Diabetes

6 minutes

As a doctor who has focused my career on preventing heart issues, diabetes, insulin resistance and other chronic conditions, I often get asked whether it’s better to use artificial sweeteners and, if so, which one.

Allergies

5 minutes

If you experience an itchy, tight throat after eating certain raw fruits, nuts, or vegetables, you might assume you have a food allergy. However, it’s possible that you are actually allergic to pollen-like compounds in the food.

Thyroid

9 minute read

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is nestled in the lower front of your neck, just below the larynx (or Adam’s apple). Despite its small size and weight, it’s one impressive organ that is responsible for producing important hormones that regulate a laundry list of body functions. The thyroid influences metabolic rate, menstrual cycle, heart rate, breathing, muscle strength, and body weight, and more!.

Thyroid

10 minute read

While not often talked about publicly, all women understand that there are two major hormonal shifts in their lifespan as a female - menstruation and menopause. Both mark the beginning or end of fertility and physical changes within a woman's body, but many would argue that there is also an emotional and mental change during these two somewhat taboo events. 

Allergies

8 minute read

Itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing—allergy symptoms are no fun! Whether you’re dealing with seasonal grass and pollen allergies, or reacting to a trigger such as animal dander, the effects are equally miserable. 

Allergies

7 minute read

If you have noticed your nose tends to run when you eat, you may be wondering what is causing it. If you figure out the cause, you can take action to improve your symptoms. There are many things that can cause a runny nose after eating, ranging from eating spicy food, to a food allergy, to seasonal allergies, to irritation.

Allergies

7 Minutes

As anyone with a drawer full of stretchy pants knows, the defining feature of bloating is the appearance or feeling of a swollen or distended belly. Although it is not fun to feel bloated, it is fairly common, with just over 20 percent of Americans reporting that they experienced bloating in a given week

Testosterone

8 minute read

Low sex drive or low libido is something that can affect people at any stage in life. When there is a mismatch in sex drive between two partners, it can put a strain on the relationship. Both the partner with more sex drive, and the partner with less sex drive, can end up feeling guilty and unsatisfied. 

Diabetes

7 minute read

If you have diabetes, you know it can affect many aspects of your life. People living with diabetes can experience excessive sweating, and sometimes insufficient sweating, related to the condition. 

Testosterone

9 minutes

Dealing with hormonal acne involves making lifestyle changes to balance your hormones and address the root cause, while also treating the acne topically. A dermatologist may also be able to offer medications that can control severe symptoms. 

Press

5 minutes

Towards the end of every year, you may start to see a flood of information about using your FSA or HSA account - but what does it all mean?

Testosterone

7 Minutes

Testosterone is the sex hormone responsible for developing the penises and testes, strengthening and enlarging muscles and bones, producing sperm, deepening the voice, stimulating the growth of facial and pubic hair, and for maintaining a healthy libido, or sex drive.

Vitamin D

4 Minutes

There’s a funny thing that happens with vitamins sometimes, where the often-overlooked organic molecules that have always been essential for human health suddenly become superstars. These days, the spotlight arguably shines brightest on vitamin D, and with good reason. 

Vitamin D

23 minutes

One of the four major fat-soluble vitamins, vitamin D is an all-important micronutrient that your body needs for healthy bones and to perform optimally. It’s an interesting vitamin because it doubles up as a steroid hormone that can be made naturally by our skin from sunlight, which is why it is often called the sunshine vitamin.

Diabetes

20 minutes

Prediabetes is an increasingly worrying health condition that affects roughly 88 million people in the US, which translates to around 1 in every 3 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s a serious condition in which your blood sugar is elevated yet not high enough to reach the level for a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

Thyroid

7 minutes

As anyone with a thyroid condition knows, the symptoms can make it much harder for you to exercise. Yet exercise is one of the things that can help with many of the common symptoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. So what is the best way to approach exercise if you have a thyroid condition?

Testosterone

11 minutes

Testosterone plays an important role in both male and female bodies. It regulates crucial bodily functions, and a deficit of testosterone can be detrimental to a person’s overall health and wellbeing—particularly males. 

Vitamin D

14 minutes

What is Vitamin D, and what is magnesium for, for that matter? Why are they inextricably linked according to the science of nutrition? What do they do for the body, and what happens to the body when there isn’t enough of it? Should you supplement your diet with one? Both? And how much? This is everything you need to know about Vitamin D and magnesium,

Allergies

6 Minutes

The symptoms of allergies include coughing, a runny nose, sneezing, and itchy eyes. They can make you miserable for days at a time. But can allergies make you tired, too?

Heart

16 minutes

If the importance of heart health isn’t already perfectly clear, let this one statistic do the heavy lifting for you — at over 600,000 fatalities per year, heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the United States. Paying attention to your heart’s heath is one of the most important ways to ensure your wellbeing to live a long and happy life. 

Vitamin D

8 minutes

The link between healthy vitamin D and reduced COVID-19 infection stands out as one of the most promising and positive stories about the pandemic, here's what we know.

Prostate

5 minutes

As healthcare moves more into the digital and telehealth space, and less healthcare done in offices, it’s natural to want to perform tests at home to avoid missing any big red flags. While monthly breast exams are promoted, what should men do to screen themselves for prostate cancer? Can you check for prostate cancer at home? 

Vitamin D

15 minutes

Vitamin D is a vital micronutrient that can deliver powerful health benefits, ranging from a more robust immune system to healthier, stronger teeth, muscles, and bones. That’s why all adults and children over 12 months old should get at least 600 IU of vitamin D every day from sun exposure, diet, and supplements - although experts suggest that you should get more.

Prostate

6 minutes

Going to the bathroom is one of those everyday things you take for granted, until something changes. Problems with urination are relatively common in men over the age of 60, affecting about 1 in 3 men in this age range.

Prostate

9 minutes

Just as ears and noses get bigger as we age, the prostate gland continues to grow over time1. In fact, enlarged prostate—also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is so common that medical professionals consider it an inevitable consequence of aging with male hormones.