Environmental Medicine Update: Allergies, Asthma, and the Air We Breathe

Environmental Medicine Update: Allergies, Asthma, and the Air We Breathe

Introduction Most health care providers involved with direct patient care will report that the number of patients with allergies and asthma is increasing. Patients who have had these conditions for years report that their symptoms are getting worse. There seems to be...
Environmental Medicine Update: The Problem with PFAS – Polyfluoroalkyl’s Health Effects

Environmental Medicine Update: The Problem with PFAS – Polyfluoroalkyl’s Health Effects

Introduction Perfluoroalkyl, perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals known as forever chemicals because they don’t break down in the environment. Some chemicals that are in this group include perfluorooctanoic acid...
Wildfires and Declining Air Quality: Treating the Rise in Environmental Illness

Wildfires and Declining Air Quality: Treating the Rise in Environmental Illness

As climate change continues to evolve, we’ve seen an increase in unpredictable wildfires that seem to grow larger and burn hotter each year. With this increase in disastrous wildfires comes another quandary—a radical spike in air pollution that causes a multitude of...
From Dis-Ease to Better Health: A Model for Recovering from Chronic Lyme Disease, Mold Illness, and Related Conditions

From Dis-Ease to Better Health: A Model for Recovering from Chronic Lyme Disease, Mold Illness, and Related Conditions

Introduction In 1996, I was bitten by a tick in Northern California. Several months later in 1997, over the course of a weekend, my health rapidly deteriorated to the point that I was unsure if I would survive. I had never experienced anything quite so frightening in...

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