Chronic Kidney Disease, aka CKD

Kidney disease affects many of our patients here at Seaside Medical Practice.  For the most part, chronic kidney disease does not cause any symptoms.  Early in its course, the only way to detect it is by blood and urine tests.  Once detected, you and your healthcare...

The Inflammatory Diet

Not until recently have researchers been able to directly link food to the immune system.  A fascinating new article in New England Journal of Medicine, a premier medical science journal, “Diet and Intestinal Immunity,” outlines the findings of two studies linking...