COVID-19 STATEMENT FROM DR. LAWRENCE AFRIN ON MCAS & CORONAVIRUS May 1, 2020 Dr. Lawrence Afrin on the Treatment of Covid-19 to Patients Who Have Mast Cell A...

A medical perspective on coronavirus from a doctor in private practice in Westchester County The reality we are in right now is that the coronavirus is proba...

Mast Cell Disease & Reactions To Cleaning Products . Are your household cleaning supplies toxic?

Is vaping better than smoking? How harmful is vaping? VAPING VS. SMOKING Are e-cigs/vapes “better" than regular cigarettes? If not, why were people so eager ...

Health Risks of Food Dyes I am concerned about how ubiquitous food coloring is in so many of the foods that our children are given for celebratory reasons, p...

New Year’s Resolution Health Goals Health & Wellness Resolutions for every month of the year Small health goals are more effective than setting large health ...

Dr. Lawrence Afrin and I are pleased to announce the publishing of our paper with Dr. Lila Rosenthal and Dr. Shanda Dorff. We spent over two years and 200+ h...

POTS Syndrome: A comprehensive Patient Guide The connection between POTS and Lyme Disease I was recently featured on RawlsMD.com in a comprehensive article a...

I was recently interviewed on Lyme Basics. Click here to read the full interview. How do you differentiate between what clinical symptoms are caused by Lyme ...

What are FODMAP’s? FODMAP is an acronym that stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols. These are 4 different categ...

I was recently interviewed about chronic lyme disease. As a follow up to my first blog post “Chronic Lyme Disease FAQ’s,” I have written this post titled “Ch...

When most think about Lyme disease, they give out outdoor tips to protect your body from a tick jumping on you. But did you realize that there are more myths...

What is tryptase? Tryptase is a protein manufactured by mast cells. In the human body, tryptase is made only by mast cells, and mast cells seem to make more...

Mercury, parasites, bacteria and foodborne illness are just some of the associated health risks of eating sushi. Sushi sounds like a quick and easy meal, but...

I am a 24-year-old MCAS patient and my health is declining. I am having difficulty finding a local physician. The last doctor I contacted told me that he d...

Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a chronic multisystem illness of general themes of inflammation ± allergic-type phenomena ± abnormalities in growth/d...

Given the dangers of salmonella contamination in raw turkey products, here are some safety tips for you as you prepare your Thanksgiving turkey: 1) Do not wa...

HANDBAGS It’s unhygienic to put your handbag on the kitchen counter. Handbags collect bacteria and other pathogens very easily. As handbags are placed on di...

The truth about why we always get sick after traveling The number one reason people get sick from traveling is because of stress. Traveling can be very stres...

Seeking a MCAS diagnosis can be particularly challenging, especially when many Doctors are still in the dark about what Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is. One...