Welcome to the blog of Dr. Marcus Ettinger "Medical Detective" and "Digestion Coach"
I have been writing about health and the human body for over 35+ years. I do this to provide easy-to-understand information on complex topics. I also do this to cement everything I’ve learned in my brain. I hope the information presented on my blog helps you increase your understanding of the body, disease, and health.
What would YOU DO if all of your pain and anxiety causing symptoms disappeared?
If you are experiencing a health challenge that no one has been able to address, please give me a call. I handle challenging cases, especially involving the stomach and GI tract. These include H. pylori, biofilm protocols, leaky gut, SIBO, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and many other conditions. Click on the icon above or call me at 714-639-4360.
Stress, Biofilm and a Predisposition for GI Infections in Type O Blood Individuals
If after reading this post you have questions regarding alternative medicine, integrative medicine, chiropractic, weight-loss, diabetes or pre-diabetes prevention, nutritional supplementation or how to become a new patient, please feel free to contact our office....
The UltraLite (weight-loss, pre‐diabetes and diabetes reversal) Program
If after reading this post you have questions regarding alternative medicine, integrative medicine, chiropractic, weight-loss, diabetes or pre-diabetes prevention, nutritional supplementation or how to become a new patient, please feel free to contact our office....
The Meaning Of My Existence
If after reading this post you have questions regarding alternative medicine, integrative medicine, chiropractic, weight-loss, diabetes or pre-diabetes prevention, nutritional supplementation or how to become a new patient, please feel free to contact our office....
Ludo Lefebvre – Ludo Bites 4.0 @ Gram & Pappa’s
24 April 2010 - Dinner with my wife, Stephanie, at Ludo Lefebvre's - Ludo Bites 4.0 @ Gram & Pappa's. Normally I write quite a bit in my blog posts, but here I will just let the pictures tell the story. Below are the dishes we ate, along with some great wine. I...
Quorum Sensing and Bonnie Bassler
Quorum - a quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body, such as a legislature or bacterial colony, necessary to conduct the business of that "group". How Bacteria "Talk" An eight minute video explaining, in simple English, how bacteria communicate...
Biofilm and Microbubbles – A new way to identify bacterial infections?
Pavlos Anastasiadis and colleagues at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have developed a method to watch and measure growing biofilms with ultrasound. The researchers used contrast agents, microparticles, more accurately, microbubbles, that are normally injected into the body to improve the quality of ultrasound images.
Infants and mothers aren’t receiving enough vitamin D
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service has just reported in the April edition of Prevention, that most infants and mothers are not receiving enough vitamin D and should be taking vitamin D3 supplementation to compensate for...
Low Vitamin D linked to Pelvic Floor Disorders in Women
Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Incontinence Obstetrics & Gynecology: April 2010 - Volume 115 - Issue 4 - pp 795-803 A newly released research study suggests that vitamin D deficiency in women may be a predisposing factor to developing pelvic floor disorders like...
Filet mignon, spicy polenta, steamed cauliflower and perfect guacamole
Sunday night dinner at the Ettinger house. Perfectly barbecued, medium rare, filet mignon served with creamy, spicy polenta (charred Serrano and jalapeno peppers, half and half, butter, chicken stock and Parmesan cheese), steamed cauliflower (chicken stock with 3...
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
Dear patients, friends and family: I am issuing the following call to action. As most of you know I am extremely passionate about diet, nutrition and exercise. The lack of proper diet and exercise in our society is a full-blown epidemic and it's killing you, your...