I think so. Our kids are loving the meat from Heartland Foods.com. All our kids 10-16yo can cook the meat on their own and cook food for the whole family: it is amazing how 1 visit by someone who shows us how easy it is makes such a difference. SLC Call Justin! Please let …
We just filled our podcast on Vuity. It’s on its way. Just want to note: The below article is interesting. I’m surprised few mention the lawsuits against doctors who prescribed míotics (ie Pilocarpine 1%) without proper warning. I did learn German driving law does not allow patients after miotic or mydriatic drops to operate a …
My sister who is head of oculoplastics at Stanford asked if I thought if her friend’s acute dry eye syndrome could have been induced by a COVID booster. Her friend thinks her symptoms started 10 days after her COVID booster. She asked if it was due to the ASIA syndrome. There is no way to …
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Kim Kardashian had her “Vampire Facial” with her own PRP. This does work, but we are watiing for good randomized, controlled studies. The below is a good start, but the authors have a vested interest. Can someone who has no vested interest in this do a side-to-side comparison (ie one side of same patient’s face …
Which one is better Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) or Autologous Serum (AS)? We have had many patients who have used AS drops in one eye and PRP in the other eye. Approximately 90% prefer their platelet-rich plasma. But this is not a prospective, double-blind study nor published. This is based on one surgeon’s experience over …
Glaucoma is optic nerve damage. It is currently, essentially permanent: we cannot reverse the nerve damage. There at 5 key ways to prevent and possibly decrease progression of glaucoma. 1. Never smoke or be around smokers which directly kill nerve tissue. 2. Never develop diabetes which is curable diabetes increases risk of nerve damage of …
This is a very controversial question with studies on both sides: some say a higher level of Vitamin D3 does help and others say it makes no difference. As with many issues, it is complex and may depend on a variety of factors, such as viral load, overall health parameters, genetics, aging, diet, etc. I …
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Injected Drug May Be New Weapon Against Gout by Comp Ortho | Oct 2, 2018 | Wellness A new approach to preventing gout attacks looks promising for people not already helped by existing treatments. Researchers are looking at an anti-inflammatory drug called canakinumab (Ilaris) to treat this painful form of arthritis. Instead of targeting excessively high uric acid levels as …
For a first, a very educated patient came in noting that the day he started Wellbutrin and Xiidra on the same day, his stubborn dry eye symptoms of burning, redness, and reflex tearing improved noticeably. Most often this class of drugs makes dry eye symptoms worse. But it has been reported that Bupropion (Wellbutrin) to …
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Stem cells are crucial. How do you make them stronger? Before any stem cell procedure, try to make your stem cells stronger. SLC Check out videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlJEGJvI1UA&ab_channel=SentaraHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlJEGJvI1UA https://www.luvele.com/blogs/recipe-blog/new-improved-l-reuteri-yogurt-method Notes: 1. Eat foods that strengthen your stem cells like list below. 2. Eat foods and do things that help and support your Gut Microbiome …
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