EverythingHealth Blog

Oct 12, 20232 min read

Flu and Covid- Where Are We?

I'm back at EverythingHealth with information you can trust after an exciting trip to Morocco. (Look how happy my Sahara Desert camel...

Toni Brayer MD

Sep 2, 20232 min read

Mitch McConnell's Seizures

Disclaimer: I am not Mitch McConnell's physician nor do I have any inside information about his current health. But if I showed any...

Toni Brayer MD

Aug 16, 20232 min read

Covid Confusion About Vaccines

With the latest variant of Covid spreading fast and patients concerned about Summer travel, I am getting a lot of questions about...

Toni Brayer MD

Aug 6, 20232 min read

Asymptomatic Covid and Genetics

Covid is surging in certain areas of the United States but the good news is that only about 5% of patients that are sick enough to need...

Medicare Spends the Most on These 10 Drugs

Toni Brayer MD

Jul 31, 20232 min read

Medicare Spends the Most on These 10 Drugs

Medicare Part D is the pharmaceutical coverage for Medicare recipients. Approximately 22% of Medicare Part D spending goes to these top...

Over the Counter Birth Control Pill-A Step Froward

Toni Brayer MD

Jul 23, 20232 min read

Over the Counter Birth Control Pill-A Step Froward

While most doctors and women are reeling from the aftermath of the reversal of Roe vs. Wade and we are hearing countless horror stories...

What You Need to Know for Sun Protection

Toni Brayer MD

Jul 2, 20232 min read

What You Need to Know for Sun Protection

Summer is here and that means sunburn. I grew up in Arizona where getting a tan was a state sport. The darker the better and we would...

Media Info Influences Patients and Doctors More than Science

Toni Brayer MD

Jun 4, 20233 min read

Media Info Influences Patients and Doctors More than Science

Instant news, delivered constantly is a blessing and a curse. I want to talk about the curse so we all understand how we are influenced....

Toni Brayer MD

May 29, 20232 min read

Why Fiber is So Important

Fiber. Fiber. Fiber. I can't say enough about fiber and its importance to your overall health. If you are like most Americans, you are...

Toni Brayer MD

May 21, 20233 min read

How to Tell if You Are Early Old

As my mom used to say, "Every dog has his day" and "We are all heading in the same direction". Reminders that with every beat of the...

Toni Brayer MD

May 15, 20232 min read

Under 6 Teaspoons of Added Sugar a day

The evidence for decreasing sugar in our diet is NON-CONTROVERSIAL. I had to put that in caps because of all the anti-science we are...

Toni Brayer MD

May 10, 20232 min read

Our Ancestors Were Cannibals

Modern archeological technology has provided us with grisly evidence that the early settlers in Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism...

Toni Brayer MD

Apr 30, 20232 min read

Can You Smell Asparagus in Urine?

If you answer this question by "What a dumb question. How can asparagus be smelled in pee?", we will know that you are in the 34% of...

Toni Brayer MD

Apr 18, 20232 min read

You May Not See a Doctor in the ER

I read about a patient who received a $20 million malpractice award from a Massachusetts hospital after a patient lost his leg when a...

Toni Brayer MD

Apr 3, 20232 min read

Melatonin-the sleep hormone

Have you ever noticed that when we switch off daylight savings time in the fall your body automatically wants to go to sleep earlier? ...