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PURSER WELLNESSVitamin D - Lotus LifeA conversation with Dr. Purser

Have you heard of the ‘Sunshine Vitamin’, or Vitamin D, that brings joy into life and provides countless healthy benefits? Enjoying the sun is a natural way to replenish this vitamin and an essential part of any personal health program! Vitamin D promotes healthy bones. Vitamin D is beneficial to our health in numerous ways. The vitamin rejuvenates calcium levels and helps with bone and tooth strength. It also supports the immune and nervous system while regulating insulin levels. On top of these great benefits, those who regularly use Vitamin D see increases in energy levels! Personally, I no

PURSER WELLNESSIs a Vitamin Deficiency the Root Cause of Your Problems?From the reading room

I have several #1 books on Amazon™ bringing new patients into my practice as I use a step-wise approach. What do I mean by ‘step-wise’? I recently attended an education conference on testosterone pellets and their surgical placement since we occasionally use them with certain patients. This conference was interesting because vendors were selling pellets from various pharmacies and to them everyone needed pellets . After a while I just started to chuckle and tell my partner, Dr. Kimball Crofts, that when you’re selling hammers, everything’s a nail. The How to cross a river test I once took a te

PURSER WELLNESSLow Testosterone and Vitamin DeficienciesFrom the reading room

Men, want to know the #1 secret to good sex as we age? Nutrition consiting of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. This covers a lot of ground, but let’s shorten that distance. I see hundreds of men in my practice every year for Hypogonadism (medically low testosterone) with a serum total testosterone level below 400 ng/dl (very severe) creating severe fatigue. Hard to have sex, or even to consider performing, if you are exhausted! Assuming you have no trauma (pituitary, heart, testicles, or penis) and you are noticeably exhausted after sex, or too tired to get going, then it probably is your

PURSER WELLNESSWhat Causes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?A conversation with Dr. Purser

Do you know what causes chronic fatigue? Dr. Purser explains the top causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and shares what steps to take to feel normal again. Discover why CFS is a symptom of underlying conditions and what the treatment of underlying causes of CFS includes. Dr. Purser dispels the myth of medication deficiency related to CFS symptoms. Discover the relationship of nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalance, and poorly understood genetic causes from MTHFR deficiency to fatigue. Learn what contributes to fatigue when the absorption of Vitamin B12, folate, pantothenate, and oth

What if one of the most overlooked minerals in wellness is one your body may actually benefit from? Boron rarely gets the attention of magnesium, calcium, or vitamin D. But maybe it should. This trace mineral has been studied for its rol

Most doctors run standard serum blood tests, see a "normal" nutrient level, and send you home. But measuring floating nutrients in your liquid serum is like looking at the paint on a house to see if the plumbing works inside. After reviewing over 40,000 advanced intracellular vitamin lab panels, the truth is clear: intracellular glutathione vs serum levels tell two entirely different stories. Your serum can look completely fine while your cells are completely depleted of the master antioxidant needed to protect your life. The Cytokine Threat When methylation breaks down and homocysteine elevat

Everyone talks about MTHFR. But what if that is only one piece of the puzzle? MTHFR helps process folate, while MTR helps recycle homocysteine back into methionine with the help of vitamin B12. Two genes. Different roles. One interco

A carotenoid that the body can convert to vitamin A.

A fruit used in powders and drinks, often marketed for its vitamin C content.

One member of the vitamin E family; it is distinct from alpha-tocopherol, the form used to establish vitamin E requirements.

Are forms of vitamin K2, a family involved in activation of vitamin K-dependent proteins.

A compound sold in supplements; it is not an established essential human vitamin.