What if you could laugh all your worries away? What if pain relief came boxed as a giggle? What if a guffaw could help protect your heart from cardiovascular illness?...
No doubt you know someone with allergies. It seems like everywhere we turn another child is suffering from a peanut, soy or dairy allergy, and one more person has suddenly...
The recent virus event(s) has made everyone start thinking about their immune system. Some are getting a vaccine to try to increase immunity to the virus. Others are trying to...
From a medical standpoint we are truly fortunate. For the most part, our society is free from the dread diseases of the past like the black plague, cholera, and smallpox...
It’s March and we’re in the height of the cold and flu season. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, “Despite declines in some key indicators, flu...
We often think of the immune system as a single entity, but that is far from reality. It is a whole bunch of things, like the U.S. Military. The armed...
The only SARS-CoV-2 positive case I personally know did it right. Jo is 64 and active but has one risk factor -- chronic intermittent bronchitis. When she gets any cold,...
Flu season is upon us, and while many people take the preventative measure of receiving a flu shot, there are other ways you can combat this highly contagious virus. Instead of being...
Have you ever had the experience of smelling something that causes you to relive an old experience? You actually feel the old feeling as if you were living it again...
How to Protect Yourself from Zika and Avoid Harmful Symptoms Last month, Santa Barbara County sent doctors a report of two Zika virus infection cases discovered within our borders. The first was found...
An in-depth look at the popular amino acid What do cancer treatment, extreme sports and stress all have in common? They all deplete the glutamine in your body compromising your...
Do you consider your pet a part of the family? I sure do. I'm not only concerned with what I put in my children’s bodies, but what goes in my...