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...
Some New Research – & New Insights – on Long COVID
One thing that Omicron taught us was that COVID vaccines are helpful in limiting hospitalizations and deaths due to SARS-CoV-2. Emerging research now suggests that they may reduce the risk of long COVID, as well. One Israeli study - not yet peer-reviewed - analyzed...
From the Archives: Is Your Body Getting All the Nutrients You Give It?
This is an edited version of our original post, which ran on February 28, 2019 under the title "Nutritional Support with IV Drip Therapy". When it comes to maintaining good health, it's not individual foods that matter but the quality of your diet as a whole. But with...
New Research on Ozone Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Ozone is a powerful support for healing. It’s also extraordinarily versatile. While much is made of its antimicrobial qualities - giving it a role for treating infections - it’s also proven to be a terrific complementary therapy for treating other conditions, such as...
New Research Identifies Long COVID/PACS Risk Factors
Even as case rates continue to plummet and California has begun to loosen its COVID restrictions, long COVID continues to be an issue for many. Indeed, we regularly hear from people seeking relief for weeks, even months after they’ve fully recovered from the initial...
When Lyme Symptoms Linger Long After the Initial Infection Is Done
A while back, we looked at some emerging research showing how one particular remnant of B. burgdorferi - the bacterium that causes Lyme disease - may contribute to the lingering pain and inflammation in patients with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS,...
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 is 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...