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Patient Story: A New Chapter in Emotional Health

12/03/2025

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 […]

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Beyond Weight Loss: The Unexpected Benefits Beyond the Scale 

11/18/2025

In medicine, there are moments when something changes the landscape completely. GLP-1 medications have done just that. What began as a treatment for diabetes has become one of the most discussed therapies in modern medicine — not just for weight management, but for metabolic and cardiovascular health, brain protection, and even inflammation control. As the […]

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Patient Story: The Scan That Saved a Life

10/26/2025

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 […]

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Patient Story: The Work of Getting Well

10/26/2025

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 […]

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Your Brain on Summer: What Science Is Telling Us

7/17/2025

Every summer, without fail, I hear the same thing from patients: “I just feel better.” They’re more clear-headed. They sleep better. They have more energy during the day. I feel that shift too. There’s something about this season that helps reset the system. Some of it is biological. Some of it is rhythm. And a […]

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