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Low-Dose Lithium for Mild to Moderate Depression: Can a Time-Tested Mineral Improve Mood, Protect the Brain, and Promote Healthy Aging?
Could a medication long used for bipolar disorder also help support mood, protect the brain, and promote healthy aging at much lower doses? Emerging research suggests low-dose lithium may enhance neuroplasticity, reduce neuroinflammation, improve mitochondrial function, and influence pathways involved in depression and cognitive decline. Learn the current science, safety considerations, and how a systems-based evaluation may improve outcomes.

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jul 2812 min read


Quercetin for Diabetes and Insulin Resistance: Could Nature's SGLT-2 Inhibitor Support Better Metabolic Health?
Quercetin is a plant compound found in onions, apples, berries, and capers. Emerging research suggests that certain forms may influence glucose absorption and some of the transport pathways associated with SGLT activity. Could this help support diabetes, insulin resistance, weight management, and metabolic health? Learn what is established, what remains theoretical, and why quercetin should complement—not replace—appropriate medical treatment.

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jul 2413 min read


Adrenal Dysfunction and Adrenal Fatigue: Vital to Life, Yet Often Overlooked in Modern Medicine
The adrenal glands are among the body’s most vital yet overlooked organs, controlling stress adaptation, inflammation, blood pressure, metabolism, immune balance, and energy production. While severe adrenal failure such as Addison’s Disease is recognized in medicine, milder adrenal dysfunction often goes undiagnosed for years. Chronic stress, poor sleep, illness, medications, and nutritional deficiencies can impair adrenal function long before traditional testing reveals dise

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jul 215 min read


Alpha-Lipoic Acid: A Powerful Tool for Metabolic Health, Weight Loss, Insulin Resistance and Brain Protection
Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a powerful antioxidant that plays an important role in metabolism, weight management, and brain health. Research shows it may improve insulin sensitivity, support healthy blood sugar regulation, promote fat metabolism, and help protect against cognitive decline by reducing oxidative stress and improving mitochondrial function. For patients focused on longevity and prevention, ALA may represent one of the most versatile evidence-based nutritional int

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jul 165 min read


DHA and Dry Eye Disease: The Missing Nutrient in Ocular Surface Health
Dry eye disease is often treated with artificial tears, but emerging research suggests the problem may run much deeper. Deficiency of DHA, a critical omega-3 fatty acid concentrated in the retina and ocular surface, may contribute to inflammation, tear instability, and meibomian gland dysfunction. Understanding the nutritional connection between DHA and ocular health may provide a more effective long-term strategy for improving comfort, protecting vision, and reducing chronic

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jul 146 min read


Low-Grade Fever: When a Slight Temperature Elevation May Mean More Than You Think
A low-grade fever is often dismissed as insignificant, yet persistent mild elevations in body temperature may reveal important underlying physiologic stress. Infection, chronic inflammation, immune activation, endocrine dysfunction, and even hidden systemic disease can all influence temperature regulation. Understanding the body’s normal circadian temperature rhythm is equally important, since a temperature considered abnormal at one time of day may be entirely normal at anot

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jul 114 min read


Can a Simple CBC Predict Future Dementia Risk?
The Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Its Emerging Role in Cognitive Decline. One of the cheapest test that is currently available. Can a Simple CBC Predict Future Dementia Risk? Understanding how the Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR) may reveal early inflammatory changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and accelerated cognitive aging. Quick Look Could a routine complete blood count reveal early warning signs of future dementia? A growing body of evide

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jul 75 min read


L-Glycine: An Overlooked Amino Acid for Sleep, Anxiety, Recovery, and Longevity
L-glycine is a simple amino acid with surprisingly powerful health benefits. Research suggests it may improve sleep quality, reduce anxiety, support collagen formation, enhance liver detoxification, improve metabolic health, and promote healthy aging pathways linked to longevity. Unlike conventional sedatives, glycine works naturally by supporting the body’s own restorative processes, making it one of the most overlooked compounds in nutritional and longevity medicine.

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jun 275 min read


C15:0 Essential Fatty Acid: The Newly Discovered Longevity Nutrient?
For decades, nutrition science focused primarily on omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. New research now suggests that C15:0 (pentadecanoic acid), a naturally occurring odd-chain saturated fatty acid, may represent an overlooked essential nutrient. Early evidence indicates C15:0 may support mitochondrial function, reduce inflammation, stabilize cell membranes, improve insulin sensitivity, and potentially influence longevity pathways involved in healthy aging.

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jun 185 min read


Vitamin D in Midlife May Reduce Future Tau Protein Burden: Implications for Dementia Prevention
A major new study published in Neurology demonstrated that individuals with higher circulating vitamin D levels during midlife showed significantly lower tau protein accumulation in the brain nearly two decades later. Tau protein accumulation is one of the central pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. These findings suggest vitamin D optimization during midlife may represent an overlooked but potentially powerful intervention for

David Stephen Klein, MD FACA FACPM
Jun 156 min read
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