Carrie Lam, MD
Behavior Change for Weight Loss: What to Do Differently
Weight loss may seem like an insurmountable feat, but it is possible for almost everyone to shed the extra pounds. If you are obese or overweight, weight loss or weight management may require that you take on a healthy lifestyle. This may involve learning about nutrition and exercise, adopting a positive attitude, setting attainable goals,…
Read MoreDoes Milk Help Heartburn?
Heartburn can leave you feeling uncomfortable, and frequent heartburn can result in serious health complications. While your stomach can handle its acidic content, your esophagus can become irritated, and it’s also possible for injury to occur as well. However, many cases of heartburn can be prevented or alleviated if you have the know-how. If you…
Read MoreHow to Fix Cortisol Imbalance
Cortisol is a steroid hormone that is essential for maintaining health and well-being and impacts several different bodily functions. It regulates blood pressure, controls sleep and wake cycle, helps your body respond to stress, and suppresses inflammation, among other functions. When cortisol levels are too high or too low, this can lead to significant health…
Read MoreThe Bioenergetics Circuit: How Your Thyroid, Liver, and Pancreas Control Your Energy Levels and More
Have you ever felt burnt out? As if you do not have enough energy to get through the day? Or have a mid-afternoon slump where you have difficulty concentrating and getting through your work? Your Bioenergetics Circuit, regulated by three organ systems that see to your metabolic function, may be to blame for this feeling.…
Read MoreThe Bioenergetics Circuit: How Your Thyroid, Liver, and Pancreas Control Your Energy Levels and More
Have you ever felt burnt out? As if you do not have enough energy to get through the day? Or have a mid-afternoon slump where you have difficulty concentrating and getting through your work? Your Bioenergetics Circuit, regulated by three organ systems that see to your metabolic function, may be to blame for this feeling.…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Sleep Health During Summer
In the minds of many, summer is easily the best season, and it’s not really hard to see why. When you think of summer, you think of sunny skies, warm weather, vacations, beach parties, and the like. What many people do not think of is sleep health, and you may be wondering why that is…
Read MoreGive Your Adrenals The Support They Need With Adrenal Rescue
The two little glands situated on your kidneys take a beating throughout your lifetime. Yet without them, our bodies would not be able to function correctly. This is because they produce hormones that help with the regulation of our immune system, blood pressure levels, and even metabolism. Not to mention the many other functions they…
Read More10 Tips to Help You Beat The Winter Blues
Once Christmas and New Year’s excitement has passed, many people feel flat, down, and a little irritable. You may even have food cravings. This is known as the winter blues, which happens to many people. You could go as far as to say that the winter blues is another term for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).…
Read MoreSedentary Work: An Overlooked Factor In Bad Heart Health
Spending most of the day sitting at work doesn’t seem like the worst thing in the world – there certainly are worse jobs. However, research has associated such sedentary work with increased rates of cardiovascular conditions and other health risks in general. Despite this, quitting your job is not exactly always a viable solution. That's…
Read MoreHow to Prevent Cancer With Diet: What to Eat and What to Avoid to Lower Your Risk
What you eat on a regular basis, and even how you cook it, can play a big role in protecting your health or even increasing your risk for cancer. However, adopting a healthy and balanced diet may help reduce your risk of developing cancer. Several foods are especially good at keeping cancer away and several…
Read MoreManaging a Herxheimer Reaction With Integrative Medicine
What Is A Herxheimer Reaction? Also known as a Jarisch Herxheimer reaction, this type of reaction was discovered when two dermatologists, Adolph Jarisch and Karl Herxheimer found that some individuals undergoing an antibiotic regimen for syphilis started to experience a skin reaction in response (1). While this reaction was first found in individuals undergoing an…
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