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 34 years. I do this to provide easy-to-understand information on complex topics. I also do this to cement in my brain all that I’ve learned. 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.
Increase Your Lifespan and Healthspan: A Comprehensive How To Guide
Our population is aging and our lifestyles are becoming increasingly fast-paced with an associated reduction of time spent outside. It's now more important than ever to prioritize our health and well-being. Lifestyle interventions and practices have emerged as a...
Quantum Systems and Its Relevance to Humans and The Sixth Extinction
WARNING: Do Not Read This Unless Your Hobby is Quantum Physics (QPs) or You Want a Headache. I wrote this for myself, which is what I do a lot, to help me better learn and understand what I study. This encompasses many aspects of (QPs), more specifically quantum...
Healthy Aging with Exercise: Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction: Healthy Aging with Exercise Promoting 'Healthy Aging' is crucial to maintaining a high quality of life as we get older, and physical health plays a significant role in achieving this goal. Regular exercise is a vital aspect of healthy aging as it...
Mastering Stress: Step-by-Step Techniques for Managing SIBO-Related Anxiety
Welcome to this blog post, aimed at providing helpful information. With over 34 years of experience in treating patients, I have found that 75% of the cases I encounter, both in my office and around the world, are related to gastrointestinal (GI) issues. Among these,...
Sculpted By Light, Killed By Our Choices
Humans evolved, sculpted in a way, tethered to a magnetic planet while bathed in ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light, for around 2.8 million years. This extremely long period of intimate connection, between humans and the totality of their environment, resulted...
The Oxalate Hand Book – Beyond Kidney Stones
DISCLAIMER: This post is for educational purposes only. This post is not a recommendation, recipe, or guide for self-treatment. Nothing in this post is designed to offer treatment recommendations or aid in a diagnosis of a particular disease or symptom. Ettinger, Inc;...
Helicobacter pylori Facts and More Facts…
DISCLAIMER: This post is for educational purposes only. This post is not a recommendation, recipe, or guide for self-treatment. Nothing in this post is designed to offer treatment recommendations or aid in a diagnosis of a particular disease or symptom. Ettinger, Inc;...
Food antioxidant ergothioneine may aid survival of cancer-causing H. pylori
In a newly published Yale study, researchers have identified, an otherwise beneficial antioxidant compound, known as ergothioneine (EGT), may actually protect or selectively confer a competitive colonization advantage in host (stomach and duodenal) tissue, to the...
Covid-19 Death Rates: Geography, Overweight, and Vitamin D Status
1. One of the most interesting and thought-stimulating papers in the current issue is the report published by Skutsch et al.; they noted that COVID-19 deaths per million were higher in South America than in either Europe and North America, while Asia, Africa, and...
Vitamin D from the sun reduces all-cause mortality
In my professional opinion, based on over 3 decades of research and clinical practice, those who have the highest vitamin D levels, from the sun, not supplementation, have the lowest all-cause mortality risk. In simple terms, it means that those who get the most sun...