These days cholesterol still gets all the attention when it comes to heart disease. In fact, I think way too much attention. There are other, often better predictors of heart disease than standard cholesterol tests. And these are routinely missed, even when the patient’s (and doctor’s) motive is to assess the potential risk of future [...]
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High cholesterol? What about high homocysteine???
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged anti-aging, blood tests, cholesterol, heart disease, inflammation, remedies, supplements, vitamins on September 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Digestion: the importance of hydrochloric acid
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, food, remedies, tagged digestive disorders, GERD, heartburn symptoms, irritable bowel syndrome, remedies, stomach, supplements on August 27, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Digestive problems are one of the most common conditions I see in my patients. And they are usually one of the easiest to “fix”. Now I want to discuss one possible reason that people can have faulty digestion, related to hydrochloric acid (HCl). The chemical aspect of digestion begins in the mouth with salivary enzymes [...]
Cholesterol and Fiber – do you have ALL the information?
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies, tagged cholesterol, remedies on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Much talk has been generated about how fiber can help lower serum cholesterol levels. So much that some products with it are even “stamped” by the American Heart Association with a label saying: “Can Help Lower Cholesterol”. First of all there are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. They are both necessary, but it’s [...]
Folic Acid/B12-deficiency anemia (megaloblastic & pernicious anemia)
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged anemia, blood tests, fatigue, homocysteine, remedies, supplements, vitamin B12, vitamins on August 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Let’s talk about two common types of anemia I see in my patients. They are self explanatory like iron-deficiency anemia. Megaloblastc anemia refers to a deficiency of folic acid and/or vitamin B12, and pernicious anemia refers to B12-deficiency specifically. Every single cell in your body requires folic acid and vitamin B12 in order to “mature” [...]
Iron-deficiency anemia
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged anemia, blood tests, depression, fatigue, female health, remedies, supplements on August 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It is quite common for a (female) patient to come to my office and tell me she is anemic. And very often, she has been diagnosed with it several months ago. My question is always: “Why are you still anemic if you found out about several months ago?” With the exception of some (rare) complications [...]
What’s the four-letter word for aging – and how can we begin the anti-aging process?
Posted in remedies, tagged anti-aging, antioxidants, free radicals, remedies, supplements on August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
RUST What is rust? Well, the technical/scientific name for rust is called oxidation. You are probably familiar with rust as it relates to metals. Essentially, rust occurs when oxygen comes in contact with the metal. The extent of the “rust” or oxidation is dependent on how long the oxygen is in contact with the substance. [...]
Dr. Rob’s top 10 anti-aging tips
Posted in remedies, tagged anti-aging, detoxify, exercise, remedies, sleep, sugar, supplements, water on August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Anti-aging sounds like an oxymoron. I look at it as basically being able to regenerate optimally. That said, one can certainly reverse signs of aging that have set in due to poor lifestyle habits, hence “anti-aging”. Our “biological” age can be more important than our chronological age. Wouldn’t you rather look and feel 10 years [...]
Dr. Rob’s Top 5 Supplements for Overall Health
Posted in remedies, tagged anti-aging, antioxidants, fish oil, minerals, probiotics, remedies, supplements, vitamin D, vitamins on July 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you are a patient of mine, you know that I don’t “shotgun” any supplements. That is, I don’t ever just give out supplements because they’re “good for you” or because the “the book” or “experts” say they are the best for a particular condition. You know that I am extremely specific to my patient’s [...]
“Dr. Rob, can I get nutrients from food instead of taking supplements?”
Posted in remedies, tagged remedies on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The answer to this question is : Yes, no, and, maybe. I often get this question from my patients. Let’s say for example I figure out a patient needs zinc to help alleviate their problem. They’ll also ask, “what foods are high in zinc.” After listing those foods for the patients, I continue to explain [...]
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