Women's Wellness With Dr. Robinson

08/30/2025

Yes, Apple cider vinegar will in fact help
With glucose metabolism, but it also will help with indigestion ~ this sounds counter intuitive, but when we have low acid in our stomach due to chronic use of acid blockers, a little vinegar will do the trick.

Vinegar, a low-cost and accessible kitchen staple, may offer significant benefits for stabilizing post-meal glucose levels and deserves more attention in metabolic health care strategies.

08/30/2025

Lithium deficiency is a factor in cognitive decline and dementia in addition to other brain abnormalities . Communities with low lithium levels show higher levels of depression, su***de, aggravated assualt and homocide. While Lithium, the drug, has been used for centuries to manage psychiatric disorders , a supplement called Lithium Orotate which is a significantly lower dose of lithium replaces this deficiency am may help prevent mood disorders and cognitive decline. Human studies are underway to determine its effectiveness on Alzhemers.

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Lithium has an essential role in the brain and is deficient early in Alzheimer’s disease, which can be recapitulated in mice and treated with a novel lithium salt that restores the physiological level.

08/25/2025

Chef Michelle Hauser is offering a FREE (yes Free!!) culinary medicine course online. Please feel free to share. Beacuse the more people who learn about the importance of food as medicine, the healthier our people and planet will be.

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08/23/2025

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The Phytonutrient Spotlight: Resveratrol – The Grape Antioxidant That Reboots Brain and Skin Health

08/23/2025

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A new and rather alarming study has found that many drug medications targeting various systems in the human body might also change our microbiome so that pathogens can colonise the gut more easily and cause infections. The study, directed by Professor Lisa Maier of the Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT) and the Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’ (CMFI) at the University of Tübingen, has been published in the elite journal Nature.

The researchers studied 53 common non-antibiotics, including allergy remedies, antidepressants and hormone drugs. Their effects were tested in the laboratory in synthetic and real human gut microbial communities. About one-third of these medications promoted the growth of Salmonella, bacteria that can cause severe diarrhoea. Lisa Maier, senior author of the study, says, “The scale of it was utterly unexpected. Many of these non-antibiotics inhibit useful gut bacteria, while pathogenic microbes such as Salmonella are impervious. This gives rise to an imbalance in the microbiome, which gives an advantage to the pathogens.”

The researchers observed a similar effect in mice, where certain medications led to greater growth of Salmonella. The consequence was severe disease progression of salmonellosis, marked by rapid onset and severe inflammation. This involved many layers of molecular and ecological interactions, such as reduced total biomass of the gut microbiota, harmed biodiversity or the specific elimination of microbes that normally compete for nutrients with the pathogens.

“Our results show that when taking medications we need to observe not only the desired therapeutic effect but also the influence on the microbiome,” says lead author Anne Grießhammer.

The researchers recommend that the effect of new medications on the microbiome should be systematically included in research during development – especially for drug classes such as antihistamines, antipsychotics or selective oestrogen-receptor modulators. These findings call for pharmaceutical research to be rethought: in the future, medications should be assessed not only pharmacologically, but also microbiologically. “If you disrupt the microbiome, you open the door to pathogens – it is an integral component of our health and must be considered as such in medicine,” stresses Maier.

However, it is important to emphasise that this research is preliminary and needs to be confirmed, and its impact in humans has still not been clearly established. These findings contrast with the growing insight from herbal research indicating that many phytochemicals in medicinal plants have the opposite effect, acting as prebiotics and thereby enhancing the growth of beneficial bacteria.

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08/07/2025

Taking a break from work this week to recharge and refresh. The sea air and the smell of the forest always ground me and revive me to where I can manage the day to day tasks that can feel so overwhelming sometimes. See you all next week !!

08/01/2025

Good Morning!
Happy Friday!
Dry Bushing is an easy way to stimulate the growth of new healthy cells and get your Chi flowing every am. These simple brushes are available at most drug stores for a nominal price and will fibe you a burst of energy and glowing skin. Follow with your favorite moisturizer for the best results. ☀️

✨ DRY BRUSHING 101: Your Skin Will Thank You ✨

Ready to glow from head to toe? Dry brushing is a simple ritual with major benefits:

✅ Exfoliates dead skin
✅ Boosts circulation
✅ Supports lymphatic drainage
✅ Energizes your body
✅ May reduce the appearance of cellulite (hello smooth skin!)

How to Dry Brush:
1️⃣ Use a natural bristle brush.
2️⃣ Start at your feet & brush upward in long strokes toward your heart.
3️⃣ Use light pressure on sensitive areas, firmer on rough patches.
4️⃣ Always brush toward your heart to support lymph flow.
5️⃣ Do it before your shower, then moisturize after.

🧼 Pro tip: 2–3x a week is plenty—your skin needs time to regenerate!

Tag a friend who needs a new self-care ritual 💫

08/01/2025

Diabetes and its treatments have complex and sometimes conflicting effects on brain health, with emerging evidence linking insulin resistance, inflammation, and certain medications to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.

08/01/2025

Semaglutide was approved in 2017 as an injectable diabetes; there are several preliminary studies researching if it can protect against dementia.

07/27/2025

Full Plate Living ~
Workshops and Demonstrations
So much good information for patients to use food as medicine to lower blood sugar, cholesterol , and inflammation .
It’s never too late to start because the best medicine you take is at the end of your fork.

Dr. Wesley McWhorter shows how small, consistent lifestyle changes can lead to lasting improvements.

07/20/2025

Choline - a key nutrient involved in the structure and integrity of cell membranes and lipiprotein particles. Choline is found in egg yolks so don’t skip the most important part of the egg, especially if you are pregnant . Also look for a prenatal vitamin with choline to help with neurological development . As an adult, choline is important in lipid metabolism and preventing fatty liver.

Choline overview for health professionals. Research health effects, dosing, sources, deficiency symptoms, side effects, and interactions here.

07/19/2025

We are just seeing the the tip of the iceberg with GLP1 medications benefits in addition to weight loss. For migraine sufferers , the menopause transition can bring an increased frequency on migraines due to hormonal shifts and elevated cortisol . If I sound like a broken record … fix the cortisol, fix the inflammation, and many of the chronic medical concerns will resolve. Studies are still needed with this use for GLP1 meds , but patients using these medications have definitely seen an improvement in many cases.

Liraglutide, a GLP-1 medication used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity may help cut a person's monthly migraine days by about half, a new study finds.