Modern medicine rarely explores the true root causes of illness. Instead, treatments often focus on masking symptoms rather than resolving what’s really going on beneath the surface. Nowhere is this more evident than with depression. Most mainstream medical professionals—and the pharmaceutical industry—continue to promote the serotonin theory, suggesting depression is simply caused by low serotonin levels and can be corrected with SSRI antidepressants. But is that the full story? Do Antidepressants Really Work? A...

  I get my inspiration for the articles I write in a variety of ways. Talking with folks about their health concerns, reading literature and studies from experts I trust, scanning (garbage) literature from sources I don’t trust (so I’m aware of all the bad information that’s out there), and even observing people in the airport or grocery store! All of these may trigger an idea for a blog. But today’s inspiration comes from yours...

  Most people won’t be shocked to hear that nutrients play an important role in supporting overall health and helping the body function at its best. Of course they do. But vitamin D stands out as truly unique—and surprisingly misunderstood. Despite how essential it is, many people don’t realize just how many systems in the body depend on adequate vitamin D levels. Let’s take a closer look at vitamin D’s impressive health résumé and explore...

Still Sharp at 94 — and How You Can Be Too When my mother was in a nursing home prior to her passing in 2015 at age 94, every visit began the same way.I’d pop my head into her room and say, “Hi Mom! How are you?” She’d smile and reply, “Well, Sher, I hurt from head to toe—but I still know who you are!” Age-related cognitive decline is a very real and scary thing....

  (Note: Our office will be closed today in recognition of the holiday.) Before I get into today’s message, I would like to pay tribute on this Veteran’s Day to two veterans who are very dear to me—my father and my son-in-law. Sadly, my dad has passed, but I will be forever grateful to him for having left high school as a football star in his senior year to join the Navy and ultimately fight...