It's a Good Time to Be a Patient This afternoon I set aside time to write and my charger is missing. I won’t say it was one of the kids and I can’t blame my husband. It couldn’t possibly be my receptionist, but regardless, I am quickly running out of juice. I resent...
Short Video on Natural Medicine Approaches to Seasonal Allergies
Here's a short video where I discuss some basics of treating seasonal allergies by Dr. Rothenberg
Allergies are Ruining My Life!
We have more and more patients in our practice who are suffering with seasonal allergies for longer and longer periods of time. It’s hard to know if global warming is impacting this or if the general state of people’s immune systems is getting more and more out of...
Recipe for Enhanced Immunity
Emerging Well from COVID-19. Build Back Better
There are so many ways that COVID-19 made and is still making us sick. For those who did not start out healthy when the pandemic caught us all by surprise, now is the time to adopt life-long habits that lead to better health. To borrow a line from the current...
Hypertension Drugs Recalled Due to Possible Carcinogenic Contaminant
This week Pfizer Inc. recalled a blood pressure drug when elevated levels of nitrosamine, a potential carcinogen, was found in some of its products. Several lots of Accuretic, Quinapril and Hydrochlorothiazide tablets were found to be impure. While nitrosamines are...
Food Matters: Mental Health and Our Kids
As a doctor who likes to keep up on research, I am sometimes struck by the kinds of things we are studying. Before naturopathic medical school, I had a paid internship in a research lab. My job was in part, to walk pregnant pygmy goats on a treadmill, I kid you not,...
How Ballroom Dance Makes Me a Better Doctor
I have a lower resting heart rate, better endurance and more flexibility. My balance is improved as has my overall feeling of wellbeing. There is a way that learning something entirely new spills over and has me energized and excited about other parts of my life.
A Breath of Fresh Air? How the Air We Breath is Making Us Sick and Steps to Take for Protection
Last month’s publication of The State of Global Air/2020 outlines the degree to which air quality negatively impacts both individual and public health the world over. This detailed report is part of an ongoing effort to monitor air pollution and its broad health...
Can You Modify Your COVID-19 Risk? The Answer is Yes!
In the world of public health, understanding the timeline of infectious illness is paramount to saving lives and minimizing suffering. In other words, there is an evolution of illness, from an exposure to a latency phase, to symptom development to resolution. It does...