For years I have struggled to get people to understand the relative simplicity of what causes us to get sick. Our medical
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Three years ago I nearly died from a sepsis infection. An antibiotic called Levaquin saved my life. That same antibiotic, which is
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Magnesium and the Modulation of Immunity
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IntroductionMagnesium is the most common divalent metal cation present in mammalian cells. It is estimated that the average 150 pound adult stores
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Whilst I always suspected a direct link between potassium and thiamine deficiency (outside of the context of refeeding syndrome), I had not
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In the summer 2013, a geneticist we were seeing for my daughter ordered a test. Little did I know that test would
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Vitamin D3 and Influenza
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It’s that time of year again: Signs advertising flu shots dot the commercial landscape. Retail pharmacy stores conveniently sell flu inoculations while
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Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an essential micronutrient responsible for key reactions involved in the conversion of the foods we consume into the
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I am many things: a writer, a researcher, a women’s health advocate, a teacher, a yogi. I’m also a few not so
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