The Journey Begins
What started as my first blog post (this one) has become a treatise on Autoimmune Disease and also chronic disease prevention and reversal in general. This framework needed to be set down before we move forward. So here we are. July 2018. One of my favorite...
Components of a healthy antiinflammatory diet include:
This blog is #21 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Components of a healthy anti-inflammatory diet include: glycemic load Low Tumeric (curcumin)...
Which of the following classes of drugs inhibits enzymes (DDAH, ADMA) needed to convert nitrites to nitric oxide, which may inhibit their vasodilating effects?
This blog is #20 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Which of the following classes of drugs inhibits enzymes (DDAH, ADMA) needed to convert...
Guided imagery may be best described as:
This blog is #19 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Guided imagery may be best described as: A mind-body modality that can clarify the relationship...
True or false: It is important for someone to read a person’s journaling to give feedback and help process the information?
This blog is #18 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #18 True or false: It is important for someone to read a person’s journaling to give...
Which of the following has the least evidence for the therapeutic effects of journaling?
This blog is #17 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #17 Which of the following has the least evidence for the therapeutic effects of...
Saline nasal irrigation is thought to originate in which of the following medical cultures?
This blog is #16 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #16 Saline nasal irrigation is thought to originate in which of the following medical...
The Cochrane Collaboration has reported that saline nasal irrigation is an effective adjunctive therapy for which of the following?
This blog is #15 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #15 The Cochrane Collaboration has reported that saline nasal irrigation is an...
How Probiotics Help the Body and Brain
Probiotics: How they help the body and the brain, why some of us need them more than others, why it’s good to alternate, two of my favorites, and why I don’t recommend refrigerated probiotics. Pro means good, biotics means bugs, so it's good bugs that are the...
Which of the following categories contributes the largest part to health care’s carbon emissions or carbon footprint?
This blog is #14 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #14 Which of the following categories contributes the largest part to health care’s...
Reducing the use of pharmaceuticals (prescription medications) in health care would lead to all of the following except:
This blog is #13 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #13 Reducing the use of pharmaceuticals (prescription medications) in health care...
We Can Save 50% of Dying Covid19 Vented Patients
I believe we can stop half the people from dying on ventilators! I want to tell you how we could save half the people from dying who are on the ventilators from the SARS COVID-19 now or all the people who are going to end up on ventilators from this SARS,...
Indirect health effects of climate change include all of the following except:
This blog is #12 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. QUESTION #12 Indirect health effects of climate change include all of the following except:...
Which is not associated with estrogen dominance?
This blog is #11 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #11 Which is not associated with estrogen dominance, a driver of uterine fibroid...
Acupuncture for hot flashes
This blog is #9 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #9 Acupuncture for hot flashes: ...
Which supplements have NOT been found to be beneficial for easing menstrual pain?
This blog is #10 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #10 Which of the following supplements has NOT been found to be beneficial for easing...
Fasting and Elimination Diets to Help with Rheumatoid Arthritis
This blog on rheumatoid arthritis is #8 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question # 8 A 35-year-old woman with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis...
Which nutritional source would be the highest source of fiber?
This blog is #7 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #7 Which nutritional source would be the highest source of fiber? Broccoli, one cup....
What might be the best initial step in a 4-year-old child with chronic constipation?
This blog is #6 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #6 What might be the best initial step in a 4-year-old child with chronic...
A 32-year-old female presents with IBS-D
This blog is #5 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #5: A 32-year-old female presents with IBS-D that has worsened since starting a new...
Which of the following supplements has the least amount of evidence supporting the treatment of adrenal fatigue?
Hiking near Victor, Idaho Question #4 Which of the following supplements has the least evidence supporting the treatment of adrenal fatigue? Ashwaganda.Panax ginseng Milk thistle.Rhodiola roseaGlycyrrhiza licorice. That's correct! #3 Adaptogens are phytochemicals...
