Author: Dr. Kevin Quinn Ng The goal isn’t just more birthdays. It’s more years with power, presence, and purpose. When people think of aging, they often picture decline: stiffness, forgetfulness, dependence. But it doesn’t have to look that way. This gentleman came to me with a serious autoimmune condition (bullous
By Abigail Oswari and Dr. Andrew Oswari In the case report discussed we present a patient who was making “healthy choices” which had a negative impact on his gout and metabolism. This led to a flare up of previously controlled symptoms. Dietary choices are powerful tools for reducing inflammation and
Why Functional Medicine Matters Now More Than Ever Dr. Kevin Q. Ng Functional Medicine Is Having a Moment — And Patients Are Taking Notice Functional Medicine is no longer a fringe idea — it’s becoming a cultural force. Across headlines, podcasts, and policy discussions, we’re witnessing a significant shift in
Kevin Ng, MD As we transition from winter to spring, our bodies undergo a natural shift, responding to longer daylight hours and seasonal changes in food availability. This period offers a unique opportunity to optimize our health by harnessing the power of morning sunlight, strategic nutrition, and circadian rhythm alignment.
Published by Dr. M. Kyu Chung | Chung Institute of Integrative Medicine Case of the Month A 28-year-old woman came to our office with a long history of chronic hives that began when she was 15. She was initially treated with various antihistamines, and the symptoms eventually subsided—until they returned
By: Jane Oswari MS, CNS®, NBC-HWC and Andrew Oswari MD Inflammation is a natural process initiated and regulated by the immune system. Inhealthy conditions, it’s a protective, self-limiting response to injury, triggered by therelease of compounds that set off a cascade of healing events. Inflammation istypically categorized as acute or chronic.
By: Dr. M. Kyu Chung Recently, a 33-year-old woman presented to our office complaining of shaking, bouncing vision for a year and a half. For example, when she focused on a door handle, she could see the door frame and door shake and bounce. She had seen two ophthalmologists, one
By: Dr. M. Kyu Chung Up until now OCD, Tourette’s, and tic disorders have been treated either with medication or behavioral therapy. Both types of therapies usually fail to resolve or reverse the condition and only relieve some of the severity of the symptoms. We have recently developed a therapy
By Dr. M. Kyu Chung Magnesium is a mineral/electrolyte that is often ignored and forgotten by many physicians. Even the comprehensive metabolic profile (CMP) that is part of the routine blood analysis does not include this electrolyte in its analysis. In sharing some examples from my clinical experience, I hope
By: Dr. M. Kyu Chung Children who have extreme behavior such as tantrums, melt downs, when seen by a psychiatrist get categorized as having a psychiatric condition such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) or Pathologic Demand Avoidance (PDA). The problem with
By: Tracy Brobyn, MD I think from now on, anyone who is old enough to say they lived through the pandemic will look at the world as “before covid” and “after covid” or at the very least “during covid”. Those women who menstruated during the pandemic, often have an especially
A look at healing through lead detoxification By: M. Kyu Chung MD A 22-month-old boy presented to the office with severe eczema and speech delay. His mother noted that he barely spoke 9 words while his peers of the same age spoke two-word sentences. He had severe eczema on his
Dr. Kevin Q. Ng Have you ever woken up and felt like your neck was tight for no particular reason? If you said yes, I would not be surprised and in fact I would be surprised if you said no. Chronic non-specific neck pain is a frequent complaint often attributed
By Dr. Andrew Oswari Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a condition where the liver has greater than 5-10% fat accumulation by weight. It is estimated that 30% of NAFLD can progress to Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH) which includes inflammation and scarring of the liver. Approximately 20% of NASH will progress
By Dr. Tracy Brobyn We women live a substantial chunk of our lives at the mercy of biological cycling. Why am I late? Did I remember to throw a tampon in my purse? And finally, the dreaded….do my teenage daughter and I have our periods at the same time