From infants to elderly, everyone should have their vitamin D level checked at least once a year, ideally twice. Optimal Vitamin D levels vary for each person depending on their lifestyle, current health, and genetics, but aim to be in the 40-60 ng/ml range. Testing is the only way to know your needs for sure.  […]

“Everything looks normal” I’m sure many of you have heard that in regards to your lab work. One of the most common tests a patient has is a blood test, and approximately 99% of them say “my doctor looked at it and told me everything was normal”. Keep in mind that the majority of people […]

Today I took the long way home. A different route, one I’d never taken before. Every once in a while I like to do something out of the ordinary and experience something different.  Here in Indiana the terrain is pretty flat, but on those back roads today I saw small rolling hills & wildflowers that […]

What is autoimmune disease? Autoimmune disease is an inflammatory disease where your immune system attacks its own tissues. Inflammatory conditions are caused by things like infections, allergens, diet, and toxins. Examples of autoimmune diseases are rheumatoid arthritis, hashimoto’s thyroiditis, graves disease, psoriasis, lupus, MS, type 1 diabetes, IBD, and alopecia to name a few. The […]

Over 20 years ago I found myself knee deep in all the information I could find about WHAT was causing my dis-ease. I was frustrated that my doctor couldn’t give me the answers I needed and that he kept treating me with the same medication, over & over. At the time I hadn’t heard of […]