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What Can a Spinal Fluid Examination Tell Us?

So, you’ve scheduled a spinal fluid examination. You’re a little concerned about the procedure itself (don’t be – it’s a very routine process that’s only slightly more involved than your standard blood test), and you want to know what, exactly, you can find out from your results. I’ve been a neurologist for over two decades, […]

Spinal Fluid Examinations: What to Expect

I’ve been practicing as a neurologist and medical doctor since the early 1990s, and I’ve done thousands of spinal fluid examinations. I know the procedure sounds painful and high-risk, but trust me, it’s anything but. Spinal fluid examinations, or lumbar punctures, as I sometimes call them (I avoid the phrase ‘spinal tap,’ as it isn’t […]

The Unique Five-Pillar System that Delivers Life-Changing Results

You are familiar with the conventional process. You see a doctor.  They diagnose your condition, and you are prescribed medication to treat your brain or nervous system. It works – to an extent.  But as soon as you stop taking your medicine, all of your symptoms come back full-force. It’s a band-aid solution – temporary […]

Putting a Microscope on Today’s Healthcare Delivery System

Does the healthcare delivery system work? It is a huge, multi-faceted question, one that demands nuance and objectivity, professional and personal experience. In this article, I will break down the problem with today’s healthcare approach and offer a solution that is as simple as it is profound: we must put the patient first. The Problem […]

Sharlin Health – Inflammation

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 magic bullet treatment. Unfortunately, we haven’t reached that point in medical advancement yet – though some would have you think otherwise. Drugs like aducanumab have […]

Functional Medicine – Alzheimer’s

Looking for a Magic Bullet Alzheimer’s Treatment As a society, we’re always looking for that magic bullet. This rings particularly true when it comes to health. We want a miracle cure for diseases that we’ve been told are incurable, like Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s affects 5.8 million Americans – including one in ten people aged 65 and […]

Functional Medicine – Fibromyalgia

The future of fibromyalgia treatment is here today Photo by Peter Conlan on Unsplash Consider that fibromyalgia is one of the most prevalent chronic musculoskeletal conditions, and yet it is commonly misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Around four million people in the US – that’s about two percent of the adult population – live with fibromyalgia, with […]

Functional Medicine – ALS

Functional medicine and the future of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Reports suggest that between 12,000 and 15,000 people in the United States live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurological disease that primarily impacts the nerve cells that control muscle movement. Around one in 10 people with ALS survive for ten years or more. […]

Functional Medicine – Multiple Sclerosis

The future of Alzheimer’s disease treatments

An estimated 5.8 million Americans over the age of 65 live with Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disorder that causes memory and thinking abilities to deteriorate over time. Many that develop the disease are eventually unable to carry out day-to-day tasks. Several treatment options are available for those looking to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and […]