By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH A natural way to reduce stress and anxiety is to listen to binaural acoustics. They are my go-to when I feel anxious or am having difficulty falling or staying asleep. I also use them when I have premenstrual cramps, since binaural acoustics at specific frequencies have been shown to […]
My Long First Date with Death By: Erin Stair MD, MPH Still crusty-eyed, I sluggishly walk into the New York City hospital’s musty surgical on-call room. It’s 6 AM and still dark out. To lighten the mood, I start joking with the other medical students, identically dressed in loose-fitting, light-blue scrubs. All of us would […]
What does medicating normal mean? Does it happen? Should we refrain from medicating emotions and feelings that are perfectly normal given the circumstances? These and related topics will be discussed in this Causes or Cures podcast episode. In this episode , I chat with Wendy Ractcliffe and Angela Peacock about the documentary film, Medicating Normal. […]
More medical trivia coming your way! I hope you guys enjoy these as much as I enjoy sharing them. I thought this one was especially interesting, since we’re in the throes of a pandemic and vaccine research is in the news. It shows how one altruistic and seemingly scientific move from a well-respected and esteemed […]
By Erin Stair MD, MPH Is there an herbal remedy for anxiety? Well, there might be several. Today I want to focus on KAVA, since you often see that marketed for anxiety and stress. Kava Kava ( Piper methysticum) is a plant from the pepper family and native to the South Pacific where it […]
Natural Tips for Controlling Blood Sugar After Eating By: Erin Stair MD, MPH Some of you know about my struggle with bulimia. It started my senior year in high school, continued through my cadet years at West Point, the army, and through much of medical school. In fact, bulimia was a huge reason I […]
By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH If this read is complicated, good. The truth about vaccines is a nuanced story. If you have anything to do with the “wellness” industry, you will encounter people who curse vaccines. They’ll tell you that vaccines are the devil and the cause of a laundry list of health problems. The […]
Erin Stair, MD, MPH A natural cure for cuts: Unpasteurized Manuka Honey! Yes, It’s proven to enhance the healing process in both humans and animals. Honey, the sweet treat made from bees, has been used for thousands of years as an antibacterial ointment and topical wound healer. It’s a natural cure for cuts, or […]
By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH Is there a natural remedy for PTSD? This is an area that is exploding with research and interest as more and more people with PTSD want to find natural forms of therapy. This is especially true for veterans. Many veterans are looking for alternative approaches to help with the symptoms […]
By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH ( follow on Instagram!) This blog is going to focus on Bacopa, an herb for better memory. I started growing Bacopa a while ago in my New York City garden, after learning about it and falling in love with it when I was studying herbalism. It is a lovely herb […]
By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH Let’s talk bacteria on our phones, but first, a story: A young woman was walking slowly down a busy New York City sidewalk. Her head was down and her eyes were glued to her phone as she typed something on the keyboard. I was walking in the other direction. […]
Are kids being medicated for ADHD at alarming rates? How about for “Sluggish Cognitive Tempo” a syndrome often referred to as the Day Dreamer’s Disease. Sluggish Cognitive Tempo was first talked about in the early 1980s, but present-day researchers and doctors want it to be its own separate diagnosis, weeded out from ADHD. Experts […]
How to Use a Neti Pot, by Erin Stair MD, MPH There is a lot of fear around Neti Pots, because of a widely shared case study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Feel free to click on the link to read the specifics of the case, but I’ll summarize below: […]