Radiant Health Blog
Even More FAQs About the COVID Vaccines – & One Integrative Physician’s Answers
As more Californians continue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Dr. Joe has been getting even more questions about them - their effectiveness, safety, and side effects, including how to deal with any side effects as naturally as possible. Here are some of the most...
An Integrative Doctor Answers Some Common Questions About the COVID Vaccine
There’s a lot of good info out there about the various COVID vaccines. And a lot of misinformation. And no shortage of opinions across the spectrum. Below, Dr. Joe answers some of the most commonly asked questions from his standpoint as a long-time practitioner of...
Nurturing Emotional Health & Resilience as an Anti-Aging Tool
So much of the mainstream talk you hear about anti-aging seems to focus mainly on the body, as if the mind were totally separate. But new research in Translational Psychiatry offers a good reminder of why nurturing emotional health and resilience are just as important...
The Radiant Health Blog in Review, 2021
A year ago at this time, we were all pretty hopeful that we would finally start to get the upper hand on COVID and pivot back to something closer to normal. Then Delta happened, and now Omicron. So it’s hardly a surprise to see that, of the 10 most accessed posts on...
Same Cluster of Post-MRI Symptoms, New (Proposed) Name: SAGE
Not a week goes by that we don’t get calls or emails from people concerned about gadolinium toxicity from MRI contrast agents. Some mention being told that this exposure couldn’t possibly be the cause of their symptoms. Gadolinium is highly toxic, and the scientific...
Why Exercise Is One of the 8 Keys to Radiant Health (Hint: It’s Not Just About Physical Health)
You were born to move. It’s the primary quality defining life - and physical activity is the way we endorse that primary law. So it’s no surprise that exercise is one of Dr. Joe’s 8 Keys to Radiant Health. But it’s not just about physical health. Cognitive health...
A Twist in the Tale of Long COVID?
A fascinating new JAMA study stirred up some controversy late last week by suggesting that psychological factors - rather than SARS-CoV-2 - may be behind some cases of long COVID. It involved nearly 27,000 French patients who took COVID antibody tests. After they...
The Annual Goodbye to Daylight Savings: Why Sleep Docs Would Rather Say “Good Riddance!”
Most Americans - 63%, according to a recent survey - would like to see an end to seasonal time changes, like the “falling back” we’ll be doing yet again this Sunday. So would the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and other health, safety, and education organizations....
Older Americans Are Eating More Ultraprocessed Food – & That Can Spell Trouble for the Brain
As we mentioned last time, one thing that’s really driven both pandemic weight gain and the ongoing obesity epidemic in general is the increasing consumption of ultraprocessed foods. Right on cue, a new paper on those foods came out in the American Journal of Clinical...
The Pandemic 29 & What to Do About It
If you’ve gained weight during this pandemic, you’re hardly alone. Over 40% of Americans have, with an average gain of 29 pounds. Ten percent reported gaining more than 50. There are plenty of reasons for this. Increased stress. Disrupted sleep patterns. Much more...
New Findings on Vitamin D & COVID-19
Early in the pandemic, it became clear that there was a link between COVID deaths and vitamin D deficiency. Now we’re getting some evidence that vitamin D could possibly play a role in treating the disease - evidence just published in the American Journal of...