Is It a cold or allergy?

Apr 5, 2025 | Dr. Tom Ball

I am writing this blog to help clear the confusion between a cold and an allergy. Many of my patients have been coming in recently feeling “under the weather” and many ask me if I think they have allergies or if it might be a cold.  My first response to them is...

Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Jan 8, 2025 | Dr. Tom Ball, Health

This is the time of year (colder temperatures and shorter days) that you might want to add in a daily Vitamin D supplement.  Recent statistics show that most people aren’t getting enough vitamin D to stay healthy. This is called vitamin D deficiency. It...

12 of the Best Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Can Eat

Apr 3, 2024 | General

Last month, in part 1, I listed the top inflammation causing foods to avoid, and this month as promised is a list of some of the top Anti-Inflammatory foods you can add to your diet.  (Most of this information was written by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE on...

Top 10 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid

Mar 1, 2024 | Dr. Tom Ball, Health

I wanted to share some information that I have been researching these past few months about how diet can affect inflammatory responses in the human body.  There is an epidemic of inflammatory diseases that affect millions of people every day, and many experts...