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Articles, Blog, Coronavirus, Lyme Disease, Videos

Over the past several weeks since the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 have taken center stage on the news and in our lives, I’ve had the great opportunity to share my expertise and passion for empowering healing, particularly by sharing scientifically accurate information to help separate fact from fiction, and share actionable steps each of us…

New Study Shows Millennials ARE at Risk!

Articles, Blog, Coronavirus

New data from the CDC found that a surprising amount of hospitalized COVID-19 patients were between the ages of 20-54, and nearly half of the patients admitted to intensive care units were under age 65. [1] This data undermines the belief that younger, healthier patients are at lower risk of becoming seriously ill from the…

Physical Distancing and Flattening the Curve

Coronavirus

With the exponential spread of the novel Coronavirus, we’ve seen widespread Social Distancing measures put in place in order to “Flatten the Curve.”

So what is Social Distancing? What does it mean to Flatten the Curve? And, most importantly, do these measures work?

What’s going on this week with the COVID-19?

Articles, Blog, Coronavirus

In the past week so many of the things we thought we know about the novel Coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have changed. Here’s a few of the highlights. The number of cases of COVID-19 in the US has topped 3,000 as the global infection rate tops 153,000. [1] The new number of cases of COVID-19…

COVID-19 updates: What to know this week

Coronavirus

Hand Washing 101

Coronavirus, Tips

The number 1 thing we can do to protect ourselves from Coronavirus (at least the #1 thing we know at this time) is to wash our hands for at least 20 second with soap and water. If this isn’t possible, we should wash our hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that has at least 60%…

Coronavirus – Updates and Answers to the questions I’m getting all the time

Coronavirus, Videos

The landscape of the global Coronavirus pandemic is changing rapidly. In this video, I get you updated and answer many of the questions I’m getting asked about this novel Coronavirus and COVID-19. Check it out. Is the Coronavirus Really Spreading? This morning the CDC announced the following numbers of Coronavirus cases: From www.cdc.gov All…

Coronavirus FAQs

Articles, Coronavirus

As awareness of the new Coronavirus spreads, there’s been a lot of fear and panic, mostly due to misinformation. Here’s a list of the most common questions I have received about the Coronavirus. Fight fear with facts. Be Proactive, Not Panicked – Dr. Tom Is the Coronavirus spread from person to person? Yes, the Coronavirus…

Coronavirus COVID-19 Update

Articles, Blog, Coronavirus, Tips

Coronavirus COVID-19 & Tips to Stay Safe during the Pandemic In January of this year, I was interviewed about how concerned we should all be about the emerging Coronavirus in an article called How to Protect Yourself from Coronavirus. Back then my recommendation was to remain calm and watch how things develop. At that time,…

Bartonella – A cause of PANS?

Articles

Infection with Bartonella has sparked a ton of controversy in the medical community. Most people know Bartonella henselae as the causative agent of cat scratch disease. In medical school, we’re taught that this disease is usually mild and self-limiting. It rarely needs treatment unless you’re quite unlucky or you are immunocompromised. So basically, for most…