Alcoholism: Understanding the Underlying Cause
My mother was an alcoholic by definition. She certainly drank more than four #beers a week, but I don't think I ever identified as having...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 8, 20219 min read
Evidence-Based Medicine
Currently I teach students at two different universities, The University of Maryland and Indiana Wesleyan University, but have taught at...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Zinc Deficiency
Nausea, loss of taste, depression, insomnia, anxiety, gastrointestinal upset, decreased appetite, bloating, and attentional difficulties...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 28, 202117 min read
Anorexia Nervosa
This has been on my mind a few years, as I feel there is an underlying cause we have failed to fully realize. Why would someone...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 20, 20213 min read
COVID & Our Other Viruses
There are significant challenges in understanding what exactly impacted the spread of COVID, what limited its spread, and what reduced...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 19, 202110 min read
Testosterone Treatment: Controversial or Underappreciated?
Maybe it's my age, but it seems testosterone treatment, whether for men or women seems to be a growing trend. Without a doubt though,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 17, 20213 min read
Bach Flower Remedies for Women
by Judy Ramsell Howard Bach Remedies are growing in popularity as more healthcare consumers not only seek more natural approaches to...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 14, 20216 min read
Diabetes: Our Real Epidemic
No exaggeration, diabetes has reached #epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries, affecting more than 366 million...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 8, 202112 min read
Erectile Dysfunction
Sexual satisfaction is an important part of a thriving life. However, clients aren’t likely to discuss their sexual concerns with their...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 26, 20218 min read
Electrodermal Screening & The Evidence
My approach to care has been specific to digging into the underlying cause of dysfunction, otherwise known as the functional medicine...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 26, 20219 min read
How to Relax
No joke, this may be the toughest task. The last pose in #yoga is savasana or the corpse pose and it is easily the hardest for most...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 11, 20213 min read
Stop Digging
Continuing in my study of brahmacarya, a yogic principle that focuses on moderation, I found a new perspective on this principle this...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 30, 202017 min read
Menopause Updates
As a functional medicine practitioner, the #menopause transition is viewed by me as a physiologic state, much like pregnancy and puberty,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 30, 20206 min read
Vitamin D in Breastfed Infants
I've been aggressively addressing this issue for more than a decade now, testing and supplementing almost every client within my...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 28, 20207 min read
Postpartum Depression: Move Beyond Medications
One of the more devastating outcomes of pregnancy complications occurs as a result of postpartum #depression. Approximately 6.5 to 12.9...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Elevated Blood Pressure after Childbirth
Hypertension in pregnancy is a common complication, affecting approximately 10 percent of pregnancies, and can be quite devastating, even...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 28, 202013 min read
Migraines In Women
One of the most common concerns voiced by primary care clients is most always from women, and it's the dreaded #migraine headache. Men...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 17, 20204 min read
Doctor Penny Lane: I Earned It
You've certainly heard about the now infamous letter from Joseph Epstein, printed in the Wall Street Journal, calling out our soon-to-be...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 16, 20205 min read
Fire Fighters: Your Health Exam is Complex
The risks a #firefighter faces, due to environmental #pollutions, is significant. They are far more likely to die of sudden cardiac death...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 2, 20206 min read
Epigenetics: A Functional Medicine Pillar
This term is commonly used in functional medicine and I am not confident it's always clear to my clients, or even my colleagues what this...
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