Several years ago, when I just beginning to understand the role of nutrient co-factors in mitochondrial health, I was working with a young woman who had been injured by Gardasil. She was my first ‘case’, contacting me online after a post I wrote about the thyroid damage done by this vaccine. Thyroid damage is among […]
Pregnancy and postpartum memory problems are common complaints amongst new moms. Are they real? Some research says yes, other research says no.In graduate school I studied this issue and completed several studies on pregnancy and postpartum mood and memory changes. In one such study, I ran a full battery neuropsychological tests on a group (n […]
The corruption of modern medicine by industry has gained much attention in recent years. By most accounts, this is considered a recent development; a result of increasing pharmaceutical influence over the last half century or so. While it is is true that pharma’s interest and influence have grown exponentially over the last several decades, the […]
Hair loss is a common symptom of thyroid disease. In our research, hair loss, changes in color or luster, and skin changes are regularly reported as one of the first symptoms noticed in an emerging non-allergenic adverse reaction to a medication or vaccine. These symptoms often coincide with unexplained fatigue and muscle pain. Given that […]
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.–Helen KellerWith everything going on in the world today, it is difficult not to just give up and check out. I often wonder to myself how anything we do here matters. We are such […]
Medical prowess in acute and emergent care is no less than heroic. Where once a heart attack or severed limb might spell the end of life, now it may be no more than a minor setback. Advances in medical technology and innovation have led to robotic surgeries, replacement joints and cardiac pacemakers becoming, not the […]
Over the last several weeks, I have been looking at the role of estradiol in mitochondrial health. In the first post Hormones, Hysterectomy and the Aging Brain, we learned that estradiol depletion wreaks havoc on brain mitochondria turning them into misshapen donuts and blobs. Digging a little deeper, the next post (Lupron, Estradiol and the […]
Hyperemesis gravidarum, more commonly known as severe morning sickness, is the type of intractable vomiting that lasts well beyond morning and well after the first trimester. It affects up to 2% percent of all pregnant women and often leads to serious maternal and fetal health complications, including mortality. Although many theories abound, hormone changes and […]