Autoimmune diseases are on the rise and comprise most of the chronic disease that we face. Lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, sjogren’s, celiac, type 1 diabetes, and vitili...

I’ve had intermittent bouts of asthma throughout my life and it is usually triggered by allergies. I was recently in Brazil for 3 weeks, and my asthma worsened. I’m not sure what triggered it, but I h...

Getting quality sleep is paramount to health, and so many of my patients struggle with this. Stress, screens (which disrupt circadian rhythm), and irregular schedules can wreak havoc on our ability to...

When most people think about carbon dioxide, they associate it with pollution, breathlessness, or the waste product we exhale. But there's much more to CO₂ than meets the eye. In fact, this often m...

 Recovery is a key component to getting better at whatever it is your training for, and often neglected. The way I’ve come to think of it, is you exercise to enable recovery. The recovery is where the...

Digestive health issues like bloating, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can disrupt daily life and leave many searching for gentle, effective solutions. Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)...

How Poor Sleep Can Raise Your Blood Sugar

We all know how it feels after a bad night’s sleep. You wake up groggy, and maybe a little more irritable than usual. What you might not realize is that poor...

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy has emerged as a promising treatment in regenerative medicine, leveraging the body's own healing mechanisms to address various musculoskeletal and dermatological ...

When I was in grad school, I had to sit in front of my laptop for hours on end. Eventually, I developed a nagging pain between the shoulder blades. I tried stretching it, rolling on a ball, worked ...

 Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that affects people in a “stocking and glove” pattern, meaning the hands and feet. This can cause numbness and tingling, and/or loss of sensation. As it progresse...

 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can feel like carrying the weight of your own breath. Tasks most people take for granted such as climbing stairs, walking the dog, even getting dressed, c...

When most people hear the word "fat" in a medical context, they usually think of cholesterol. But there's another key player in your blood that's just as important to understand: triglycerides.

If...