By Dr. Ayo Bankole Heavy metal toxicants are ubiquitous in our environment and possess several characteristics that make them inherently and uniquely efficient at changing cellular behavior and contributing to our risk of chronic disease. Toxicant metals are even...
By Dr. Sasha Blissett The Coronavirus pandemic has caused many of us to think seriously about our health. This infection can cause severe respiratory distress, stroke, kidney failure or even a heart attack. Sadly, it has proven fatal for many. Coronavirus can affect...
By Dr. Ayo Bankole Spread of the novel coronavirus that began in late 2019 in Wuhan province of China has long turned into a global pandemic according to the World Health Organization. It was in February 2020 when the first cases where reported in California....
By Dr. Sasha Blissett You can recognize eczema as red, itchy, dry patches that appear on different parts of the body. It’s considered inflammation of the skin. Atopic dermatitis is a familial form of eczema, often associated with asthma, airborne and food allergies....
By Dr. Sasha Blissett The public announcement system is calling your name as you run through the terminal with an intense sense of frustration and urgency. Your chest is pounding because you are about to miss your flight. Does this sound familiar? This scenario has...
By Dr. Ayo Bankole Sir, when did you last visit your doctor? The answer I get from the men I see in my practice is something like, “it’s been a long time, or I don’t remember.” The husbands, fathers, and adult sons in our lives tend to pay less attention to their...
By Dr. Ayo Bankole Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States of America and in most developed countries. This is despite routine screening and treatment of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol that are known to cause...
By Dr. Ayo Bankole Prolotherapy is becoming recognized as an effective treatment for athletic related injuries and has several advantages over conventional approaches. New or old nagging injuries respond equally well to Prolotherapy. Injured ligaments of untreated...
By Dr. Ayo Bankole New evidence highlights the dangers to children of even low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OP). Members of this family include chlorpyrifos, acephate, diazinon, diethylphosphate and malathion. The authors of the new report published...
By Dr. Sasha Blissett Melatonin is a hormone that influences our internal body clock, helping to establish our sleep- wake cycle. It’s secreted by the pea-shaped pineal gland, located in the middle of the brain, at night. The pineal gland awakens with darkness and low...