Category: Medical Topics

Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) in Missouri

The Department of Health and Senior Services has updated their website! They are assigned with implementing the provisions of Amendment 2 regarding medical marijuana. This includes but is not limited to: Issuing registrations to qualified patients and their primary caregivers. Licensing and certification of medical marijuana cultivation facilities. Licensing and certification of medical marijuana dispensary […]

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Get ready for the holidays: weight control (and even weight loss!)

Weight control and weight loss is an obtainable goal! A person being overweight is a condition as old as civilized man. The health practitioners in ancient Greece were the first in Western medicine to site the problem. The source of the Hippocratic oath, Hippocrates, first recognized obesity as a medical condition. There are older examples […]

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Mindfulness Living

We in the health community focus on your “diet”. You are what you eat! “This is what you eat?” (Insert an image of any type of processed food. This is not healthy for you.) “This is what you should eat.” (Check out my Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle!) And we should. The majority of chronic healthcare issues in […]

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What are the Health Effects of Yoga?

Everyone is different and will respond differently to yoga. I encourage my patients practice yoga if they so desire. Below are some potential benefits from doing yoga. Fitness – Yoga can help improve your overall fitness. This will depend on the type and duration of your routine. Strength – Yoga can increase a variety of measures of […]

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New Flu Drug, Just in time for Flu Season!

FDA approves new single dose oral flu medication. Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) A couple of days ago the FDA announced the approval of a new medication to treat influenza. The drug is being sold under the brand name Xofluza (pronuced “Xoh-Flu-Zah) by the drug manufacturer Genentech. It should be available in pharmacies in the next few […]

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A Quick Guide to Meditation

The practice of meditation to relieve human suffering has existed for over 2500 years in different parts of the world. Since the 1970s mindfulness has been applied to psychological health issues in a secular context. Meditation, in whichever form, can be beneficial for people. I encourage my patients to meditate if they want to. Below […]

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Sleep Hygiene

Sleep hygiene just sounds like something out of a middle school health class video, but it is not as dirty as you think! Sleep hygiene just means just some ground rules on what to do before sleeping. Just like how Harry Potter learned, in Occlumency class, to scrub his brain before going to sleep, there […]

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A Holistic Approach to Chronic Pain

There have been significant advances in understanding the physiology that have not equaled improvement in treatments of chronic pain for many patients. Most patients report that their treatments are poor to fair overall. With patients reporting an average around 30% effective in improving pain–which is about what you see with placebo treatment. Even if a […]

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A Pharmacist’s Perspective on CBD

CBD oil has popped up all over the place. You can find it at corner stores, online stores, health food stores, and at your local pharmacy. Should you be taking CBD oil? Where should you buy it? I have written the following in the hopes that you can make a more informed decision. Background information: […]

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Should I take Probiotics?

Probiotics are everywhere.  People in the pharmacy and my former students would ask me all the time if they should be taking these. Hopefully my breakdown below helps to make a more informed decision. There is a plethora of information about probiotics. Here is some basic background, so everyone is on the same page. Here […]

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