Nutrible MD

Bringing back memories from the days when I worked in the emergency room.

Bringing back memories from the days when I worked in the emergency room.

Welcome to the Nutrible MD Podcast. Your host - Dr. Brandon Lip. We will finish talking about my experiences with treating COVID and Post-COVID patients. This is Part 3 and this discussion involves Long COVID, Paxlovid, key learning concepts, and my 3 final thoughts. Clinical areas discussed: Long COVID, immune dysregulation, autoantibodies, persistent viral reservoirs, endothelial dysfunction, ab...

Welcome to the Nutrible MD Podcast. Your host - Dr. Brandon Lip. We will continue talking about my experiences with treating COVID and Post-COVID patients. This is Part 2 and real clinical cases are used to demonstrate key learning concepts. Clinical areas discussed: HLA genes, immunotherapy, Chinese herbs for desensitization, brain fog, fatigue, yin, yang, menstrual cycle, follicular phase, lutea...

Introducing my approach to treating patients with stubborn acne using Chinese medicine: by integrating the use of topical antibiotics, skin cleansers with benzoyl peroxide, and appropriate topical retinoids when necessary, amazing results can be achieved.

Let's get a little more information about vitamin D. This bonus episode complements the previous one regarding the harmful effects coming from oral calcium supplementation.

Although many healthcare providers recommend oral calcium supplementation, usually for the prevention or treatment of osteopenia or osteoporosis, you need to understand that there are actually risks in doing so. I will tell you the reasons and also why getting dietary calcium from your foods is the preferred way. There are no shortcuts.

Nutritional supplements - what's wrong with them? Do we need them? Should we use them? Are they any good? There is a critical inherent flaw in the thought process behind why many people are taking multiple health supplements.

What is the mechanism behind most cases of chronic cough? What is the most effective way to treat it from a conventional medicine point of view? It's NOT using an albuterol inhaler, NOT using over-the-counter cough syrups, NOT using cough drops, and definitely NOT using antibiotics over and over again. We will discuss the topic of airway sensitivity and my method of addressing it. We will also...

What do you know about mucus and phlegm? What differences do we observe clinically between those who can spit out phlegm and those who cannot? COVID-19 infections create phlegm that is "gel-like" in consistency. Mucus and phlegm trapped in the airways lead to higher incidence of wheezing, reactive airways, asthma, or chronic cough.

5-HTP or melatonin, which one is better for insomnia? 5-HTP is preferred because it encourages your body to make more serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin is one of the "feel-good hormones" while melatonin enhances your sleep quality. Furthermore, 5-HTP is on the reactant side of the biochemical reaction, rather than being an end-product like melatonin, so there is less chance of interferi...

Welcome to the Nutrible MD Podcast. Your host - Dr. Brandon Lip. We will talk about my experiences of treating COVID and Post-COVID patients. In order to gain a deeper understanding, Part 1 discusses basic traditional Chinese medicine concepts. Clinical areas discussed: yin, yang, qi, blood, vitamin C, vitamin D, estrogen, endocrine system, overactive immune system, underactive immune system, immu...

Welcome to the Nutrible MD Podcast. Your host - Dr. Brandon Lip. We will talk a little bit about my experiences of helping people with depression and anxiety - in the context of being alone or in a relationship. Clinical areas discussed: anxiety, depression, importance of self-worth, motivation of looking forward, 5-HTP, serotonin, melatonin, psychotherapy, and the liver organ system. We will also...

Welcome to the Nutrible MD Podcast. Your host - Dr. Brandon Lip. If you are seeking wellness, happiness, balance, and wisdom in your life, you are in the right place because all of the original content is designed to push boundaries and expand your horizons in an unconventional way. Over the years, I have seen over and over again from many of my patients that we often crave exactly the things whic...