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Posted by drbrizman on February 17, 2016 at 8:28pm
As many of you know, I am a huge advocate of raw milk. I met this wonderful old farmer this week who has a raw milk dairy. He made me smile and laugh when he was joking about farms that take perfectly wonderful milk and sell it to be pasteurized. He said, "they take it and then they kill it". So well put! For snacks and often breakfast, I typically do a smoothies. I mix them up and get creative. The options are pretty unlimited and the contents depend on my mood and what I feel that my body is asking for.
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Posted by drbrizman on February 4, 2016 at 11:06pm
A very large part of what we do here is to try and teach people not only how to regain their helathy homeodynamic balance, but to prevent future episodes of falling into the dark hole of conditions such as IC and other related chronic inflammatory disorders. In my dissertation, I speak of the many contributing factors involved in the breakdown of the GUT, but a common one that I think is really often overlooked and quite common, is the use of NSAIDs. My daughter broker her arm the other night, and we were of course in the hospital. The attending physician went to give her Ibuprofen.
Posted by drbrizman on January 2, 2016 at 12:57am
I want to take a moment to say Happy New Year to everyone today and reflect a moment on 2015. I would say every year brings with it, it's challlenges yet, is also likely filled with many moments of the positive. 2015 was no exception. Someone said to me this week that if a person has something that they specialize in, their "greatness" is typically not marked by their acheivements, but rather thier trials and errors. I thought long and hard about that because I am very oriented on the successes.
Posted by drbrizman on December 27, 2015 at 9:32pm
I found a couple really great pasta alternatives that do not contain rice. These are a great addition to help limit rice and wheat. Ultimately it is not about completely eliminating certain things but trying to create a balance of foods, not overemphasizing one or the other. In any case, I have tried the first two, both are incredibly delicious. I made a very tasty lasagna the other night with the second one, never having made lasagna before in my life believe it or not. It was outstanding. And, I ate the first one for lunch with some shrimp and avocado salad-also delicious.
Posted by drbrizman on December 23, 2015 at 2:14am
Many people ask me-"when do you make the decision, if at all, to take Western medicine?". This is an interesting question and a very important one. And, there is not a "one size fits all" answer. I think the answer to this question exists in the space that a person finds their threshold for fear and discomfort live.
Posted by drbrizman on December 18, 2015 at 10:49pm
It reminded me today after speaking with a patient who had been doing fantastic and then took a dive, that this work is very much a partnership. And, no matter what good work we do, or any doctor/practitioner for that matter-the person who is receiving that assistance really needs to be paying very close attention to everything he or she is doing in order to help the process go as smoothly as possible.
Posted by drbrizman on December 14, 2015 at 8:21pm
The topic of how genes and gene mutations are effecting us is pretty huge these days. My personal point of view has typically been that we can influence what we have been given with the food we eat, the supplements we take, and the lifestyle we lead-including very importantly, our mindset. I recently contacted on of my Western professors from my doctoral program to begin thinking about a retrospecitve study on the influence of Chinese medicine on IC with some amount of gene study content. It is in it's thinking stages at the moment.
Posted by drbrizman on December 6, 2015 at 10:44pm
After the discovery that rice contains arsenic, even though my family does not consume much rice. However, I do use rice and almond flour for the random cookies I make, and I sometimes buy chips for my children that contain it. But, more and more am feeling like it is a better choice to eliminate rice 100% because it is one of the crops that uptake arsenic in levels that are a little too high for my comfort zone. Apparently, Quinoa is as well according to this article. I will post more on this issue.
Posted by drbrizman on November 26, 2015 at 10:24pm
Today is Thanksgiving for us in the Unites States. This Thanksgiving, more than any other I can remember, I have been reflecting upon all of the things I have to be grateful for. In the past, I have posted, unrelated to Thanksgiving, my thoughts on positive thinking and health challenges. If one searches these posts on this site, he or she will find my thoughts on positive perspectives. In my darkest moments of sufferring, I turn my mind to all of the things I have not had to endure.
Posted by drbrizman on October 9, 2015 at 7:24pm
I am writing to extend the offer I made to (name removed) yesterday.
We have been supplying (name removed) with the Natren Probiotics range for several months now, she told me that she was a patient with ICAMA and that others may be interested in purchasing Natren Probiotics. As we have recently established a direct distribution agreement with Natren USA we are able to provide a 15% discount, exclusive to ICAMA patients.
We can ship anywhere in the EU, but for the UK we offer a free chilled next day shipping service.
