Having established that lipid hypothesis does not square with either traditional wisdom or lipid science, we can begin to answer the question of what does cause heart disease and determine whether statins correct this imbalance. Oxidized cholesterol is the middle man in heart disease, clogging arteries and dramatically increasing clot and stroke potential. One of […]
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The Cure for Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a complex and multi-faceted disorder. In treating patients over the years who've come into the office with this diagnosis, I have observed a wide variety in the signs and symptoms that get lumped under this label. Helping these patients takes considerable clinical discernment as there is no single presentation (and therefore treatment) that […]
Cheap Weight Loss Part 4: Metabolic Derangement
In guiding patients through weight loss challenges over the years, I have championed two main strategies that have been the mainstay of my approach: detoxification and a low-carb diet. The detoxification process jumpstarts metabolism while eliminating food sensitivities through a modified elimination diet. After that three week process, keeping one’s diet relatively low-carb by removing […]
Ahhhhhhh Chooooooo!
Allergy season is upon us and while some greet spring with a deep breath, others suffer with red puffy and drippy eyes, sneezing, and congestion. You would think that an allergic reaction is genetic; some people have allergies and some don’t, and it tends to run in families. However, clinical evidence supports the notion that […]
Cheap Weight Loss Part 5: Comfort Food
Previous posts on weight loss have focused on the physiology of metabolism. Although understanding human metabolism is primary to achieving successful and lasting weight loss, having a firm grasp on our body’s ability to metabolize experiences and emotions is also of key importance. It’s not always about what you’re eating, but what’s eating you. Food […]
The Tale of the Broken Treadmill
If you’ve been following the Cheap Medicine Blog, you know it’s all about inexpensive methods of self-care that can pay off big. Keeping to this effort, I have discovered what I think to be a very frugal means to exercise in your home that may cost you next to nothing. In visiting family over the […]
Reflections on the Flu
On a recent holiday trip to North Carolina to visit family I had the unfortunate fate of contracting the flu. Although the media has been rattling the saber of a very bad flu epidemic this year, it has been a very long time since I have been ill and so I thought myself relatively immune […]
Gluten, Gut Bugs, and Cortisol – Oh My!
In the last post we explored the curious and complex world of digestion. Having completed that primer, we can discuss some common conditions that compromise gut function. Specific to the small intestine are two very insidious pathologies that can develop over the course of years but seemingly manifest with symptoms overnight. These conditions are dysbiosis […]
Home Remedy: Sauerkraut
Teeming with life and full of bubbly deliciousness, sauerkraut is digestive vigor in a jar. Cheap to make and easy to prepare, one head of cabbage yields about a quart of sauerkraut and trillions of beneficial bacteria to supplement your gut flora. In addition, cabbage is high in the amino acid glutamine which is the […]
Going Against the Grain: Our Baby’s First Foods
Followers of the Cheap Medicine Blog know that one of the cornerstones of vibrant health is access to and consumption of whole nutrient-dense foods. It should come as no surprise then that choosing the first foods for our baby daughter would be going against the grain – literally and figuratively. Most Moms and Dads of […]