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10/20/2022

While you may be able to reduce your exposure to heavy metals, you can’t avoid them entirely. Chelation helps your body remove them.

10/07/2022

If you have school-age children at home like I do, you'll want to read this one from Restoration Healthcare.

Seven ways to optimize your children’s health so they can achieve their full potential at school while you support their academic success.

09/25/2022

Thank you Drs. F***j, Palladino, and Drannikov for making time to attend the 23rd Annual ILADS Scientific Conference in Orlando, Fla. Restoration Healthcare and our patients are better for your commitments to continuing education.

Lyme disease is an extremely complex disease — one which is often difficult to diagnose and treat effectively. That’s why when you’re suffering from the brutal effects of a tick-borne illness like Lyme disease, you should be cared for by a healthcare team that follows and understands the latest research and treatment protocols. That’s what Restoration Healthcare doctors Walid F***j, DO (left), Mike Palladino, ND (center), and Eduard Drannikov, MD (right) are doing by attending the 23rd Annual ILADS Scientific Conference in Orlando, Fla. (Oct. 22-25, 2022) ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) is the leading organization for the education of healthcare professionals like ours on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases. Hundreds of doctors and and scientists from around the world come together at this annual conference to share their research advances, compare notes, and learn about the latest treatment options.

09/10/2022

Look who's visiting Restoration Healthcare this weekend. It's none other than Dr. Paul Anderson — an expert on infectious, chronic, and oncologic illness. I'm not shy about telling people that Dr. Anderson is one of my mentors, which makes his two-plus day visit with us in Irvine, Calif., all the more meaningful for me and my team.

08/31/2022

Regarding the news that Pfizer and Valneva are working on a Lyme disease vaccine.... at Restoration Healthcare, we are not big proponents of vaccines in general, nor are we antivaxxers. Our recommendation to receive a specific vaccine or not relies on several factors, including the vaccine’s risk/benefit profile, the individual’s likelihood of being infected, and the impact the disease is likely to have on the patient. We conduct a risk-benefit analysis for each patient, allowing them to decide what’s best for them and their family members on a case-by-case basis. Now, for Restoration's thoughts about the potential vaccine for Lyme disease, please read the following....

Pfizer and Valneva are working on a vaccine for Lyme disease named VLA15. Here’s what you need to know about a possible Lyme disease vaccine.

08/11/2022

I'm a big advocate for Box Breathing. Here's why...

Box breathing is a technique that’s easy to do and even easier to remember. Just imagine the four sides of a box or a square like this one.

07/21/2022

Advances in gene mapping and gene-sequencing technology are empowering modern medicine to identify the root cause of numerous rare and mysterious medical conditions. Once such area I'm choosing to focus on is CACNA1A disorders. Learn more by reading Restoration Healthcare's latest blog post using the link below, and then let me know if I can answer any questions for you or a loved one.

If you experience migraine headaches, epilepsy, or related rapid eye movement, you may be living with a gene variant known as CACNA1A.

07/08/2022

With guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, manufacturers set drug expiration dates based on tests they have conducted to determine how long the medication will remain safe and effective. For many prescription drugs, however, what you see on your bottle is not an expiration date but a “beyond use” date. Learn more by reading the article below.

Plenty of us have medications that are past their expiration date. But are they still OK to use?

05/24/2022

Imagine popping your knee while walking across the street or dislocating your shoulder trying to lift a cup of coffee (in extreme cases). Or maybe you don’t need to imagine it. Maybe you or someone you know is living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). Never heard of hEDS or want to learn more? Read Restoration's latest blog post using the link below.

Information and guidance you need to understand Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and make informed health decisions if you’re living with this condition.

05/11/2022

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, so there's no better time than now to tell you about the use of methylene blue in the treatment of Lyme disease. Methylene blue was developed in the late 1800s as a dye for use in textile manufacturing — its claim to fame is that it put the blue in blue jeans. Soon thereafter, it was synthesized and discovered to be useful as an antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial agent. Learn more by reading Restoration Healthcare's latest blog post using the link below, and then let me know if you have any questions.

Methylene blue is among the drugs that effectively kill at least 65 percent of stationary phase Borrelia burgdorferi in Lyme disease patients.