Summer Quick Hits (with the Award for the Most Eyebrow-Raising Article Title of the Year)
Trying to recover from summer vacation (Alaska = thumbs up, especially during a summer heat wave) and gear up for a new school (and blogging) year, so here are a few quick hits from recent articl... Read More
Helping Your Thyroid
The symptoms of thyroid dysfunction are vague and non-specific. People with thyroid disease often present with vague symptoms and that is why majority of times it remains undiagnosed for a long time. ... Read More
Let’s Balance Blood Sugar With Cinnamon!
Much to my delight it actually felt like fall yesterday! Right at the beginning of what is supposed to be one of the hottest months of the year! After weeks of unbearable heat here in the Midwest, ... Read More
The cartoon editorial, microbiology edition: An idea whose time has come!
I was excited to read the editorial in this month’s Journal of Clinical Microbiology (JCM), by Alex McAdam (JCM Editor in Chief), entitled “Prevalence and Predictive Values”. You can read it her... Read More
How To Make a Glycerite for Adrenal Fatigue, Anxiety, and Stress
I’ve been talking about adrenal fatigue around here, and that’s because adrenal fatigue has been my companion far too often in my life. I’m going to share how to make your very own tincture for ... Read More
Homemade Lavender Shortbread Cookies (Plus a Giveaway!)
Most of the time when I think of herbs I think of home remedies, or perhaps sprinkling oregano in my beef stew. But cookies?! What an awesome idea! I love finding new ways to use my stash of herbs and... Read More
Maintenance of Certification: Who’s Regulating the Regulators?
By RICH DUSZAK, MD When four physician certification boards founded the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in 1933, those forward thinking organizations—and their professional society spon... Read More
And what about antimicrobial scrubs?
Ascot: a neckband with wide pointed wings, traditionally made of pale grey patterned silk The role that environmental transmission plays in the spread of important pathogens is increasingly recognized... Read More