Osteoarthritis is a very common condition which results from wear and tear on the joints, breaking down the cartilage in the joint, causing pain, inflammation and stiffness. On the other hand, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), does not occur from wear and tear — it is a...
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease where both the brain cell connections and the brain cells themselves degenerate and die, eventually destroying memory and other important brain functions. Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. More...
https://youtu.be/b3xGTRmfIYw Parkinson’s Disease results from certain brain cells dying. These nerve cells are located in a part of the brain known as the Substantia Nigra. And these cells are responsible for makingdopamine, a brain chemical that helps to control...
One thing I can tell you having treated just about any disease you can think of over the past 35 years is that 1) the name of the disease doesn’t tell you much regarding how it should be treated, 2) the underlying causes are different in each person, even if you are...
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...
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...