Hormones are proteins produced by endocrine glands, the many glands in our body which constitute the Endocrine System. A woman’s ovaries are endocrine glands that produce female hormones that regulate a woman’s menstrual cycles, fertility, reproduction and also menopause. …

What a fabulous article. This in itself is a 'life's work' for most and a key/core issue for our culture.Thank you so much for this article and for unpacking the rich interiority of the core values that are so elisive in our materialistic society/world. Heading back to inner alignment which is always where 'safety' an worth lies.

In the footsteps of the late cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien, I want to share some thoughts on aging through the second half of life. As my 60th birthday approaches this year, I have been struck by people’s aghast reactions to my age when I tell them how old I’ll be…

“The more a man’s life is shaped by the collective norm, the greater is his individual immorality.” ~Carl Jung I’m not alone in reeling from the fragmentation we are feeling and witnessing in our country. How did we lose our kindness and our connection to one another and accept beliefs…

I have been thinking so much about the signs of our times. As one who has always been an ‘out of the box thinker, I find myself looking for meaning and precision about the state of our country and the state of the world. Is there some meaning to be…

Since January of 2020, when the earliest recorded cases presented in the US, we have lost 600,000+ lives to this virus. The estimated global death toll is more than 4.12 million (as of July, 2021). Thankfully, mRNA vaccines have greatly reduced the transmission of nascent Sars-CoV2, offering those who are…

Dropping alcohol is the single most powerful change a person can make for reclaiming health. I emphasize the is in my medical practice to EVERY patient I see. Alcohol is a neurotoxin, a carcinogen, an immunosuppressant and increases blood sugar and belly fat. I am not sure why its intake has been normalized in society. I was horrified to see how many people increased their alcohol intake during the COVID Pandemic. Alcohol suppresses Natural Killer Cell numbers and activity (in the liver), the first responders that kill cancer cells, viruses and bacteria and also distinguish self from non-self. If NK cells are 'sleeping', viral load, cancer progression and spread and autoimmunity increases....pure logic.

December 2020 heralded the release of the COVID19 vaccine. It was released at an unprecedented speed after a clinical trial demonstrated its efficacy. The vaccine was shown to be 95% effective in protecting humans against the COVID19 virus. Many in the public are skeptical about this vaccine. I would like…

I am an internist in private practice in a community west of Milwaukee, and my commitment as a physician is to keep my patients and community safe and healthy. I have worked hard throughout the pandemic, to learn everything I can about COVID19, have helped my patients stay healthy, greatly…