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As cold and flu season looms, try these natural solutions from our partners at Nutritional Therapeutics to bolster your resistance. For the month of December, you can get 20% off their entire line of supplements with code HOLIDAY20. —Dr. Ronald…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Immunity Sponsored Supplements
December 18 Meds not needed: For anxiety sufferers, exercise proves to be a powerfully effective treatment Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 297, 15 January 2022, Pages 26-34 Link between long-term exposure to air pollution and fatty liver disease shown Journal of Hepatology,…read more
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You’ve heard me touting the benefits of the gold standard glucose tolerance test (GTT). Another test we’ve relied on to determine blood sugar values is the Hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c). The HgbA1c is a marker of average blood glucose over a…read more
Categories:Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome
As the holiday season approaches and colder temperatures drive people indoors, concerns are arising over a potential COVID “5th wave” (I’m losing count already!). The news from Europe is not good, where numbers are surging in countries with vaccine coverage…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Q: What should my blood sugar reading be? A: I am going to assume you mean fasting blood sugar because this is what most doctors check first to determine any abnormalities. Generally, the normal range for fasting blood sugar, depending…read more
Categories:Diabetes Hypoglycemia
Vitamin D for autoimmunity: Recently, I did a podcast on natural therapies for autoimmunity. There we discussed supplements that help turn down the volume on runaway immune reactions. Vitamin D was among the key nutrients we enumerated. Now comes confirmation from a 5-year…read more
Categories:COVID-19 Sleep Supplements
Q: I’m on a strict therapeutic diet for an autoimmune condition and am worried about being able to stay on my plan through the upcoming holidays. How do I join in the festivities without wrecking my diet? I don’t want…read more
Categories:Autoimmune Diseases General Nutrition
November 20 What science knows now about the risk of COVID-19 transmission on planes WSJ Sept 29, 2021 Over a million Americans may have permanently lost their sense of smell to Covid-19 JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online November 18,…read more
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How to detect iron deficiency? The simplest test is the CBC (complete blood count), which can determine whether you have adequate red blood cells, which are dependent on iron. The test also includes information on the size of the red…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Supplements
Q: Our 26-year-old, otherwise healthy daughter has psoriasis on her legs and elbows. She has been taking injections of Humira, tried light therapy, a gluten-free diet, and topical creams, all with little effect. What else would you recommend to help…read more
Categories:Skin and Hair
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ENCORE: The Role Lifestyle Plays in Enhancing Resilience, Part 1
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