Dr. Lessing is seeing a lot of patients who are concerned about pink eye. While it can be caused by viruses and bacteria, not all cases require antibiotics (Read all about Pink Eye & How to treat it here).
Dr. Suzy Lessing in our Austin clinic offers valuable healthcare tips around the dreaded Pink Eye.
Have you ever tried to schedule an appointment with your doctor only to find out that you won’t be able to see them for weeks? This is a common problem in our broken healthcare system, but there is a solution: Direct Primary Care (DPC).
Dr. Suzy Lessing explains the benefits of Direct Primary Care compared to receiving primary care in the traditional and broken healthcare system.
Lately I’ve had a number of female patients ask me for help troubleshooting problems with sex, so I thought I’d spend some time on this topic today.
I am an avid audiobook listener. I love to learn. I love to read all sorts of books, both fiction and non-fiction. Audiobooks are a way that I read while also doing less exciting tasks like kitchen cleanup, folding laundry, etc. (it makes those tasks something I can actually look forward to).
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a group of professionals who sit down and comb through scientific data and serve as the primary authority for primary care physicians to know what to do in terms of preventive care (yay for disease prevention!).
World mental health day was October 10th, and I want to encourage everyone to get the help they might be needing. Anxiety and depression are on the rise and stressful circumstances continue.
In America, we are very fortunate to have functional sewer systems and plenty of water that is free from diseases. But is our water really clean and safe? The short answer is No.
This fall and winter could be rough from a viral infection standpoint. Due to COVID, a number of our seasonal viral infections have been occuring at unusual times. For example, we saw RSV infections in kids this summer when this is usually a fall and winter viral infection.
Halloumi Tacos with Pineapple Salsa and Aji Verde is another taco recipe that I love. If you have never had Halloumi cheese, you are in for a real treat with this one. Halloumi cheese is thought to have originated in Greece or Turkey, but has been around for centuries.
I am now officially listed on the directory of practitioners who have received formal training from the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)! You can see my profile at the link here: