe. A wonderful new food from the Americas, corn, was brought back to Europe and widely cultivated. It seemed like an excellent food source as it yielded much larger crops per acre than wheat or barley. The problem was that after a while people started […]
Last weekend I went to a nutrition class focused on how to address nutritional causes of mental health issues. It was excellent. It took a lot of the knowledge I already had and extended it in ways I had not thought of before. Simple little strategies that anyone can do at home can make […]
You know what? Getting older is a drag! That’s right, not what I signed up for when I started this cruise. As soon as you start to get a clue, someone takes the wind out of your sails. Why is it that the less you know about what you are doing, the more energy you have to do […]
We live to connect. Connection is one of the fundamental purposes of conscious existence. Connection creates both purpose and meaning in life. Imagine being stranded alone on a desert island with no hope of ever being rescued. Initially, you scramble around just trying to survive, but once you get a survival routine established, you […]
As the years go by, the single biggest indication of the passage of time in my body seems to be the gradual loss of energy. This is not just a personal observation, but it is in fact the single biggest complaint given by patients to every doctor. When asked what they want most in […]
I have had several patients come in recently concerned about their cholesterol levels being high. The cholesterol bogeyman has raised its head again in these Covid virus times since the biggest co-factor that contributes to poor outcomes with a bout of Covid is metabolic syndrome, and high cholesterol is often part of the metabolic […]
For all the following check once for “some” and twice for “a lot”. Chemical / Physiologic Stress: I over or under eat O O I have Incomplete digestion / acid indigestion O O I have vitamin / mineral deficiencies O O I have food sensitivities O O I experience sleep cycle disturbance O O I […]
One of the common conditions I encounter among my patients is the hiatal hernia. Patients often refer to it by the most common symptom it produces, reflux, or heartburn. Both terms are descriptively correct. Stomach contents flow backward up into the esophagus food tube from the mouth. Since the stomach fluids are usually very […]
Recently our attention has been channeled toward the subject of increasing the amount of play in our lives. Ellen and I are both confirmed workaholics. We live to work; we love to work. For some strange reason, however, the balance in our life is demanding we also learn how to play. I have never considered myself deficient in play […]