Fitness means different things to different people, but its positive effect on our biological systems is undeniable. Here at Sharlin Health and Neurology, we believe that fitness is both mental [...]
Understanding concussions: conventional treatment, functional medicine approaches, and the gut-brain connection Concussions are not uncommon. Estimates suggest that 3.8 million concussions occur [...]
Understanding and treating traumatic brain injuries ‘Traumatic brain injury’ are three words most of us don’t want to hear – not about ourselves or our loved ones. But life – and [...]
A functional medicine approach to inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease When a degenerative disease changes our or a loved one’s life, we all wish for a quick and painless solution, a [...]
New Trial Shows Potential Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Breakthrough Image : https://unsplash.com/photos/WCEOtVmk2VY Just under one million people in the United States live with Multiple Sclerosis [...]
Samantha, a local bank manager, came to see me recently for her migraines. At the time of our first visit, she told me she was having as many as 8 migraine attacks a month. For her, an attack [...]
This is a common scenario in my office: “Do you believe in fibromyalgia? My doctor doesn’t. My doctor says it does not exist.” For the record, I do believe in fibromyalgia, and it does exist. [...]
When I decided to write The Healthy Brain Toolbox: Neurologist-Proven Strategies to Prevent Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain, it was because I thought it was high time to set the record [...]
I’m Dr. Ken Sharlin, a practicing functional medicine board-certified neurologist. When my nurse says the next patient waiting to see me is a 34-year-old woman with numbness and tingling whose [...]
If you are bothered by headaches it may be helpful to know that all headaches are not the same. A narrow definition of headache would include pain in any part of the head, often parts of the [...]