The Wonder Drug
That wonder drug is Cialis (Tadalafil). There's many reasons we call Cialis a "wonder drug", which we will go over in this Note. Most of you know Cialis as a drug for Erectile Dysfunction (ED). It's my preferred drug for that. It's also indicated for BPH...
Migraine Headaches
Headaches are a very common reason people go see the doctor. Headaches are very common and can be debilitating. Especially migraines. We used to think that migraine headaches were just caused by dilation of cerebral blood vessels in the brain. Now we...
Hair Loss in Women
We all know that hair loss in men is usually genetic with male patterned baldness. In women, hair loss is totally different. In fact, hair loss in women shouldn't happen. There's usually an underlying medical condition that's causing a woman's...
Perspectives from the Epicenter
I had the opportunity to interview one of the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Brock Blankenship. Dr. Blankenship is an emergency room doctor in Abingdon, Virginia as well as a professor of emergency medicine at ETSU's Quillen College of Medicine. He...
Honoring Women
I have been thinking of my own mom and all the things she taught me. I've been reading through some of her journals recently, and there's a few things she wrote that's really resonating with me right now. Maybe it will resonate with you also. "Slow down....
The Silent Killer
High blood pressure is closely linked to COVID-19 deaths. The reason for this is that most people with hypertension have other co-morbid conditions like heart disease, lung disease and kidney disease. It's a multi-system failure that kills these people, not...
The Obesity Link to COVID-19
I've been observing for the last several weeks is the relationship between people getting very sick and dying from COVID-19 and obesity. That's what we're going to talk about today. There were two fairly large studies out of France and the United States,...
How To Reduce Fear and Anxiety During COVID-19
This week on the podcast I had the opportunity to interview our Psychologist at Performance Medicine, Dr. Robyn Branca, on the impact that COVID-19 is having on people mentally and emotionally. I would encourage everyone to go listen to the interview,...
How the Female Brain Works
I have been reading a book about the female brain titled "The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease". This book gives a great review on new wisdom on how the female brain works....
The Aging Face
The Journey of Our Face Our face is a journey. We want our face to look good because that's what everyone looks at. We want to age well. Here's a typical journey of our faces as we age. Before your 20's: Main concern is acne and rosacea. In your 20's: Wear...