If you think you might be eating something that doesn’t quite agree with you—perhaps you regularly experience gastrointestinal distress—you might be wondering if you are dairy or gluten intolerant. After all, lactose and gluten are two of the most common…

Everyone coughs, and an occasional cough is nothing to worry about. In fact, by expelling germs, mucus, and dust from your respiratory tract, coughing plays an important role in protecting your lungs from infection. Many illnesses, such as the common…

If you regularly experience indigestion, nausea, or excessive gassiness after eating, you could have a food intolerance or allergy. While both can cause gastrointestinal distress, a food allergy is potentially much more serious. In some people, a food allergy can…

If you have a bad reaction after eating a certain food, you might have a food allergy or a food intolerance. A food allergy occurs when your body’s immune system incorrectly perceives a food as a harmful invader and attempts…

The terms “food sensitivity” and “food allergy” are often used interchangeably. However, there are some important distinctions between the two. A food sensitivity occurs when your body is unable to digest certain compounds, such as the proteins found milk, eggs,…

Have you noticed that you feel unwell after eating particular foods? Maybe you develop a headache, digestive issues, a skin rash, or joint pain. Certain foods – even some that are very nutritious – can trigger food sensitivity symptoms in…

You may have heard the buzz about direct primary care (DPC) – the membership-based primary healthcare system that provides unlimited access to a doctor for a single monthly fee. That type of arrangement might sound great for people who have…

Direct primary care (DPC) is an innovative alternative to the traditional primary healthcare model, which – to the dismay of both patients and doctors – has become overly complicated in recent years due to insurer red tape. DPC is different.…

In the traditional fee-for-service, insurer-billed healthcare industry, burdensome insurance company requirements are leaving many primary care physicians crunched for time. That’s one reason why quality facetime with a doctor – that lasts longer than a few fleeting minutes – is…

Direct primary care (DPC) is an innovative primary healthcare model that helps people stay healthier while spending less on healthcare. Unlike traditional primary care practices, which are forced to serve the needs of insurers, DPC practices eliminate the “middlemen” and…