CBD and Autoimmune Disease
An ancient plant, a modern molecule, and an honest look at what it can and cannot do. Let me open with the part my lawyers would want first. I cannot recommend that you use medical cannabis. Its legal status varies enormously from one region to the next, and I am a doctor and a researcher, […]
Getting Enough Real Rest
Sometimes healing begins with a rest reset. Modern life is very stimulating — perhaps too stimulating. And I do not mean the obvious stressors: time pressure, money worries, the delicate dance of relationships. I mean our culture’s quiet addiction to being entertained. Watching, listening, scrolling, texting — constantly and relentlessly, for some of us. In […]
What Is Sleep Hygiene?
If you want better sleep, then sleep hygiene is your best option. I have been a physician for thirty years now, and I still find that sleep is one of the most underestimated medicines we have. It is free, it is powerful, and for those of us living with an Autoimmune Condition, it is not […]
Your Muscles Are AMAZING!
Ask most people what their muscles are for and they will say the obvious: moving around, lifting things, looking good at the beach. All true. But in more than thirty years of practice — I have been working with Autoimmune patients since 1996 — one of the most useful ideas I get to share is […]
Why I Always Recommend Bone Broth
Old News Can Be Good News Bone broth might be old news for some of you. But in more than thirty years of practice — I have been caring for patients since 1996 — I have learned that the oldest news is often the best news. Some of the most powerful things I recommend are […]
The Autoimmunity, PTSD, and Addiction Connection
The Autoimmunity, PTSD, and Addiction Connection Do you like common-sense answers to complicated problems? So do I. In fact, it has become the great preoccupation of my working life: to take a tangled health problem, keep pulling on threads until the most important relationships come loose, and then look for the solution that a reasonable […]