Tylenol Risk for ADHD and Austism
The 2+ year ongoing Tylenol class action lawsuit does not bode well for the drug manufacturer Kenvue (formerly J & J). Consumers worldwide will most likely soon receive urgent and formal warnings about the dangers of acetaminophen both during and before pregnancy. Medical experts across the globe have already issued a Consensus statement citing the very clear
- Published in Education
Trazodone…a painful sleep
I am regularly assessing my client’s prescription medications for side effects that may be contributing to or confounding their chief complaint. A client recently came in to the clinic complaining of unrelenting back pain, not improved with OTC pain relievers. Trazodone is a commonly used medication for sleep. It’s protracted list of side effects include
Statins…hard to swallow
In the last two decades, statin use in the U.S. has increased nearly 80%. I like to have the conversation about cholesterol and liver health with my clients before they begin taking a statin, seeing as how high cholesterol alone, without other cardiovascular risk factors like high triglycerides and homocysteine levels, is not associated
Do you know what your NSAIDs are doing?
We knew that OTC pain relievers can cause long-term liver and kidney damage, stomach and intestinal injury, but what you may not know is that they can cause damage to, or at the very least, repair inhibition of joint cartilage. With pain-fighting alternatives, you can do right by your body. Acupuncture has been shown to not
- Published in Chinese Medicine, Education
How a SP Shake Can Alter Your Brain and Clear Candida
Recently Brielle was sharing a tale of how Standard Process SP Detox Shake helped her son get better. Her 13-year-old twin boy was experiencing such severe emotional issues that not only was he was having difficulty in school, the local authorities were called. In desperation, Brielle ran a Zyto scan on him and it showed
Clinical Pearl
A pearl is shiny, we all can buy that. What we can’t tell is whether it’s genuine or not, so that we leave to the experts. In the case of Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) its origins for pain use are over 40 years old (Jang, Sun, & Jeong, 2019), but the most recent systematic
- Published in Education, Facial Rejuvenation
Studies on the Efficacy of Acupuncture
FERTILITY IVF Good clinical research has demonstrated the effectiveness of acupuncture used in conjunction with IVF demonstrating around a 50% increase in success rate with acupuncture vs. without. Acupuncture works to increase success rates of these interventions by increasing blood flow to the ovaries during the stimulation phase of IVF and by improving the effectiveness of
- Published in Chinese Medicine, Education, Energy Medicine, Fertility