CATEGORY: Diabetes


Dementia – How to avoid this end to your life.

What causes dementia and what increases your risk of getting dementia? At a get together of friends, I was pulled aside by a good friend who asked me how she could prevent dementia, because the mother she loves is in[...]
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Genetics behind why some people develop “Long-Haulers” after Covid, and other people to not.

New study links genetics to vaccine effectiveness. (Quotes are from the 23 and me Blog. November 2021) Last week we talked about the research 23 and Me has done determining individual responses to the three Covid vaccine, based on the[...]
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Our Audio Book, Got Testosterone?, Is Released!

The replacement of testosterone can both treat your symptoms and prevent the second half of your life from being non-productive. Click on this link to order your "Got Testosterone?" audiobook: Got Testosterone? - Audiobook Kathy: Today we are welcoming back[...]
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Weight Loss Medications – The New Ones

The difference between the newly available weight loss drugs. Last week we reviewed the traditional weight loss medications that were used commonly before this very effective new class of weight loss drugs. Like most medications, drug companies’, researchers and doctors[...]
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Weight Loss – What Medications Are Available?

Available prescription medications that can make weight loss, or rather fat loss, possible. During 2021 several new weight loss drugs have been approved by the FDA for weight loss.   The Lancet is a very well-respected medical journal and in December of[...]
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“Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble….”

Some of my patients were no longer diabetic when they were taken off their statin. Click to view the full JAMA Article » When I started practicing medicine, I realized that there were many medical problems and patient symptoms which[...]
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A Specific Type of Fish Oil Can Treat Inflammation, Autoimmune Disease, Allergies, and Arteriosclerosis

How important is taking the right type of fish oil? Not all inflammation is damaging, however long-term inflammation can damage healthy tissue, create disease, allergies, and heart disease.  We know that a limited exposure to inflammation is needed to heal[...]
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The 15 Reasons You Have Trouble Losing Weight – Reasons #8-15

Your medicines may be working against you when trying to lose weight. #8 You drink alcohol while you are dieting. Alcohol is a toxin, not a food and slows or stops weight loss. When you drink, your liver prioritizes your[...]
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The 15 Reasons You Have Trouble Losing Weight #1-7

Working at being healthy is WORK! I have seen so many patients who come in for anti-aging Testosterone and estradiol who are 50-100% overweight and who do not follow my instructions for weight loss, that I am tired of talking[...]
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Why you absolutely need to take oral Vitamin D3

What is the difference between vitamin D3 and vitamin D2? Vitamin D is not just a vitamin, as most people think, it is a HORMONE called Cholecalciferol that is required for general health, thick bones, for making muscle and your[...]
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