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Can You Out Run a Bad Diet?

  Or in other words, is the key to losing weight exercise, what you eat, neither or both? A recent article sheds some light on this. The authors conclude that research supports the conclusion that eating too much sugar, too many carbs is the reason for rampant...

Upper Respiratory Infections. Colds, Sinus, Cough

Everyone gets upper respiratory infections (URI's).  They're common and they're annoying.  Most are caused by viruses that you pick up from another person at work or at home.   Rarely are they serious. URI's take 3-10 days to go away, on average.  Sometimes a cough...

Probiotics and Mood

I recommend probiotics in my practice for a number of reasons.  I advise them for people who need to take antibiotics in order to counteract the negative effects of the antibiotics on the healthy bowel bacteria.   I also advise them for patients with low level...

Why Colonoscopy Is An Important Preventive Test

If you're a patient of my practice or are considering being one, you will know that I never force a patient to do anything they do not want to do.  However I will advocate strongly for tests and procedures that I believe can be of benefit to you such as a colonoscopy....

Celiac Disease Diagnoses and Treatment

Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten will lead to damaging the small intestine. People most prone to Celiac disease are those who are genetically predisposed. Many doctors aren't aware nor have the experience to diagnose Celiac...