Vitamin D Enhances Lung Function in People with Asthma

Researchers from the University of Colorado and National Jewish Health have discovered that asthmatics with low Vitamin D do not respond as well to steroid treatment, and have worse symptoms in general, than those with higher Vitamin D levels.
Vitamin D levels, in fact, absolutely predicted how well a patient will respond to [...]

Update from the 6th Annual Sheila Kar Health Foundation Heart Protection Seminar

On Saturday, February 14th I was delighted to speak at the Sheila Kar Health Foundation’s 6th Annual Valentine’s Day “Heart Protection Seminar”.
The purpose of the seminar was to help people learn how to maintain optimum health through education on the necessary screening tests that are crucial in different stages in life.
While leading our busy [...]

I will be speaking at African Kids in Need (AKIN) on February 21 2010

I am honored to be speaking at the African Kids in Need event on February 21. The fundraiser will be held at Marymount High School 10643 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90077 and all my patients and readers are invited with your friends for [...]

I Am Speaking at the Sheila Kar Health Foundation on Feb 14

I am speaking at the Sheila Kar Health Foundation on February 14 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. 
The title of the seminar is Heart Protection Seminar Featuring "I feel fine. so why do I need a check up?"
 I will be on a panel of distinguished experts talking about Preventive Heart health and Preventive Medicine in general. [...]

Healthy Living is the Best Revenge

This is the actual title of an  article from a very recent edition of the prestigious medical journal Archives of Internal medicine.
This study reviewed the findings from a European prospective study into the prevention of chronic disease. There were over 23,000 participants in this study. The authors looked at the four major chronic diseases of [...]

Alternative Medicine is Becoming Mainstream

We all know that the popularity and importance of integrative medicine in the United States has been growing rapidly over the last 10 to 15 years.
Now a new study published in July 2009, from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, interviewed more than 23,000 adults and asked about their use of complementary treatments. [...]

Do You Get Sick When You Fly?

Many people get sick when they fly on airplanes. Often patients come to me for immune support for when they fly. Our current "air travel" protocol of supplements has been very effective for many patients for preventing acute sickness when they fly.
We have always assumed that the reason people get sick when they fly [...]

If you have Mitral Valve Prolapse you no longer need to take antibiotics before your dental visit!

The American Heart Association has just released new guidelines for patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse.
With rare exception, taking antibiotics before your dental appointment or your surgical procedure is no longer required!
The rare exception would be somebody with severe mitral valve prolapse with significant mitral valve regurgitation. The few of you in my practice who [...]

In Cardiac Tests You Can Now Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too!

From the previous article that I wrote on the coronary CT Angiogram, most all my patients now know that this has been the definitive test for screening for coronary artery disease, the most common cause of death in men and women in our country.
Many of my patients have done this test [...]

Is a Calorie really Just a Calorie?

A recently published medical article discusses research done at the Functional Medicine Research Institute  in Gig Harbor, Washington. One of the principle authors of the article is my long time friend, teacher and colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Bland (see my picture with him below). Dr. Bland reviews this article in  his May 2006 monthly audio newsletter. [...]

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