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As I get older, one of my highest priorities is preserving my brain health. I want to stay sharp, creative, and mentally agile while also avoiding neurodegenerative disease. The truth is, neurodegeneration doesn’t have to...

A Few Things  to Know About Vitamin D: Deficiency, Toxicity, Causes, Symptoms, and Supplementation Few substances are as misunderstood or as critical as vitamin D. Vitamin D is not technically a vitamin at all, but...

How Does Progesterone Support Cancer Treatment? Out of all the steroid hormones, progesterone is the most powerful anti-cancer hormone.  It has the ability to anesthetize cells, meaning it essentially ‘puts them to sleep’ by stopping...

What the research tells us about causes, risks, and prevention September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! While I don’t treat pediatric cancer, I want to share research and insights that might help parents and families...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a new cellular process called cathartocytosis. When cells are injured, they can expel parts of their internal machinery, shedding damaged components. This reset allows them to revert to a...

Most people think of cancer as a sudden, mysterious enemy that strikes without warning. But cancer often represents a failed healing process: a biological attempt at repair that went off track. When tissues are injured...

A new landmark study shows that eating meat actually protects against cancer.  The population study of nearly 16,000 adults found no link between higher animal protein intake and increased mortality from any cause, including cancer. ...

For decades, salt has been villainized as the root cause of high blood pressure and heart disease. But when we look deeper into human physiology, the story is far more nuanced. Salt is essential for:...

A recent study published in Nature Communications found that breast tumors can actively strip nearby fat cells of their stored energy. The researchers showed that in triple-negative and other aggressive breast cancers, tumor cells tap...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed this week that he battled stage 4 melanoma for over a decade.  Throughout his treatment, he had 2 surgeries and participated in a clinical trial at MD Anderson that...

What are carcinoid tumors?  Carcinoid tumors are a type of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) in specialized hormone-producing  cells found throughout the body, particularly in the GI tract, lungs, and appendix.  These cells are akin to tiny...

Estrogen dominance in menopause: Many women are told that menopause symptoms are simply the result of “low estrogen.” Hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, and stubborn weight gain all get blamed on estrogen deficiency and...