Lonna Larsh, MD - Roots of Health Functional Medicine

10/21/2024

Interesting study of one woman. Scanned her brain 25 times in 5 weeks before taking the pill. Went off for 3 months, scanned again 25 times in 5 weeks while on the pill. Then repeated the scans after going off. Found that while on the pill her brain volume and connectivity decreased a bit while on the pill. The article says, "Higher brain volume or connectivity does not imply improved brain function, and vice versa" but that sounds a little fishy to me. To that comment my reaction is "HA! Easy for YOU to say when it's not YOUR brain volume and connectivity that is suffering" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03368-4?

Hours spent in a brain-imaging machine revealed rhythmic changes in brain volume and connectivity.

08/07/2024

05/03/2024

Hello peoples! Long time no talk... I hope you are doing great today!

The Sumatran orangutan used a plant known to humans for its medicinal qualities.

04/23/2024

Did you know that there are options for Medical Aid in Dying? From endoflifechoicesca.org https://endoflifechoicesca.org/only-a-quarter-of-californians-are-aware-of-medical-aid-in-dying-rights/

Only a Quarter of Californians Are Aware of Medical Aid in Dying Rights

04/11/2024

Hi peeps. I’m not using this page much since I’ve retired. However, I’m getting lots of messages that my page will be taken down for copyright infringement. If you want to tell me that you are writing from Facebook to tell me this page will be deleted because I’ve broken some rule, I’m pretty sure you are full of doo doo. Perhaps you would like some advice regarding gut health? I can give you some pointers. (I doubt you will get the joke though). If not, please go elsewhere and harass someone else.
Love love love the rest of you ❤️

01/24/2024

Another psychedelic related post - this about the possible connection to valvular heart disease particularly with frequent use (as in microdosing). Warnig: this is a professional article/not an easy read.

Though microdosing psychedelics has become increasingly popular, its long-term effects on cardiac health remain unknown. Microdosing most commonly involves inge...

01/08/2024

So interesting that psychedelics are useful for recovery from PTSD. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00012-z? . Here's an article on what the possible mechanism of action is: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9214830/. What an amazing time to be alive.

Military veterans with cognitive and psychological problems saw drastic improvements after a dose of the potent drug ibogaine.

08/19/2023

Walk with a Doc tomorrow at 10 am, Fleet Feet Aptos -

07/13/2023

CORRECTION Walk With a Doc this Sunday 7/16 and update on Amber Weiss 🚶‍♀️ -

I’m happy to share that Amber Weiss, my former physician assistant and acupuncturist, currently has openings for new patients. Amber is bright, kind, and compassionate, offering a unique blend of integrative medicine that helped many of our former patients.

07/13/2023

Walk With a Doc this Saturday 7/15 and update on Amber Weiss -

I’m happy to share that Amber Weiss, my former physician assistant and acupuncturist, currently has openings for new patients. Amber is bright, kind, and compassionate, offering a unique blend of integrative medicine that helped many of our former patients.

06/23/2023

Great to see mainstream publications on this topic

Samples from the Tanzanian Hadza group included species previously unknown to science.

06/17/2023

Today, SCOTUS upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act. ICWA was passed 45 years ago to combat the systemic forced removal of Native children from their homes. This decision protects Native families, Native lands, and Tribal sovereignty itself.