O’Brien Pharmacy

04/24/2026

"I’d like to thank all of those who brought to me great questions and engaged in conversations this past week at the AOAPRM conference in Orlando! It’s rejuvenating to be amongst others (even and maybe especially those of us with years of service and earned wisdom!) who are excited to learn more and explore on behalf of our patients...."
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I'd like to thank all of those who brought to me great questions and engaged in conversations this past week at the AOAPRM conference in Orlando! It's rejuvenating to be amongst others (even and maybe especially those of us with years of service and earned wisdom!) who are excited to learn more and....

04/17/2026

"Epstein Barr Virus, or EBV. I've treated, quite successfully, many, many patients who have this potentially debilitating infection. The key for my treatments is to suppress the virus - it will always be there but it can sit in dormancy and not affect the patient..."

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Epstein Barr Virus, or EBV. I've treated, quite successfully, many, many patients who have this potentially debilitating infection. The key for my treatments is to suppress the virus - it will always be there but it can sit in dormancy and not affect the patient. There is a new study on antibodies w...

04/15/2026

"Do we need calcium supplementation?
Calcium supplementation is only appropriate when there's a documented calcium deficiency in the red or white blood cells. Conventionally, calcium levels are measured in the blood serum. However, serum levels may appear normal even when the tissue levels are quite low. This happens when serum calcium levels drop, spurring calcium to move from the tissues into the serum to maintain homeostatic levels.
Remember, magnesium deficiency is much more common than calcium deficiency." - Lisa Everett Andersen

Do we need calcium supplementation? Calcium supplementation is only appropriate when there's a documented calcium deficiency in the red or white blood cells. Conventionally, calcium levels are measured in the blood serum. However, serum levels may appear normal even when the tissue levels are quite....

04/13/2026

"Throughout my career, I've counseled patients who are battling all forms of cancer, looking for a road other than the one their oncologists have given them. Often, by the time they arrive in my office, they are frustrated, confused, and scared. My job is to educate them, give them tools they probably otherwise have not heard of or know how to use, and support them in whatever therapies they choose.

In that vein, women who come to me with a new diagnosis of breast cancer are usually questioning the radiation treatments their doctors are insistent upon. And these patients have good reason to question the validity of this treatment..."

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Throughout my career, I've counseled patients who are battling all forms of cancer, looking for a road other than the one their oncologists have given them. Often, by the time they arrive in my office, they are frustrated, confused, and scared. My job is to educate them, give them tools they probabl...

04/08/2026

"Did you know that there are human cancer cells that contain high levels of a fat receptor known as CD36? Probably not, but what difference does that make?
Well, when we eat a high fat diet or a diet filled with palmitic acid, these CD36 cancer cells become stronger and metastasize (spread).
Yikes.
But what does a diet of palmitic acid look like?..."

Read the rest of Lisa Everett Andersen's post at the link below!

Did you know that there are human cancer cells that contain high levels of a fat receptor known as CD36? Probably not, but what difference does that make? Well, when we eat a high fat diet or a diet filled with palmitic acid, these CD36 cancer cells become stronger and metastasize (spread). Yikes. B...

04/06/2026

"Our bodies are under constant stress from toxins we either have difficulties in avoiding or cannot avoid at all. We've known about the diseases, disorders, and death due to exposure to these chemicals, and yet, very little has been done over the years to stop their use and, therefore, our exposure. In fact, the ways in which we're attacked are currently encouraged by our government. Dealing with the aftermath is a battle I help my patients fight every day..."
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Our bodies are under constant stress from toxins we either have difficulties in avoiding or cannot avoid at all. We've known about the diseases, disorders, and death due to exposure to these chemicals, and yet, very little has been done over the years to stop their use and, therefore, our exposure.....

04/02/2026

03/31/2026

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03/17/2026

"Bio-identical estrogens vs synthetics, part 2:
Our estrogens promote the turnover of bones by increasing osteoclastic activity. Synthetics don't offer the same positive effect in bone turnover and can delay bone repair."

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Bio-identical estrogens vs synthetics, part 2: Our estrogens promote the turnover of bones by increasing osteoclastic activity. Synthetics don't offer the same positive effect in bone turnover and can delay bone repair. Our estrogens are the primary hormone to inspire libido in women, while syntheti...

03/13/2026

"So let's compare bio-identical estrogens to the synthetics. We'll do this over several posts. Our own estrogens help prevent or remediate migraine headaches and neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, MS, and dementia. Estrogen is necessary for maintaining the proper conductivity of nerves in the brain and proper influx and efflux of nutrients, minerals, oxygen, glucose, etc. These activities play a major role in preventing migraine headaches..."
Read the rest of Lisa Everett Andersen's post at the link below!

So let's compare bio-identical estrogens to the synthetics. We'll do this over several posts. Our own estrogens help prevent or remediate migraine headaches and neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, MS, and dementia. Estrogen is necessary for maintaining the proper conductivity of nerves in the...

03/04/2026

"We'll finish our look into some of the differences between bio-identical and synthetic hormones by discussing estrogens. When we read magazine or newspaper articles on bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), it's important to remember the word "estrogen" refers to a group of compounds and not just one molecule. Often, literature on estrogen studies doesn't specify to which of the more than 100 estrogens they're speaking. Our bodies only produce 3 primary estrogens - estradiol, estriol, and estrone. Are they referring to our human estrogens, and if so, which one? Are they writing about horse estrogens or one of the many synthetic estrogens? For example, an article in the July 15, 2002 issue of Time magazine entitled "Should Anyone Take Hormones?" uses the term "HRT" (hormone replacement therapy) instead of defining which hormones, natural or synthetic, were studied. Even though human estrogen is easily manufactured from plant-based materials, usually soybean oil, one of the most common replacement estrogens is called conjugated estrogen and is found in drugs such as Premarin."

Read the rest of Lisa Everett Andersen's post at the link below!

We'll finish our look into some of the differences between bio-identical and synthetic hormones by discussing estrogens. When we read magazine or newspaper articles on bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), it's important to remember the word "estrogen" refers to a group of compounds and....