One of the many distinct characteristics of the COVID-19 virus is its ability to cause prolonged symptoms six to twelve months following resolution of the infection. Fatigue, brain fog, arthralgias, shortness of breath and even emotional symptoms, such as anxiety and depression are among the most commonly experienced symptoms of what is commonly referred …
When someone says, “I’m tired”, it doesn’t always mean that the person lacks sleep or is exhausted from strenuous, physical activity. Depression and fatigue share many of the same symptoms. Some patients who suffer from depression report fatigue, or simply mention “feeling tired” because they do not recognize these symptoms as signs of depression. In …
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Acupuncture Overview by Dr. Hazel Gois – Do you ever find yourself afraid of the unknowns of acupuncture? Dr. Hazel Gois walks you through the basics and schools of thought behind acupuncture. Once you have an idea of what to expect — it’s not so bad!
Complementary Medicine: An Emerging Paradigm in Cancer Treatment Dr. William Fair M.D. was a well-respected prostate cancer surgeon and chairman of urology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York from 1984 to 1997. He thought of complementary medicine as “touchy-feely west coast nonsense” until his battle with colon cancer forced him to …
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Are you among the many patients who have considered taking a COVID-19 antibody test in order to determine whether or not you are protected from the virus? Maybe you are vaccinated and want to know whether your protection has weakened to the point that you should get a booster shot, or perhaps you have recovered …
Dry EyesAs doctors expand their education past medical school training, they are realizing that testosterone has an array of benefits. This includes increased sexual drive and response, cardiovascular health, prevention of osteoporosis, increased muscle tone and better skin integrity. To this list of benefits they can now add elimination of dry eyes. Dry eyes is …
Insomnia Part 3 of 3 3. Copper/, Zinc/ and Ceruloplasmin imbalance. Several years ago, I attended a conference hosted by Dr. Walsh in which he presented his experience in treating thousands of patients with anxiety, ADD, and insomnia along with a long list of other common symptoms. His studies focused, among other things, on looking at …
Insomnia Part 2 of 3 As I mentioned in Insomnia Part I we are seeing more and more patients with insomnia. This is in part due to a rise in stress that people are experiencing today. New research reveals that Americans between 45 and 65 years old are experiencing more stress today than people their …
Insomnia Part I “I am so jealous of my husband. The minute his head hits the pillow he is sound asleep.” This is something that I am hearing more and more often. Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms that I hear from patients and it is becoming more and more prevalent. As with …
More Than Just Warts Warts are caused by exposure to wart-causing viruses in the human papillomavirus (HPV) family. These viruses invade the skin through a small scratch, cut, or other damage. It can take as long as 2-6 months following exposure before they begin to cause rapid growth of skin cells on the outer layer …