by Simon Yu, MD | Nov 15, 2011 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Chronic Disease, Military Learning
As a physician practicing Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine, I warn my patients, on their first visit, that I have no idea whether I can help them. I warn them my evaluation is different than most medical doctors and that my recommendations may seem odd and...
by Simon Yu, MD | May 17, 2011 | Lyme, Parasites/Fungi
Lyme disease has been under the scrutiny of the medical community for over diagnosing when the test does not meet all the criteria set by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the patient is prescribed an aggressive antibiotic treatment. Lyme disease seems to be...
by Simon Yu, MD | Sep 15, 2010 | Parasites/Fungi
I attended the 12th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA) Conference in the summer of 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. The main theme of the conference was “Understanding the Global Impact of Parasites: from genomes to function and disease.” Over 1700 scientists...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jan 13, 2009 | Military Learning, Parasites/Fungi
My new patients always ask me with a certain skepticism why I use parasite medications for their conditions when no other doctors seem concerned about parasites. Most American medical doctors hardly have any experience with parasites or experience using parasite...
by Simon Yu, MD | Dec 13, 2008 | Cancer, Chronic Disease, Self-Help
Vitamin D is not a true vitamin. Vitamin D is actually a steroid hormone. Vitamin D hormone deficiency is a worldwide problem. The most well known vitamin D deficiencies are rickets and osteomalacia from defective bone development. We need vitamin D to absorb calcium...
