They Didn’t Tell Me I Was Prediabetic.
When Health Care Providers don’t interpret labs correctly In 2008 I was 58 years old. I worked part-time as a family nurse practitioner. I made it a point to walk every day. I ate, for the most part, a standard READ MORE
STATINS: Do you have a choice?
Statins Statin drugs are liberally used to reduce cholesterol. But are they safe? What are the side effects that we don’t recognize? Are we really going to start using them in children? First of all, let me say that most READ MORE
Gene Variants That Can Affect Your Longevity: Apo B
APO B variant and high cholesterol Wait! I know the title sounds boring. But, if you have this variant, your risk for heart disease and high cholesterol is higher than those without the variant. How much higher? That depends. First, READ MORE
Medications Are Toxins
Medications are toxins. They are man-made substances that either cure disease (like an antibiotic) or treat the symptoms of a disease. Unless the medication is being used specifically to kill a disease-causing organism, it is not curing anything. The use READ MORE
It’s In My Genes
It’s In My Genes I have heard many variations on people’s beliefs regarding heritable diseases (those that may be passed down from relatives.) “My grandmother lived to 100”. This is the person that believes that regardless of what he/she does READ MORE
What’s In Your 👖s
Don’t Let Your Genetics Rule Your Health. When you were born, you received a bunch of 👖s from your mom and dad. Most of them are normal but you probably have some variants (kind of abnormal) 👖. READ MORE
Heartmath: More Than Meditation in Less Time
Heartmath: more than meditation in less time The following are answers to some commonly asked questions about the Heartmath system of decreasing stress. I use it and it has made a difference in my life. Coherence: “A process whereby sustained READ MORE
Elderberry for cold and flu
Elderberry for colds and flu Cold and flu season is right around the corner. Whether you get the flu shot or not, you might consider and natural immune system booster. Elderberry is not only an immune system booster it is READ MORE
Bioidentical Progesterone Eases Menopausal Symptoms
Bioidentical Progesterone Most hormone replacement therapy is made up of synthetic (made in the lab) hormones. They can act differently in the body than the hormones you produce in your ovaries and other places that hormones are made. Here is READ MORE
Estrogen or Progesterone Deficiency: That is the Question.
Are Your Symptoms From Estrogen or Progesterone Deficiency? My assumption is that you know that Estrogen and Progesterone are (for the most part) female sex hormones. Men also have these hormones to a lesser degree. At menopause, our ovaries READ MORE