Dr. De Adrea Fontaine

Dr. De Adrea Fontaine Family Practice Physician

11/21/2025

Wellness Tip #327
If you have PMS or menopause symptoms like mood swings. Menstrual cramps, poor concentration, hot flashes, fatigue, vaginal dryness, try black cohosh.

When estrogen levels drop during perimenopause and menopause, different parts of the body are affected. 

You deserve to feel better. Do not suffer in silence. Do not get misdiagnosed. Make an appointment with your doctor, get a physical exam, and labwork done, and gethelp today!

Call or text 📱(480) 666-5505 for an appointment today. 


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11/20/2025

Wellness Tip #326
Do not use plastic utensils, or buy nonstick pots or pans. Use wooden or stainless steel utensils to cook with, and GreenPan, Caraway, Cast Iron, or other nontoxic pots.

Why?

🍳Chemical breakdown at high heat: When heated above 500°F, plastic cookware melts and release microplastics in food. The nonstick coating on pots and pans break down and releases toxic fumes. These fumes can cause flu-like symptoms, called “polymer fume fever”.

🍳PFAS chemicals: Many nonstick coatings are made with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), or “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down naturally in the environment or the body. PFAs are a group of man-made chemicals.

🍳Teflon pans decrease testosterone and progesterone.

🍳Over time, especially with scratching, overheating, or normal wear, the nonstick surface chips off into food.



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11/19/2025

Wellness Tip #325
Ashwaganda lowers stress, and blood pressure.

🌿Ashwagandha contains withanolides and other antioxidants that protect cells from damage by free radicals, which may contribute to high blood pressure .

🌿Chronic inflammation is linked to high blood pressure, and ashwagandha’s anti-inflammatory properties decrease hypertension.

🌿Ashwagandha improves blood nitric oxide production, which helps relax and dilate blood vessels �

🌿Ashwagandha calms the sympathetic nervous system, reducing the release of stress hormones.

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11/18/2025

Wellness Tip #324
Avoid gummy vitamins if you can because over time, it increases blood sugar, insulin resistance, and make these worse.

Eating gummy vitamins every day can affect you in several ways:

🍬Dental effects:
• The sticky sugar coating adheres to teeth, feeding bacteria that produce acid, contributes to tooth decay
• This increases cavity risk
• The prolonged contact time makes it worse than regular candy that dissolves quickly

🍬Sugar intake:
• Most gummy vitamins have 2-8 grams of sugar per serving
• This adds up to an extra 14-56 grams per week, or roughly 8 teaspoons of added sugar weekly
• Increases insulin and blood sugar


🍬Less Nutrition:
• Gummy vitamins may have lower amounts of certain nutrients (like iron) because they don’t work well in that format
• Heat can degrade the vitamins faster than in pill form
• Time can degrade the vitamins faster than in pill form

🍬Practical advice for your family:
• Brush teeth after taking them, or take them before regular tooth brushing
• Check if pill forms are available
• Make sure children understand that these aren’t candy


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11/17/2025

Wellness tip #323
The aisle with candles, plugins, and air fresheners is the most toxic aisle in the store, especially if you have asthma or allergies. Burning candles creates many toxins. Choose natural, non toxic, chemical free candles.

When a candle burns, it releases several chemicals:
1. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) like benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, acetaldehyde. These are carcinogens.
2. Particulate Matter (Soot): Burning candles produces fine particles that settle on surfaces.
3. Trace Metals:Some candles use wicks with metal cores which can release trace amounts of metals when burned.

If candles are burned in an enclosed, poorly ventilated space, the exposure is worse. If you are going to burn candles, open the windows! Also look for Alternative candles made from soy, beeswax, or other natural materials thay burn more cleanly, reducing these emissions.

Minimize toxins when burning candles!
1. Turn on the air purifier. 
2. Ensure the wick is cotton or wood, and free from cores made of metals.
3. If you can’t resist using scented candles, look for those with essential oils, or candles labeled as phthalate-free.
4. Avoid dyed candles.
5. Keep lids on candles when not using them.
6. Trim the wick before you light. This will create a smaller flame and less smoke and soot.
7. Open the windows.
8. Avoid breathing in the air above candles.
9. Set a timer for 2 hours. 
10. Don’t blow candles out. Extinguish the candle with a s***f or wick dipper to reduce exposure to soot and smoke.
11. Candles made from soy wax, beeswax or stearin is better.
12. Go flameless.


 

11/16/2025

Wellness Tip #322
If you eat fish, do not eat farm raised fish. Eat fish that is wild caught. The same also applies to other seafood.

If you eat fish, do not eat farm raised fish. Eat wild fish that is wild caught.

Farm raised fish is like eating fish in a fish tank, because the fish eat whatever food is given to it, like corn, pellets, etc.

Wild caught fish is fish in its natural environment, eating natural food from the sea, like shrimp, plankton, and other fish. It has more vitamins, minerals and flavor!

So buy wild caught salmon, tuna, crab, shrimp, lobster, sea bass, flounder. I love the company Vital Choice.


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11/15/2025

Wellness Tip #321
Eat your medicine!  Boost your immune system by eating at least 3 servings of Zinc, every day!

Zinc is an antioxidant, and it boosts your immune system.  It is essential for the development of immune cells that protect your body from harm like viruses, bacteria, mold, etc. these cells are white blood cells, T-cells, etc.

Instead of taking another vitamin, Zinc picolinate, eat Zinc every day, especially in the autumn and fall months when infections are high.

🦪Foods rich in zinc include:
• Oysters
• Beef chuck roast
• Alaskan King Crab 
• Lobster
• Pork chop
• Chicken leg
• Baked beans
• Cashews
• Chickpeas
• Pumpkin seeds
• H**p seeds
• Yogurt
• Cheese
• Oatmeal
• Almonds
• Kidney beans

Eat your medicine.


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11/14/2025

Wellness Tip # 320
No, red wine is not healthy. Just eat the grapes. Alcohol is a toxin. Do not drink alcohol.

More than a few drops of alcohol starts to have an affect on the body because it is a toxin, and poison to the body.

When you drink alcohol, your liver takes an hour to break down one unit of alcohol. It passes quickly into your bloodstream, and affects your brain first, then your kidneys, lungs and liver. The effect on your body depends on your age, gender, weight and the type of alcohol, any medicine that you’re taking, how much food you’ve eaten, and your mental health.

Alcohol, is a depressant drug, affects the body in various ways: 

Cardiovascular System:
It increases heart rate and blood pressure, putting a strain on the heart. 

Immune System Dysfunction:
Alcohol weakens the immune system.

Digestive System:
It irritates the stomach lining, causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and heartburn. It changes the bacteria in your intestines.

Endocrine System:
It interferes with different hormones, so it increases hunger, increase blood sugar, decreases fertility and s*x hormones, and affects other hormones.

Central Nervous System:
Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways. Alcohol impairs vision, brain function, leading to relaxation, euphoria, increased dopamine, reduced inhibitions, and impaired motor coordination because of decreased glutamate. It interrupts sleep, and can cause nightmares.


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11/13/2025

Wellness tip #319
Some skin, allergy and medical conditions are caused by dirty sheets and pillowcases . Please change your sheets once a week.

Sleeping in dirty sheets and pillowcases can cause several health issues:

🛏️Skin problems:
• Accumulated oils, dead skin cells, sweat, and bacteria clogs pores, leading to acne breakouts and irritation
• Can worsen existing skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, or dermatitis
• May cause rashes or allergic reactions

🛏️Allergies and respiratory issues:
• Dust mites thrive in dirty bedding and feed on dead skin cells, producing allergens that can trigger asthma, sneezing, congestion, and itchy eyes
• Mold and mildew can develop in damp, unwashed sheets, causing respiratory problems
Infections
• Bacteria and fungi can multiply in dirty bedding, causing skin infections, especially if you have cuts or scratches
• Fungi can lead to issues like athlete’s foot or ringworm

🛏️Sleep quality
• Dirty sheets simply don’t feel or smell fresh, which can make it harder to relax and fall asleep
• Discomfort from rough, grimy fabric affects rest quality

🛏️General hygiene concerns
• Bedding accumulates body oils, sweat, saliva, and potentially bodily fluids over time
• Can also collect dirt, food particles, and pet dander

Wash or change sheets every week, and pillowcases even more frequently, since they’re in direct contact with your face. If you sweat heavily, are sick, or have allergies, washing more often is beneficial.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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11/12/2025

Wellness Tip #318
To reduce stress, and calm yourself, try deep breathing. Take 5 minutes to sit quietly. Close your eyes. Breathe in for 4 seconds. Hold for 7 seconds. Exhale for 8 seconds. Repeat.

🧘🏾🧘🏽‍♀️How to deep breathe:
1. Exhale completely: Start by exhaling all the air from your lungs through your mouth, making a “whoosh” sound.
2. Inhale for 4 seconds: Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.
3. Hold for 7 seconds: Hold your breath for a count of seven.
4. Exhale for 8 seconds: Exhale completely through your mouth with to a count of eight.
5. Repeat: This completes one breath cycle. Repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths. 

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11/11/2025

Wellness Tip #317
Make your own pain reliever! After you eat the avocado, slice the seed of avocado into small pieces, and add it to 90% isopropyl alcohol. Let it sit in a dark cabinet for 3 days. Use it for any topical muscle pain that you have!

Avocados are amazing! They are antiinflammatory, and contain numerous antioxidants and vitamins than help relieve sore muscles topically.

How to Prepare Avocado Alcohol Tincture:
1. Eat the avocado!
2.Remove the avocado seed, and slice it into thin pieces.
3. Soak in 70%, or 90% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) for 3 days.
4.Be sure to put this in a dark cabinet and allow it to work.
5.Apply topically to any painful areas, like back, neck, hand, knee, foot .

Remember! Avocados are full of:
* Antioxidants: Contain lutein and zeaxanthin, which support eye health.
* Vitamin K – important for blood clotting and bone health
* Vitamin E – a powerful antioxidant that supports skin and immune function
* Vitamin C – boosts the immune system and collagen production
* B Vitamins:
* B5 (Pantothenic acid) – helps convert food into energy
* B6 (Pyridoxine) – supports brain health and metabolism
* Folate (B9) – essential for cell repair and important during pregnancy
* Potassium – helps regulate blood pressure (avocados have more than bananas!)
* Magnesium – supports muscle and nerve function
* Copper – helps with iron metabolism and forming red blood cells
* Iron – small amounts, but still contributes to oxygen transport
* Zinc – important for immune function and wound healing
* Healthy fats: they are rich in monounsaturated fats (especially oleic acid), which are heart-healthy and anti-inflammatory.
* Fiber: high in dietary fiber, which helps digestion and  gut health.

 

11/10/2025

Wellness Tio #316
Do not listen to loud music through your headphones. Follow the 60/60 rule: Listen at no more than 60% volume for no more than 60 minutes at a time.

Listening to loud music through headphones poses several risks to your hearing:

🎧Hearing Damage

🎧Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL): The tiny hair cells in your inner ear (cochlea) can be permanently damaged by high volume. Unlike other cells in your body, these don’t regenerate, so the damage is irreversible. This can happen gradually over time or suddenly with very loud volumes.

🎧Tinnitus: This is ringing, buzzing, or hissing in your ears that is constant.. Many people develop this from prolonged headphone use at high volumes, and it can be temporary or permanent.

🎧 Ear infections: Especially with earbuds, if shared or not kept clean.

🎧Listening fatigue: Can cause headaches and difficulty concentrating.

🎧Reduced awareness: Can’t hear traffic, alarms, or people speaking to you, creating safety hazards.

The risk depends on the volume and length of time :
• 85 decibels (dB): Safe for about 8 hours
• 88 dB: Safe for about 4 hours
• 91 dB: Safe for about 2 hours
• 100 dB: Safe for only 15 minutes
• 110+ dB: Can cause immediate damage
Many smartphones can reach 100-110 dB at maximum volume, causing immediate damage.

Follow the 60/60 rule: Listen at no more than 60% volume for no more than 60 minutes at a time, then take breaks.

If you notice changes in your hearing, ask your doctor for an audiogram.

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