Paula called from a hotel room in the next town crying, hardly able to talk. She said she wanted to die, that life was too painful and she was hopeless. ...
Victoria came in yesterday wondering if she should take hormones for menopause. At age 54, she hadn’t had a menstrual period in over six months, but wasn’t having any of...
In 1976, a ground-breaking book was published about an autistic child who was cured of his autism. Prior to that time, autism was thought to be an incurable disease. Raun...
Fibromyalgia is not a disease; it’s a “syndrome” which means that is just a collection of symptoms. The problem is that there may be many different causes of the same...
Josh is over 70 and has a wife twenty years younger. He first came in to the office because of diabetes, but after several visits he admitted he could no...
Merton came in to my office complaining that he couldn’t sleep. He was tired all day, falling asleep every time he sat down. After some discussion, we found the reason...
It’s gone! Jeannie was so excited! Within a week, what had started out as painful shingles had just disappeared. She was pregnant, and since she was already having complications from...
5 Prevention Techniques to Protect Your Brain Tissue “I think he has Alzheimer’s disease…” the wife of a man in his seventies began. Larry was having difficulty concentrating, had problems...
Heather came in to the office with “fatigue.” She has felt tired for years. She has been to other doctors and found to have normal thyroid and other hormones. No...
Vital Signs 101 Dave initially came in over a year ago wanting help to get off of his medications for diabetes and hypertension. He was getting weak and tired, partly...
“Doctor, my headache is so bad. I think it’s a migraine!” Many people ask me if they might have migraine headaches — or is it “just” a tension headache? The...
Heartburn, indigestion, acid stomach, reflux… There are many terms for the burning in the esophagus that is common to all, at least occasionally. From historical records, it appears that gastro-esophageal...