This is a two-part blog series on chronic pain. Everyone knows what pain is because we’ve all experienced it. Pain is a signal from the body that something is wrong — an injury, damage, or maybe even an infection. This damage sends an impulse to the brain, which produces a pain response in…
Autoimmunity is one of the fastest growing health problems today, with over 80 identified conditions and 1 in 5 people currently diagnosed with at least one of them. Conditions like Crohn’s Disease, thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis and more are the result of the immune dysregulation triggered by both external and internal factors, and the…
Traumatic brain injury (or TBI), many of which result in concussions, are a big and rapidly growing problem today for youths and adults alike. Nearly 3 million emergency department visits each year are due to TBI, and of that, 330,000 of them are children being treated with sports-related concussions. With 1 in 5 high school…
Recently I was invited onto the HealthyChoicesXM radio show for a special episode on longevity and healthy aging. Specifically, I was asked to speak about how the compound Synapsin, a patent-pending blend of ginsenoside Rg3, nicotinamide riboside, and an ultra-low dose of Naltrexone, is playing an incredible role in brain health and rejuvenation. …
“2018 is going to be the year of LDN” — LDN Radio Show This month, I was interviewed on the LDN Radio Show alongside a good friend and colleague, Dr. Nicholas J. Palermo, to discuss a compounded pharmaceutical that’s proving to be one of the most promising treatments for inflammatory conditions ranging from Crohn’s…
Pioneer Health Center started as a compounding-only pharmacy back in 2002, and while not a new concept, many people aren’t familiar with what it is exactly. While conventional pharmacy takes a one-size-fits-all approach to medicine, pharmacy compounding takes into account an individual’s unique requirements and is able to actually customize medication for a person to suit…
Functional medicine, holistic health, integrative medicine. Popular terms these days, functional medicine bears a deeper level of understanding as it incorporates all of these principles. That’s why so many people are turning to this approach to healthcare to find answers to their complex and long-standing health concerns. Unlike conventional or Western medicine, where a…
Eggs, salmon, lettuce, asparagus. All healthy foods, they also can be a cause of inflammation. How can this be? And could you have food inflammation to even the healthiest of foods? It’s a big topic in the functional medicine world today, and every day there is new research coming out about it. As a…