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Aloha, Have you wanted your hair or nails to grow faster and thicker than they naturally do? As my hair grew back after chemotherapy I was extremely impatient. I bought biotin pills to take every day and my hair has actually grown in faster and thicker than before. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here are pictures starting in June 2016 to April 2019 with how much my hair has grown with the help of biotin. I was reading Dr. Purser’s new book Vitamin Deficiency Symptoms & Cures he wrote with Jared Larkin about the benefits of vitamins. I came across biotin and there are even more benefit

Men, want to know the #1 secret to good sex as we age? Nutrition consiting of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. This covers a lot of ground, but let’s shorten that distance. I see hundreds of men in my practice every year for Hypogonadism (medically low testosterone) with a serum total testosterone level below 400 ng/dl (very severe) creating severe fatigue. Hard to have sex, or even to consider performing, if you are exhausted! Assuming you have no trauma (pituitary, heart, testicles, or penis) and you are noticeably exhausted after sex, or too tired to get going, then it probably is your

Testosterone is an amazing hormone for women. In men, testosterone is produced mainly in the testes, and in women, it's produced in the ovaries (when working properly) with a small amount made in the adrenal glands. Testosterone is a hormone found commonly in men and less so in women. Testosterone is a sex hormone that plays an important role in the health of both men and women. In females, half of the testosterone is produced by the ovaries and adrenal glands. A healthy level of testosterone is also protective against bone disorders such as osteoporosis and HSDD (Hypoactive Sexual Desire Diso

Age, bone turnover, liver source, pregnancy, and isoenzymes affect interpretation.

Glutathione is part of the body’s antioxidant network. Understand the connection Glutathione is part of the body’s antioxidant network. Monocytes are immune cells that can release cytokines when they receive stress or danger signals. Foll…

…quences such as choking. It differs from restriction driven by body-image concerns. Follow the pathway Dr. Purser emphasizes that body weight alone does not show whether nutrition is adequate. A narrow diet can leave gaps in vitamins, mine…

…istent symptoms after environmental exposures. Symptoms and biomarkers can overlap with many other conditions. Follow the pathway Dr. Purser explores homocysteine, transsulfuration, glutathione, IL-8/CXCL8, CCL2/MCP-1, and NF-κB as a propo…

… in the spinal cord and can affect movement, sensation, and bladder function. Understand the connection Transverse myelitis involves inflammation in the spinal cord and can affect movement, sensation, and bladder function. Several differen…

…ells themselves. Follow the pathway Dr. Purser discusses asbestos-related injury, HMGB1 danger signaling, TNF-alpha, NF-κB, and oxidative stress as research pathways. Understanding an inflammatory mechanism does not establish that antioxid…

…Follow the pathway Dr. Purser discusses type I interferons, BAFF/BLyS, IL-17, and other cytokines in lupus. He connects these pathways with targeted therapies such as interferon-receptor and B-cell signaling treatments, while separately con…

…F9 encodes clotting factor IX. Disease-causing variants can be involved in hemophilia B, a bleeding disorder. F9 is on the X chromosome, which changes how inheritance is described. Follow the pathway Dr. Purser discusses the Leyden form of…

Primary ovarian insufficiency describes reduced ovarian function before age 40. Understand the connection Primary ovarian insufficiency describes reduced ovarian function before age 40. It can have genetic, immune, treatment-related, or un…