The Journal

For years, people have been told that mood disorders begin and end in the brain. But the longer I practice medicine, the more I see how much of emotional health lives in the body. A woman in her late thirties came to see me after more than fifteen years on an antidepressant. It had helped […]

Every so often I meet a patient  who reminds me why I never stop at “within normal range.” Numbers tell part of a story, but they rarely explain everything that’s going on inside the body. That’s where personalized medicine begins by slowing down, asking questions, and connecting what a person feels with what the data […]

Sometimes the people who take the best care of themselves are the ones who sense something’s off first. They’re not sick, but they notice the small shifts, such as energy that dips, workouts that feel harder, focus that doesn’t come as easily. It’s the body’s way of asking for attention. A man in his early […]