Whether we like to recognize it or not, the human body is a “hybrid”, meaning that it burns fuel and uses electricity for function. I have found that trying to explain Alternative Medicine is a very difficult task and so I am going to try to do it by using an advanced analogy. I am […]
What is Dyspnea?This is the medical term for shortness of breath. The word is derived from the Greek, dys meaning abnormal + pnein, to breathe. We are aware, of course, that we get “out of breath” when we exercise and that this is perfectly normal. We are also aware that exercise breathlessness is less acute […]
Inaccurate theories about how and why endometriosis develops are widely accepted by medical practitioners, despite much evidence against them. Acceptance of these theories leads to the perpetuation of medical therapies that do not work. It is important to understand the origins of endometriosis in order to move forward and develop effective treatments for this devastating […]
The combined APS (American Physiological Society) and EB (Experimental Biology) conference was full of excitement for me. This was my first migraine-associated presentation to scientists, MDs, and premed students. I have never presented a poster at any conference—I have usually given lectures. I was concerned. Will my posters catch any interest? Then I arrived at […]
When we think of genetics, of DNA, we think of something fixed or hardwired. This has been the predominant dogma of the last century and still is to some extent. Contrary to our rather deterministic expectations, however, DNA is not the immutable blueprint for health and disease that we once thought. It is quite malleable. […]
Much has been written in the medical literature concerning the biochemical and potentially treatable nature of a group of conditions known as Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Then why are practicing physicians treating these children with medications rather than nutrients? The answer, of course, is that the disease model is being rapidly antiquated by a better […]
For some time now, we have been covering all the ways in which thiamine deficiency influences disease. The primary mechanisms are through the down regulation of mitochondrial enzymes critical for ATP production. The lack of thiamine impairs mitochondrial functioning significantly leading to complex, debilitating, chronic, and sometimes, deadly illnesses. With mitochondrial energy a requisite for […]
Serotonin Syndrome is rarely recognized but is a fatal condition from over prescribed serotonin medicines