If you’ve come into my treatment room and talked with me about what’s been stressing you out lately, there’s a good chance it wasn’t about money, or work deadlines, or traffic. It was about a person. A spouse who won’t see it your way. A sibling who voted differently than you. A friend whose beliefs […]
Pain control has been our major focus for the past few weeks as Ellen’s hip degeneration has progressed. Unlike simple osteoarthritis, she has avascular necrosis, a rapid breakdown of bone due to a loss of the blood supply to the bone. Her surgeon has told her not to use any opioid drugs before surgery as […]
Most of us have heard that “tech neck” or forward head posture isn’t great for us. But did you know it could be connected to symptoms far beyond neck pain — including digestive problems, anxiety, heart palpitations, dizziness, and even brain fog? The key link is a remarkable nerve called the vagus nerve — and understanding it […]
The Histamine Handbook: Understanding Your Body’s Alarm System For about two weeks now, patients have been complaining of sinus issues. This is not the flu/head cold that hit us before Christmas and lasted forever, but the first signs of our lovely pollen season showing up. As I drive down the road, I am seeing lots […]
One of the most common frustrations I hear from patients is this: “I’m doing everything right, but my body doesn’t seem to respond the way it used to.” Often, the scale moves slowly—or not at all. Energy feels lower. You may feel colder than usual. And yet, lab tests frequently come back “normal.” This can […]
If you’ve ever lost weight only to feel colder, more tired, less motivated, and eventually stuck, you didn’t fail. Your body did exactly what it was designed to do. For decades, weight loss has been framed as a simple math equation: eat less, move more. But human physiology doesn’t work like a spreadsheet. Calories matter […]
In our DIY health series, I’ve been exploring whether your upper GI tract is underperforming. If it is, the first step is to support its function by adding hydrochloric acid, enzymes, or bile salts. Now, let’s talk about how we can restore normal functioning. While supplements might be helpful initially, our goal should be for […]
As many of you know, I spent the last week vacationing at a resort in Mexico with my older son, his wife, and my two grandkids. It was an opportunity to completely unwind and do nothing. Well, almost nothing; I did eat too much, so that is something. We all had little wrist tags that […]
Ellen and I have been focusing on the subject of self-love for the last week or so. Once we get interested in a subject, we seem to attract many different perspectives from those around us on the subject of interest without asking. Sometimes it is like the world is just a big textbook, and when […]
Several times lately the resolution to a particular stress pattern within myself, and various others, has been to relax into a state of trust and belief that there is a larger plan at work. These stresses like to come up when we are confronted with things that are simply out of our control. That might […]