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Synergy is the amplification of effect when two or more parts and forces interact. It is often the recipe for great results, and is among the reasons our office works so well. We are an ensemble case of characters, working hard to keep you, our group of patients under our care, in good health. …
Among my favorite movies from the 80’s was Officer and a Gentleman. In it, Richard Gere gets intimidated and inspired by Lou Gossett, Jr. in the role as his drill instructor. Gere’s last name is Mayo, but in order to ride him a bit, Gossett calls him MAYO-NAZE, and more importantly, he will not …
KISS stands for Keep It Simple Stupid….and to control the symptoms of your cold/upper respiratory infection, we need to focus on the following limited list. I have picked special products for each set of associated symptoms; you can use something else if you like, but this simple list will help you make a quick pit …
Sugar is always a topic of interest, but it will be talked about for then next few weeks with the latest release of Gary Taubes new book, The Case Against Sugar. Gary Taubes was one of the first writers with a scientific background to cogently critique diet and weight loss research, with an eye toward …
Just this past week the Arizona Department of Health showed a spike in Influenza cases in the state. Prior to that, there was minimal flu in Arizona. This is late in the season for flu to begin here in Arizona, but it it unclear if we are starting a trend, or if this is just …
I had a patient, Len, who was in the office the other day and he showed me a nifty baseball hat that he used when doing gardening work outside. It had a modification in the top of the hat that included a protective cover, so that if he hit his head on a large branch, …
It’s the beginning of the year and that has a lot of us thinking about weight loss to improve our health and appearance. This is a challenge most of use deal with. Our body adjusts to our current, higher weight, and it generally tries to maintain this weight despite efforts to lose. Still, there is …
Keeping steady on your feet is critical for maintaining health, as falls lead to injuries or fractures that can result in prolonged rehabilitation. Prevention is the best approach and here are several tips to help. If you are falling too much, come see me and let’s figure out why this is happening. We can evaluate you …
I’ve dubbed the current infection that is hitting Phoenix… The Valley Virus. It is all over the place and has varying symptoms from cough, congestion, sore throat, to laryngitis and low grade fever. It is lasting 5-15 days and is not responsive to antibiotics. The symptomatic treatment list I recommend is below, and can also …
First of all…what is a weenus? This is the slang term for the excess skin at the end of your elbow. My kids taught me this word and they showed me that you can squeeze your weenus very hard without it hurting. Go ahead…try it? It’s interesting and true. Compare your weenus sensitivity to …
Entresto is a new medication for the treatment of Heart Failure from Novartis. It is proven to reduce symptoms, hospitalizations and to prolong life in patients with symptomatic heart failure with a reduced heart pump capacity (below 40% ejection fraction.) Congestive Heart Failure is among the most costly diseases in the US due to the …
Flu season in 2016 was the worst we’ve ever seen in Arizona in sofar as the amount of cases noted in the state. If most years the graph looks like the Rocky Mountains, last year was Mount Everest! It’s easy to track the flu season in Arizona, and sort of fun. The state government does …
…..on heaven and earth Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”….William Shakespeare It’s true……despite a scientists desire to ‘know it all’ we always find ourselves wanting. The latest unimagined issue was just reported in the WASHINGTON POST. A rare infection is occurring in 1 in 1000 patients who had heart bypass surgery since …
Over the past 40 years our office has accumulated a list of specialists physicians and other health professionals, who have experience and expertise in helping solve vexing health problems. This website provides that list of specialists to the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley Community and it is a privilege and honor to be able to help our …
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A patient just showed me a new therapy that allows you to have a colonoscopy without having to do the bothersome preparation with the colon cleansing medications. It’s called HyGieaCare, and it’s a rapid enema treatment that clears the colon to allow for colonoscopy. A group in Phoenix is using this method, and for those of …