Why Integrative Medicine Matters: A Clinician’s Perspective This is a great question—and one I have been meaning to address for some time. I hesitated to write this because I wasn’t sure I could fully convey the importance of having a clinician who thinks...
Medications for Acid Reflux Relief Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or acid reflux, is a common condition. Acid reflux happens when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus. Occasional reflux can occur in healthy people. But frequent or persistent reflux is a...
Fungal Infections: Types, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments Fungal skin infections are among the most common and most under-discussed issues in primary care. They show up on the feet, in the groin, on the scalp, in the nails, and in the warm folds of the skin. They are...
Long COVID: Why Symptoms Persist and What Integrative Care Can Offer You had COVID months ago. Or you had it a year ago. The acute illness is long over — but you have not been right since. The fatigue is unlike anything you have known. A walk that used to be easy now...
Understanding Cellulitis Infection: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment A red, warm patch of skin that did not look like much yesterday is bigger today. The area is tender. You are not sure if it is a bug bite, a small cut that got irritated, or something more. You are...
Exercise Induced Asthma Wilbur is a 24 year old male who recently joined a local gym. He has packed on a few pounds over the past few months and his goal is to lose 10 lbs. He decides to go to a spin class which will be his first time ever attending such a class. He...