Neurology

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 [...]