According to Medscape, in the late fall of 2021 Valisure, an online pharmacy who tests every batch of medication they sell, tested 294 batches of sunscreens and after-sun products and found that 27% of them had high levels of the chemical benzene. These levels were three times the emergency FDA limit of 2 parts per … Read more →

There’s so much division in the United States regarding our freedoms but no matter whether you are on the right or left or somewhere in the middle we all seem to have the common thread of wanting to exercise as much of it as we can. This begs for a definition of this freedom we … Read more →

Thanks to a patient for sending me this post by Dr. David Price of emergency medicine in NYC.  He gives empowering advice of things you can do to avoid getting Coronavirus 2019. #1: Wash your hands/sanitize your hands frequently and anytime you touch things outside your home (granted no one in your home has coronavirus). … Read more →

Homeopathy in Epidemics Homeopathy has a rich history of successfully relieving symptoms and reducing suffering in epidemics.  And, it has great statistics in reducing mortality.  The following statistics are meant to offer an illustration of the value of homeopathy in epidemics and are not meant to be contrasted against today’s research standards that didn’t exist … Read more →

It’s been a few years since it became known that rice and rice products that are sold in stores, and likely the rice you eat, has deleterious levels of arsenic in them. The inorganic form (chemistry term; not meaning the use of pesticides) of arsenic is a known carcinogen. Stay tuned into this issue as … Read more →

Dana Ullman, owner of Homeopathic Education Services, is a prolific writer on the homeopathic subject.  His latest article in the December 23, 2012 edition of the Huffington Post titled “Lincoln and his Team of Homeopaths” is another timely look at past accomplishes of homeopathy.  The 1800’s were a high time in homeopathy.  It had numerous … Read more →

It should go without mentioning that dark chocolate has great health benefits.  The buzz has circulated and recirculated enough for it to have reached almost every household (at least in Seattle).  Since the 2003 Nature article in which Mauro Serafini, PhD, from the National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, wrote about his research showing the … Read more →

This blog post is not for the squeamish.  Although if you’re one to get squeamish, looking at the balance of your gut flora may be in order.  Abdominal complaints are far and wide in my patient population; and, I venture to say that nearly 100% of people in the United States have issues with the balance … Read more →

Many people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep the whole night.  If this is you, have a medical exam to make sure there’s no medical reason for it.  Coming to see me, you can expect that I balance your body’s systems (including the nervous system which is responsible for many sleepless nights… but not … Read more →

Have you met people who eat well and exercise sufficiently but still aren’t as fit as they should be?  Perhaps you struggle with this difficulty.  A new topic in obesity research is inflammation.  Inflammation has received worthwhile attention in the last 5 years as a major contributing factor in the early stages of many illnesses, … Read more →