Wellcare Articles

We know that the road to good health can sometimes feel long, confusing, bumpy and lonely.  So we're invested in providing information and inspiration that can help you empower and motivate yourself....to keep going forward, to be well.  Perhaps these Wellcare articles will offer clues to resolve a stubborn health concern for you or a loved one.  Or stimulate you to dig more deeply for new understandings of a problem.  Or....simply let you know that you're not alone.

For whatever reasons you decide to read on, we hope that these articles, and the rest of our website, will make a positive difference in your life.  This page is being updated with new entries fairly often; so we encourage you to check back in and see what new ideas await you.

The first section contains original articles by Dr. Trumps and other contributors.

The second section contains articles that Dr. Trumps has found, online and elsewhere, and wants to pass along to her patients and other visitors to her site.  When borrowed from another source, the original location is identified.

Section I

Our pets are family, too, of course, and the quality of their food (and healthcare) can make a huge difference in their having good, long lives.  Dr. Trumps' colleague Annette Tyner is owner of The Canine Cookery, an online retailer of baking supplies for dogs.  This food for thought from her website questions how good is good enough, when it comes to the quality of our pets' food.  To access the complete website, click here.

Section II

To read how a patient's persistence paid off, click here.

If you've wanted to get a handle on your sugar intake, and that of your family, here's a mini-intro to a website that's done a lot of the work for you, presented in a way that really hits home.  To check out all of the sugarstackers.com food lists---including comparisons between naturally-sweet food like fruits and veggies and processed or packaged foods---click here.

Do your health issues suggest Lyme Disease, but doctors won't examine that possibility because you haven't been in a known Lyme area or heavy tick region?   This article explores other sources for the disease, in addition to tick bites.  The article was found at www.samento.com.ec/sciencelib/4lyme/Townsendhowens.html.