Analyzing blood chemistry can be a very helpful tool in determining what a patient needs to improve their health, and of course why a patient is experiencing certain signs and symptoms. A patient will often bring in their blood work to me and tell me that the doctor who ordered the tests said everything was …
ALL FISH CONTAIN TOXIC MERCURY!
According the Associated Press (AP), every single fish tested from nearly 300 streams in the US were found to be contaminated with the toxic metal mercury. However, “only about a quarter had mercury levels exceeding what the Environmental Protection Agency says is safe for people eating average amounts of fish”. The EPA states on their …
Folic Acid/B12-deficiency anemia (megaloblastic & pernicious anemia)
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” …
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Iron-deficiency anemia
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 …