Cancer

MTHF-Huh? MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, a gene that codes for an enzyme of the same name. However, if the MTHFR gene is mutated, the enzyme produced is imperfectly [...]

True or false: A pap smear is a screening tool for ovarian cancer. Bloating and indigestion can be symptoms of ovarian cancer. Women in their 30’s are at the highest risk of developing ovarian [...]

It would be a stretch to say that I hated the rose bush in my backyard, but not a big one. The rose bust would send its thorny branches out between those of the nearby laurel, snagging the skin, [...]

E-mail hyper-vigilance and compulsive smartphone use is frying your nervous system, wrecking your sleep, causing anxiety, ruining your sex life, and compromising your productivity at work. . [...]

Why Getting the Occasional Cold or Flu Might Not Be Such a Bad Thing Every now and then I have a patient who boasts proudly, “I’m healthy as a horse! I haven’t had a cold or flu in [...]

As more and more research shows the harmful effects of gluten, a protein found in wheat, many people are cleaning up their diets and going gluten free. Although I recommend a gluten free diet to [...]

This is Part II of my previous entry on the importance of supplementing folic acid during pregnancy. Folic acid is one of the B vitamins. It is used by the body to make healthy new cells, balance [...]

I recently attended an integrative oncology seminar. Learn from some of the most brilliant cancer specialists in America, I was thrilled to learn about the natural modalities that can not only [...]