What do you do when your restless leg protocol doesn’t work? That’s the question I found myself asking after a patient came back to me for the third time – still unable to sleep, still getting up every night to walk around, still miserable after 20 years of restless legs that no one had been […]
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What causes panic attacks when the brain isn’t the problem? That’s the question I found myself asking after meeting a 28-year-old patient who was absolutely convinced her thyroid was behind everything. The panic attacks, the chronic anxiety, the feeling that her body was constantly “fighting something”—she’d traced it all back to her thyroid. She’d been
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She looked perfect on paper. Impeccable diet. Physically fit. Active. Great at self-care. Owned her own business. No history of anxiety, emotional issues, or anything that would suggest she’d walk into my office and say what she said. “I can’t stop crying. I can’t think. I’m exhausted. Something is wrong, and I don’t know what
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2025 humbled me. I didn’t hit my goals, lost most of my staff, and spent the year chasing dopamine hits instead of doing the deep work. If you’ve felt scattered, stuck, or exhausted this year, you’re not alone. Here are the five lessons that kicked my butt – and what I’m taking into 2026. Lesson
The Myth of the “Quick Question” If you’ve been in practice for more than about five minutes, you’ve heard this line: “Hey doc, can I ask you one quick question real fast?” It sounds innocent. It sounds small. And if you’re like most practitioners, your heart is in the right place. You genuinely want to
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