Mold Related Illness – The Body Nexus

By Susan Tanner M.D. complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. Exposure to tick saliva from the lone star tick has been associated with the development of Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) in humans, an allergic-type response rather than a more balanced immune system response when beef, pork, or lamb are ingested. Someone who has never had…

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…

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…

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…

By Susan Tanner, MD – complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. We have all experienced feeling tired. Whether related to not getting enough sleep, a passing illness, or a lot of stress, being tired is generally a passing feeling and one that after rest, rejuvenation, and healing, resolves with normal energy levels returning. Fatigue,…

By Susan Tanner, MD – complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. Have you heard of fatty liver disease? Many have not unless they have been diagnosed with it. Fatty liver disease has become quite common, though, and now affects an ever-increasing number of people.In fact, recent data suggests that as many as one…

By Susan Tanner, MD – complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. Who needs liver detox? Everyone! The liver is the largest organ in the human body, second only to the skin; at any one time, it contains 1/3 of the body’s total blood volume. Often, the liver is only thought of in terms of its…

By Susan Tanner, MD – complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. Vitamins and supplements can certainly help to bridge the gap between daily nutrition and what is lacking, but do dietary supplements really matter when it comes to illness, namely recovery from mold toxicity or healing from chronic illness? I can answer that…

By Susan Tanner, MD – complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and its ability to counteract the deleterious effects of stress on the body might be at the very crux of its success as a multitarget therapy for everything from fat loss and asthma, to Tylenol poisoning and OCD. NAC can…

By Susan Tanner, MD – complete article written originally for and found at SinusitisWellness.com. When out of balance, the immune system not only fails to protect the body but can even overreact and attack it, mistaking “self” cells for invading pathogens, resulting in chronic inflammation or even debilitating autoimmune diseases. The impacts of a person’s environment…