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...
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 rosea Glycyrrhiza licorice. That’s correct! #3 Adaptogens are...
View from the top of Snow Basin, Utah. The number of people who get an autoimmune disease (AD) in the United states is increasing dramatically every year. But not just in the US. This is also happening around the world. The increase is most dramatic in westernized,...
View from Sun Valley This is the fifth of 5 consecutive blog posts on women and hormones. I thought I would start with this photo as an example of how beautiful all can be when everything is well balanced. In Sun Valley, it’s the mountains. In a women’s...
Dawn behind our home on Saturday. I should have known it would suggest good things were going to happen that day. We were watching our daughter play in a volleyball tournament today. It was a big meet. 16 teams from across the state and outside the state. They had all...
PANDAS stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections. A common presentation may be rapid onset of obsessive-compulsive behavior (OCD) and/or tic disorders. Other common symptoms include a major change in...
