Environmental Medicine
Understanding Your Microbiome: The Hidden and ESSENTIAL World Within
By Susan Tanner M.D. The Gut’s Benevolent Dictatorship Imagine inside your body an entire world population with its own government! This government doesn’t hold elections but functions as a benevolent dictatorship. While not entirely altruistic, these individuals and groups support the entire hosting organism while striving to maintain their own existence. In the simplest terms,…
Read MoreCollagen: The Body’s Hidden Superhero
By Susan Tanner M.D. From face creams to bone broth, to a multitude of pills, collagen products have been promoted all over the internet and in television ads as the wonder supplement, promoting miraculous results. Is it a passing trend, or is truth behind the hype? What is collagen? Collagen is a unique protein, sometimes…
Read MoreProtecting Your Vision from Environmental Threats
By Susan Tanner M.D. In environmental medicine, one of the critical things to remember is that any organ system of the body can be targeted and impacted when the threshold of tolerance has been exceeded from exposures to environmental contaminants ( mold, mycotoxins, chemicals), illnesses such as viruses and other infections, and heavy metals including…
Read MoreThe Protective Power of Antioxidants in Combating Chronic Illness
By Susan Tanner M.D. Antioxidants have held a prominent place in numerous health and wellness discussions over the years, following their thorough explanation and applications by Dr. Parris Kidd, Ph.D., in the 1970s. Media often portrays them as sources of health, vitality, and healing. Many claims have been put forth, but validating them becomes challenging…
Read MoreMold Related Illness – Everything You Need to Know
By Susan Tanner, MD The following is a series of articles I’ve written for Sinusitis Wellness. Please email me directly if you have a question not answered in this material. Toxicity-Induced Macular Degeneration Any organ system can be targeted and impacted when the body’s threshold of tolerance has been exceeded by toxic exposures. The eyes…
Read MoreSupporting a Healthy Brain in a Toxic World
By Susan Tanner M.D. complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. Mold exposure is an underappreciated reason behind neurologic and neuropsychiatric symptoms, especially cognitive decline, early-onset dementia, and depression. Since June was Brain Awareness month, let’s explore steps anyone can take to not only prevent damage to brain cells but also to maintain mental acuity…
Read MoreAntioxidant Use for Mycotoxin Exposure
By Susan Tanner M.D. complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. Antioxidants have been at the forefront of many health and wellness articles over the years following their detailed description and applications by world-renowned nutritional supplement expert Dr. Parris Kidd, Ph.D., back in the 1970s. The media also frequently advertises many antioxidant supplements as being…
Read MoreNew Year Health and Vitality
By Susan Tanner M.D. While the holiday season can be one of great joy and fun, what many of us find is that it is also accompanied by diets set awry with the abundance of treats, social situations, and stress. It is “supposed” to be a happy time of year, yet just as often we may feel…
Read MoreCirculation, Inflammation & Fatigue
By Susan Tanner M.D. Chronic fatigue has been associated with mold and mycotoxin exposure along with a myriad of other primary or secondary events. In past articles I have discussed many reasons that fatigue may occur, covering the gamut from hormonal imbalances ( thyroid, adrenal, pituitary), impact on the organ systems such as liver and…
Read MoreAre You Vitamin D Deficient?
By Susan Tanner M.D. Reports about Vitamin D deficiency have been getting quite a bit of attention over the past couple of decades as research has proven its importance to many aspects of overall health. Many people in America are tested for Vitamin D levels at their annual physicals, and a large number of them…
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