March is national nutrition month! We wanted to take the opportunity to discuss the connection between foods we eat and inflammation. What we eat can cause inflammation. Inflammation is a natural and necessary process that plays a crucial role in the body’s immune response to injury, infection, and tissue damage. However, inflammation can be detrimental…
Low-Dose Naltrexone has been shown to benefit patients with a wide range of conditions with chronic pain, autoimmune diseases, and central nervous system disorders. Evolving research has continued to show its use for improvement in dermatologic conditions including Hailey-Hailey disease, psoriasis, vitiligo, sclerosis, alopecia, atopic dermatitis, pruritus and more. As there is an increase in…
“We don’t treat patients. We work with health participants,” David Y. Wong, M.D., tells me, a pioneer in the field of Integrative Medicine and the owner of the Health Integration Center, that opened in Torrance in 1978. His approach to health care is of no surprise, as their center offers a wide range of wellness…
As November comes to a close and we’re already deep into the holiday season, we don’t want to forget that November is National Family Caregivers Month. This is the time to honor and support our family caregivers who devote much of their time and energy into caring for loved ones. It might be surprising to…
Quercetin can be beneficial for a variety of conditions. Lowers Inflammation: Quercetin is a flavonoid that help to lower inflammation. They fight the natural process of ‘oxidation’ that takes place over time as we age. It can help stop damaging particles in the body known as free radicals, which negatively impact how cells work- including…
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis is a perplexing and complicated disorder effecting an estimated 836,000 to 2.5 million Americans. The cause is unknown but there are many theories that include viral infections, psychological stress, or a combination of factors. (1) (2) (3) And there’s no single test that can confirm a clear diagnosis…
Arthritis is on the rise in the US and is likely to continue to climb as the baby boomer generation ages. It is actually one of the main causes of disability and affects an estimated 50 million adults and 300,000 children in America, according to the Arthritis Foundation. (1) (2) Arthritis causes inflammation of one…
Parkinson’s is a common neurological illness caused by the degeneration or breaking down of cells in the nervous system. It is estimated that it affects 1 percent of the population over age 60, with a small percentage of people (around 4 percent), diagnosed by age 50. Overall, as many as 1 million Americans are living with Parkinson’s,…
Maybe you had never heard about it or so much about it until now. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the term cytokine storm into the forefront of information. What is a cytokine storm? The term describes an overreaction of the body’s immune system in which it releases immune messengers, called cytokines, into…
