What to Do When You Can’t Access a Rheumatologist Locally Last week, I received two emails that got me thinking about this topic – one was looking for care for their daughter who was in need of a pediatric rheumatologist, and the other looking for advice since they couldn’t find […]
Let’s hear about a silent disease today—osteoporosis. It’s a condition that doesn’t show symptoms until it’s often too late, usually surfacing only after a screening in our fifties or sixties, or, in worst cases, only apparent after we break a bone in a harmless, surprisingly minimal impact. Osteoporosis (and its […]
Today I’ll just share some of the key features of Sjögren’s syndrome (pronounced sho-grens), an autoimmune disease that turns out to be a major nuisance for a large proportion of individuals, but for an unfortunate smaller number of individuals it can become much, much more than that nuisance. We’ll cover […]
The Role of Supplements in Fibromyalgia In a previous article, I touched on supplements and their role in fibromyalgia. Supplements play a supportive role but don’t replace recommendations to control symptoms like exercise, mindfulness, stress reduction, and sleep (click here to learn about the other approaches recommended, courtesy of the […]
A special extra post this month, I was featured on leading physician-focused blog, KevinMD on 6/15/2024. I wanted to question where non-obesity medicine physician specialists fit in the paradigm of obesity management. It’s not an uncommon thing to hear to be referred away or declined altogether when one seeks help […]
Rheumatology is all about the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune diseases. But… what is an autoimmune disease really, and how would you know if you have one? This is one of the most common diseases that affect us as humans. Sometimes, the symptoms are incredibly obvious to us in a […]
