by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Dr. Erica Zelfand, Healthy Living
The versatile vitamin’s mechanisms of action This article serves as Part 3 in my series on vitamin C, pain, and opioid use disorder. Check out Part 1 to learn about the vitamin’s use in the management of pain; in Part 2 I dive into its potential for easing...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
What the research says about fabric facemasks and SARS-CoV-2 particle transmission Most of us have picked up a cloth mask or two since the start of the pandemic. Companies have put their logos on cotton masks, social justice warriors have screen-printed...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Food & Mood, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
Eating gluten may drive autoimmune destruction of the thyroid gland. The thyroid is the body’s master of metabolism, regulating important functions like digestion, energy production, mental sharpness, sweating, skin healing, fat burning, and heart rate.1...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Food & Mood, Healthy Kids & Parents, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
Understanding celiac disease, wheat allergy, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and other gluten-related disorders It used to be quite rare to meet somebody who avoids gluten – the protein found in wheat, rye, spelt, semolina, and triticale. Nowadays, however,...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
We share this wild planet with countless viruses, including rhinovirus (which causes the common cold), influenza A and B (which can lead to the flu), and COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), the latest coronavirus. By now, we’ve all been reminded of the things we can do to limit...
