Functional Medicine is the Medicine of WHY
While growing in popularity, functional medicine remains an unfamiliar area of medicine for most. This seems especially true down here in...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 26, 20215 min read
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome is a constellation of metabolic abnormalities, which are often overlooked in primary care. One would be diagnosed with...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome is a constellation of metabolic abnormalities, which are often overlooked in primary care. One would be diagnosed with...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Finding Your Drishti
My youngest son has some deficit in his proprioception and vestibular systems, so he doesn't become dizzy. In fact, when the occupational...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 21, 20217 min read
Balance: The Line Between Pleasure & Self-Indulgence
As a midwife, often I hear my colleagues share that #cravings are associated with some sort of deficiency. For example, a craving for...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 20, 202113 min read
Eat, Pray, Love
Although maybe a bit cliche, I do think Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is one of my favorite novels. I read most all of it a few...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 15, 20213 min read
Cervical Screening for HPV-Vaccinated Individuals
Yesterday I shared a few intriguing updates on the HPV-vaccine and the newer finding that more men suffer with cancer in their throats...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 14, 20218 min read
HPV Vaccine: New Information for Men
This is one of the more controversial #vaccines, up with the MMR vaccine and now COVID-19. The data here and the conversation really,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 13, 20214 min read
Belly Dancing!!
I have long been intrigued by belly dancing. It is such a glorious practice and one I have secretly hoped to master. Knowing this about...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 11, 20217 min read
COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
Just a year ago, we were just hearing of this novel virus and what its impact might be; today vaccines are already being administered....
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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 29, 20205 min read
Obesity & Pregnancy Outcomes
Body shaming has garnished a great deal of attention lately and I am loving every moment of it. Whether I am teaching yoga or extending...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 29, 202013 min read
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Obstetrical #hemorrhage is the most common serious complication of #childbirth and is the most preventable cause of maternal mortality,...
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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, 20207 min read
Rebozo: Midwifery Art
There are a plethora of clinical skills midwives must master to be safe and effective practitioners for women, and while the #science is...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 28, 20203 min read
Venous Thrombosis: Pregnancy
One of the more discouraging aspects of practicing #midwifery within my career, is the rising maternal #death rates. We seem to have this...
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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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