Blog posts about Precision Medicine
I have THAT gene?
It’s good to work with a health care practitioner who really understands genes, they’re complicated! Buckle up, let’s look at a few details. I’d like to talk about two different gene topics, BOTH demonstrating the importance of the golden rule: genes n …
Wellness Beyond the Brain
Our practice focuses on health of all parts of our bodies, and in my patients, that largely means attending to brains, bones, and hearts. Or as Paul Simon said, “Hearts and Bones.” Because taking proper care of hearts and bones will cover much of brain …
Precision Medicine & IntellxxDNA
Have you ever wished your body came with an owner’s manual so you could finally understand what is going on? Let’s be honest: much of conventional medicine can feel like educated trial and error. Get some tests — which are likely “normal.” Try this med …
Precision Medicine Protocol Success in Early Alzheimer’s
January’s news included a preliminary presentation (awaiting peer review prior to publication) of results from a randomized, controlled trial of the protocol from the earlier trial in which I was privileged to be one of the researching clinicians. In t …
Brain Pearl #5: Genes That Protect—or Challenge—Your Brain
If you are one of our cognitive patients, you probably already know this—but there are certain genes that can greatly increase or decrease how easily our brains function in a healthy way (and stay that way!). You’ve hopefully noticed articles on our we …
Let’s Talk Hormones: A Diatribe (But a Useful One)
Okay, I’m confessing right up front: I have a few axes to grind. If you bear with me, I promise to share some solid information in a more balanced tone as well! I’m inspired to write by articles like the recent one in American Family Physician, titled …
Brain Pearl #4: Brains Love Estrogen
Brains Love Estrogen (Yes, Even Male Brains) Here’s a fun fact: your brain—regardless of gender—loves estrogen. Brains of all kinds have estrogen receptors, and while there’s some genetic variation, our brains are well-fed by estrogen throughout our li …
Optimizing Women’s Health Through the Menstrual Stages
Health is not just the absence of disease—it’s energy, vitality, focus, resilience, and joy. While biomarkers like cholesterol or glucose provide important insights, our experience of health is deeply personal and evolves throughout life—especially for …
Apollo Brain Pearl #3: Sleep Apnea
Sleep is so important for the health of our brains, it’s hard to know where to start: what function of sleep is the most important? Let’s take a look at the top four: Cleansing the brain of toxins and waste Storing experience as memories you can access …
Bone Health Thoughts
I have recently re-remembered one of my favorite bone-building tips… one kind of non-obvious bone-building food, a simple exercise, and a comment about lab tests. Bone-Building Foods Building bones starts with protein and—if you tolerate dairy—calcium- …
Wise Sleep Solutions
As I mentioned in Sleep Comes First, wise sleep solutions are the first step to solving any health problem related to inflammation or hormonal imbalance, and the first step is a good assessment. Are you sleeping 8-9 hours nightly, including at least 60 …
Precision Nutrition and Your Multivitamin
When I was first applying my thoughts about nutrition and human physiology to my practice of medicine, it was called “Integrative Medicine”…but I just think it should be called “Medicine!” We did learn physiology in med school, though—must admit—not m …
Bone Health
We don’t often think about them, but we can’t do anything without them. Our bones pretty much take care of themselves up to the age of “peak bone.” Throughout our lives, our bones are constantly “remodeling” – clearing out the old parts and replacing …
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Type 2 Diabetes and the Brain
Did you know that researchers find an utterly clear and repeatedly confirmed connection between eating too much sugar (it’s less than one might think!), keeping too much of it in our blood (happens naturally as we age), and then cluttering up our brain …