Progesterone. A chick thing, right? Along with estrogen, most think of it as a hormone that exists only in women. Truth be told, both men and women’s bodies contain levels of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. After a detailed blood analysis, it’s easy for me to see just how much progesterone...
If you’re a mom, you’ve heard of it. If not, and your mom breast-fed you, you got the benefits of it from birth and probably never knew it. Colostrum. It’s the initial type of breast milk mothers produce for several days after giving birth. Colostrum has high levels of protein,...
So many of you come to me to analyze your health, to help treat certain conditions a traditional MD may not be taking seriously, or to point you in the direction of healthy aging. But beyond the pellets, pills, and liquids I prescribe, there is something as important (if not...
When I explain adrenal fatigue to my patients, I tell them that — if left unchecked — out-of-whack adrenals can lead to lower levels of a number of hormones and neurotransmitters, affecting every single part of your body. The most common complaints I hear are: You have difficulty in getting...
How long does it take you to get to sleep at night? One of the most common complaints I receive from my patients is that — along with all the other issues they have going on with their health — as they’ve gotten older they don’t get to sleep as...
Hippocrates said it first, around 2000 years ago: “All diseases begin in the gut.” Apart from those diseases that are genetic in origin, it’s still true. There is a lot of evidence that many chronic metabolic diseases do, in fact, begin in the gut. But few people (especially those who love...
It’s a blog. I know, right? How do I have time for this, you may ask? As they say, it’s not rocket science, so I promise to explain that later…. For now, many of you may not know what a pure pleasure it is for me to be your health...