If you’ve been prescribed medication for osteoporosis, you’re likely familiar with bisphosphonates like Fosamax (alendronate) or Reclast (zoledronic acid). These medications are highly effective at reducing fracture risk, but emerging research suggests they may have an important metabolic side effect that deserves your attention: depletion of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital compound your cells need […]
Despite my several articles on the real story about cholesterol, I still hear from many of my patients that they are taking statins to lower their cholesterol levels. Fortunately, a fix/work-around now exists to mitigate the negative consequences of taking statins. But more about that in a minute. Let’s review for a minute what cholesterol […]
Imagine you are laying there in bed all cozy and comfy and you shift your leg or foot a bit when bam, your leg or foot suddendly goes into an intense spasm. What do you do? You try moving the leg around to see if a different position will make the spasm disappear. Sometimes this works, but […]
The number one complaint patients have when they go to their primary doctor is a lack of energy. It used to be that this was the primary complaint of old people, but over the last several decades this has been a primary concern for younger and younger people. Now we hear this as a […]