Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) occurs when there is an increase in the bacteria population in the small intestine. Let’s examine for a minute what this actually means. Once you swallow the food and it’s done digesting in the stomach, it enters the small...
Ayurveda is built on many fundamental principles which together can create a long healthy life. One of the hallmarks of Ayurvedic wisdom is the daily oil massage, known as abhyanga. Let’s take a look at the many reasons the ancient doctors thought it might be a good...
When I was young, nearly everyone on our block had 4, 5, 6 or more children. Infertility was quite rare, happening only occasionally. Fast forward to the 21st century when approximately 1 in 7 couples are affected by infertility in the United States. That’s about 6.7...
Clinical experience counts for something. When you see over 100,000 patients over a 35-year span of a lifetime, many patterns start to emerge where you can see lots of causes and effects, even before research bares them out. For example, it became apparent to me early...
Insomnia is defined as being a sleep disorder in which you have trouble either falling and/or staying asleep, and it affects many people at some point or another in their lifetime. While you may resort to the use of sleeping pills, it is always best to try to get to...
An estimated 43% of American adult men and women take calcium supplements, according to the National Institutes of Health. When someone thinks about their bone health, or maybe they have been told they have the beginnings of osteoporosis, which is called osteopenia,...
