Charlotte Edition

By Dr. Steven Reichbach Intravenous Ketamine is being used with great success in patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD), PTSD, associated anxiety disorders as well as other mental health illnesses. In our practice, we have observed dramatic improvement in some patient’s depressive symptoms, mood and dysthymia, often after just one infusion.  In others, the changes may be subtler.  These subtle changes …

Health is about balance. The more in balance you are, the healthier you are. Conversely, the more out of balance you are, the unhealthier you are. Unhealthy imbalance boils down to two main categories, toxicities and deficiencies. Essentially having too much or too little of something. Cancer is a signal that your body is seriously out-of-balance. It is a wake-up call …

By Dr. Aslam What Is Mental Health? Mental health is the combination of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Our Mental Health affects our mental processing (how we think), our mood and our behavior (how we feel, and act).  Based on our thinking and behavior, our mental health will determine ‘how’ we handle stress and ‘make choices’.  Our mental health …

By James W. Mallonee If you have ever thought about giving something, make certain that the gift is either memorized in a Will, delivered directly or symbolically to the person receiving such gift.  The problem in gifting is whether the gift was actually delivered and all ties to it were relinquished by the former owner during life or at death.  …

By Joseph Magnant, MD, FACS, RPVI – Vein Specialists “Orthovenous” disease you ask?  What is that?  Is that even a disease or a word?  Well…not exactly, but it is a neologism I have created to describe a much more common entity I have encountered in my vein focused practice.  Patients with orthopedic disease are of the age group that has …

What’s for dinner? This question is coming up in regards to mental health. More research is finding that a nutritious diet isn’t just good for the body; it’s great for the mind, too. Recent studies have shown the risk of depression increases about 80% when you compare teens with the lowest-quality diet, to those who eat a higher-quality, whole-foods diet. Sadhguru, …

By Kathleen Donohue Our bodies need Biological energy resources to survive.  According to www.biology-online.org/dictionary, the definition of biological energy is: “In biology, energy is often stored by cells in biomolecules, like carbohydrates (sugars) and lipids. The energy is released when these molecules have been oxidized during cellular respiration. The energy released from them when they are oxidized during cellular respiration is …

War is hell—particularly when the battleground is inside your own lungs. Unfortunately, for millions of Americans, chronic lung diseases such as COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema seem to be winning that war. Across the U.S. 6.3% of the adult population (roughly 15 million people) have been diagnosed with COPD—a prevalence that is predominantly seen within adults older than 65. Worse …

By Physicians Rehabilitation Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common illness that causes joints to become stiff and extremely painful.  If you have been diagnosed with OA you are not alone.  Over 27 million people in the United States alone are reported to have this condition! Though OA can affect multiple joints in your body, it is most common in the knees, …

By Alyssa Parker A compression pump is widely recognized as effective treatment option for limb swelling. Compression pumps are a safe way to assist your body’s circulatory system in moving the excess fluid which has accumulated in the limb and can cause painful swelling, non-healing wounds, heaviness, and discomfort decreasing your mobility. The compression pump is a gentle massaging technique …