In many of my clients, chronic upper constipation and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are misdiagnosed as bacterial overgrowth. Unfortunately, they are often non-responsive to antimicrobial treatments. Yet, sometimes the issues are fixed within a few days of vitamin B1 repletion. This has shown me that often times, the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is simply […]
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is classified in the medical literature as a “functional” disorder, characterized by stereotypical episodes of intense vomiting separated by weeks to months of wellness. Although it can occur at any age, the most common age of presentation is between three and seven years. There is no gender prominence. The precise pathophysiology […]
For months after my stroke, I heard what I can only describe as a dishwasher in my head. The whooshing, which was accompanied by a sensation sort of like when you feel like you need to pop your ears, started in the hospital shortly after I was moved from the ICU to a regular hospital […]
As part of my work here, I am regularly confronted with desperately ill individuals who have seen dozens of physicians over the course of many years only to have their health continue to decline. Among the more frustrating aspects of this work is the failure of these physicians to assess and address the most basic […]
Whilst I always suspected a direct link between potassium and thiamine deficiency (outside of the context of refeeding syndrome), I had not come across any direct research elucidating the mechanisms – until NOW. In short, thiamine deficiency causes intracellular potassium wasting.Animal research in rats showed that chronic thiamine deficiency increases sodium tissue content in heart, […]
The Threat Around UsAnimals, including Homo Sapiens, survive in an essentially toxic environment, surrounded by microorganisms, potential poisons, the risk of trauma and adverse weather conditions. Evolutionary development has equipped us with complex machinery that provides defensive mechanisms when any one of these factors has to be faced. Before the discovery of microorganisms, medical treatment […]
The following article came up on one of my feeds recently: Antibiotics Against COVID-19 and Mitochondria? Urgent Thinking Out of the Box. I hope it is one of the first of many articles questioning damage done to mitochondrial function by medications. Below is the twitter thread where I contemplated this topic. This is the fourth in […]
Cushing’s Syndrome With a Pituitary TumorAs a pharmacist, I always believed I had a good handle on most health conditions and the proper steps for diagnosis. It wasn’t until my daughter became very ill in 2014 that I would learn that not all conditions are so simple. After many months of dealing with her mystery […]