January 2022

An adaptogen herb in the nightshade family of plants Withania somnifera (AKA, Ashwagandha, Indian Ginseng, and winter cherry to name a few) has been used in Ayervedic medicine for hundreds of years. The plant, roots, seeds, leaves and fruit, which is classified a berry, contain alkaloids, flavonoids and steroidal lactones. Most notably a substance called […]

Ever get stuck in a rut.  Cannot lose weight and constantly worried about it.  It is all consuming and every time you pass in front of a mirror you get frustrated with the way you look.  Disappointed with the rapid weight loss centers?  Heck that only works for the beach season then all that weight

I am going to write about two of my least favorite drug classes. They are the Statins and the Proton Pump Inhibitors. In my entire practice (clinics serving patients in the Myrtle Beach & Charleston, SC area) I have maybe five (5) patients total on a statin and maybe even less on a PPI. Only