Lifestyle Factors to Reduce Pain and Inflammation
Chronic pain is a common and complex problem affecting 20–30% of the population of Western countries. The pharmaceutical industry has garnered billions of dollars in painkiller and anti-inflammatory sales, yet this hasn’t come without potential…
Step Into the Fall Season with Collagen
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer, MS, CNS The fall season - what’s not to love? Warm drinks, pumpkin patches, and holidays with loved ones. Oh, and dry skin and achy joints. There may be a way to enjoy all the good parts of fall without…
What is Vitamin K and Why is it Important?
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer, MS, CNS Vitamin A = Eyes. Calcium = Bones. What about vitamin K? Vitamin K doesn’t get as much press as other vitamins, but that does not mean it is less important. The “K” in vitamin K originates…
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer, MS Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a condition with newfound fame. MCAS first emerged in the 1980s, but has gained recognition and started to appear in the medical literature at a growing rate in…
Sun Exposure: The Bright and Dark Sides
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer, MS Summer is here and the sun is out! Being cooped up in our homes for the last year has made many of us seek every opportunity to step outside and experience the fresh air. If you ask yourself, “Do I have…
Beating Brain Fog
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer, MS We have all experienced the feeling at least once: you don’t get enough sleep and the next day you feel sluggish and can’t concentrate. That is the feeling of “brain fog”. Brain fog is not a…
Why Women Get More Fibromyalgia, IBS, and Anxiety Than Men
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer, MS The occurrence of fibromyalgia is 10 to 20 times higher in women than in men [1]. Those women are also more likely than men to have severe tender points of pain, “pain all over”, sleep disturbances, and…
Mitochondrial Health and Energy
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer If there is one thing we remember from middle school biology, it is that the mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell. But, let’s break that down a little. We get energy from the food we eat. That is…
Better Sleep for Those with Fibromyalgia
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer What would be the perfect storm for disrupted sleep? Probably some combination of widespread pain, abnormal pain perception, and heightened awareness and sensitivity to stimuli (touch, light, and sound),…
Long-Haul COVID Syndrome
By Dr. David M. Brady and Danielle Moyer It has been over a year since the COVID-19 virus unleashed a pandemic onto the world. We have witnessed the catastrophic effects of the virus on the individual, varying case-by-case. Some were…