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Is It My Thyroid or My Immune System or…?
An immune system run amok. In our most recent post, we discussed the role common viral infections have on our long term health. We considered the possibility that chronic activation of the immune system from a resurgent virus from many years ago could challenge the nervous system for energy resources and cause symptoms of chronic fatigue. This would be an […]
Fatigue, Brain Fog, Chronic Pain: Can it be an infection?
If it’s an infection, the solution is simple, right? Antibiotics? Not so fast. We are aware now of the limitations of antibiotics for chronic bacteria and of course the fact that many chronic infections are viral and therefore would be made worse by antibiotics. Antibiotic resistant infections are on a dramatic rise, and it is clearly due to the irresponsible […]
Want to lose weight? Change your genes.
Want to lose weight? Change your genes. No, we are not talking about manipulating your DNA in a laboratory. At least, I am not. I’m not very trusting that researchers will take into account all of the factors that 600 million years of evolution (and perhaps the hand of God) did. I know there are teams of researchers in labs […]
Can “Dizziness” be confused with “Anxiety”?
The balance system is also known as the “vestibular system”. The vestibular system is a group of structures in your body, head, and brain that work together to tell us where we are in space and where things in our space are related to us. The vestibular or balance system is like a 3 legged stool. If one of […]
Do you know the difference between “hard” and “soft” exam findings?
“Functional” exams compared to “medical” exams. As a chiropractor with specialties in functional neurology and functional medicine, I often explain to my patients that the way doctors like myself read blood work is different from conventional medical doctors. Our job is to read blood work as a measure of how healthy our patients are and whether or not they are […]
“Know Thy Brain”
Brain health is increasingly becoming a concern for society. With an aging population and the incidence of Alzheimer’s expected to rise dramatically as well as an ever increasing assault on our nervous system by chemical exposures and artificial environments, those who choose to understand what makes a brain healthy will discover that a happy healthy brain means a happy healthy […]