Commercial sunscreens are a danger to your health
A recent study has shown that a potent sunscreen ingredient, oxybenzone, may be a cause of endometriosis. This condition occurs when uterine tissue grows in abnormal sites in the abdomen and causes severe pain. Women are usually diagnosed because of severe cramping during their periods. In this study of 600 women, those with the highest ...
Continue Reading »Sun exposure lowers cancer risk
A study that correlated exposure to sunlight with cancer risk found that people exposed to more sunlight had a significantly lower risk of many types of cancer (Lin, 2012). This study followed more than 450,000 white, non-Hispanic subjects aged 50-71 years from diverse geographic areas in the US. Researchers correlated the calculated ultraviolet radiation (UVR) ...
Continue Reading »Distance visits through Skype
I am now able to see patients who live at a distance from the San Francisco Bay Area by conducting interviews via Skype or Google Video. Anyone can set up these accounts for free and connect with me through a webcam wherever you live. I conduct interviews with parents about babies and children, and with ...
Continue Reading »Not Antibiotics – There are Alternatives
This is the first in a series of articles about alternatives to common pharmaceutical medications. There are situations when antibiotics are necessary and sometimes life-saving. Severe infections of the nervous system, kidneys, blood, and lungs require antibiotics. But common respiratory and ear infections, for example, do not need antibiotics. Most of these are caused by ...
Continue Reading »Thanking Your Doctors
At this time of year when we give thanks and gifts I would encourage everyone to thank their favorite practitioners by writing a Yelp review and sending them a testimonial. This is an excellent way to guide other health care consumers to find practitioners they can trust. Many people are finding it hard to justify ...
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