by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Oct 4, 2022 | Medical Conditions
Why does my shoulder hurt when I sleep? It’s a common question, especially for people over 40. But shoulder pain can affect people at any age. When you’re asleep, your body has a high tolerance for pain and distraction. Even the lightest of sleepers are capable of...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Sep 20, 2022 | Optimization
When we recommend a medication, we sometimes hear responses like: “I’d rather take a holistic approach.” “I’d like to wait a while before getting on medication.” “I don’t like taking medicine.” A lot of people have become much more hesitant about taking medicine in...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Sep 6, 2022 | Health, Medical Conditions, Prevention
When you think of environmental causes of hypertension (high blood pressure), you might picture stress-inducing traffic jams in crowded cities. Lots of people packed in a small space, yelling and honking at each other. It’s a stressful situation, and stress does lead...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Aug 23, 2022 | Prevention
High blood pressure is a risk factor for some of the worst diseases of humanity. In fact, high blood pressure is the number one cause of heart attack and stroke. It can also lead to vision loss, heart failure, kidney disease or failure, metabolic syndrome, and...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
All medications have positive effects, negative effects, and interactions. The positive effects are what the drug is intended to do, the negative effects are the unintended side effects, and interactions involve how medications affect each other when taken together....