Vitamins and Supplements
The Supplement Conundrum
October 5, 2017
A woman came to see one of our nurse practitioners last week. She has a variety of complex health problems, but none of those were her primary source of stress. She was disturbed by the number of supplements she was taking. The page-long list had been recommended by an alternative practitioner at an integrative medical center. Total cost: $720 per month.
A Poster Child for Integrative Medicine
September 17, 2016
I saw a nice 60+ woman in the office this week for a six-month follow-up and the visit went like every medical visit should go.
We worked our way down her problem list. With her, as with most people I see, the process is a collaboration. She knows herself. She does the research. Beautiful.
Vitams and Supplements Part Deux
April 3, 2016
This is a continuation of a prior blog regarding the complex topicof finding the optimal vitamins and supplements. The term for a person taking too many pharmaceuticals is polypharmacy. This applies to supplements ...