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Many Americans are aware of some common side effects of medications.  They tend to be things like an upset stomach, dry mouth or sleepiness.  With so many drugs on the market it may be difficult to stay current with drug-drug interactions and some side effects.  The FDA approves on average about 30 new drugs each […]

When I was growing up overseas, TV only came on at 4PM with 30-minutes of cartoons for the kids; then it was an hour of news followed by a few American TV shows like Bonanza, Ironside and Rawhide or Gunsmoke all poorly dubbed in the native language. Then TV shut down at 10PM.  For those

What is CIRS? Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) also referred to a biotoxin illness or mold toxicity is a collection of symptoms initially thought to be caused by only mold exposure. However, as further research added new knowledge, we have come to understand that bacteria (such as the spirochetes that cause Lyme), fungus and various

Polypharmacy, the taking of too many medications, is a growing problem in the United States and some other industrialized countries.  However, Americans are by far more overmedicated than other nations utilizing almost 95% of the world prescriptive medications produced. This problem affects the elderly especially.  In fact, a full 35.8% of older adult Americans take

If you are a senior living alone or with an aging spouse, you may be giving some thought to aging in place. Aging in place means making adjustments to your home and life for accessibility and safety as you grow older. If you’re interested in accessibility around your home, here’s where to start. Reduce Trip

So, there are a lot of women coming forward who have had breast augmentation (implants) and now suffer an assortment of unexplained illnesses.  It has been referred to in the lay population as Breast Implant Illness. While many in the mainstream scientific community downplay the symptoms and believe it to either not exist at all

Functional Medicine is the new paradigm of medicine moving away from disease chasing to that of root cause identification. It is also a true preventive medicine strategy. While other forms of medicine give lip service to prevention in all actuality the large conventional medical-industrial complex which is comprised of very large (and even small) hospital