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Toni Brayer MD

Mar 13
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Where Did Covid-19 Come From?

In case you forgot, we all started hearing about Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in about January or Feb 2020. By March much of the US was shut...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 4
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Your Income Predicts Your Health

There is a saying among health researchers and doctors that says "The size of your wallet is the best predictor of health". In other...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 2
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Diane Feinstein and Shingles

I wrote about Shingles back in 2016 but it's back in the news since Senator Diane Feinstein has been hospitalized in San Francisco with...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 21
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Aging Skin

A common skin condition that worries many patients is called Bateman's Purpura, named after British dermatology pioneer, Thomas Bateman. ...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 16
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Is Madonna's New Look Empowering?

Everyone seems to have an opinion about Madonna's facial and body changes with her extensive plastic surgery. She is praised for being...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 14
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Five Valentine Day Heart Facts

Valentines Day is a special time to celebrate love and affection, and what better way to do that than by taking a closer look at one of...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 4
2 min

America's Shame-Food Deserts

A "food desert"in a rural community is defined as no market within 10 miles. The USDA defines it as no ready access to nutritious foods...

Toni Brayer MD

Jan 31
1 min

Improve Health in Short Spurts

Are your New Year resolutions already starting to wane? Not getting in the exercise you promised yourself you would do daily? Guess...

Toni Brayer MD

Jan 25
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Eat This Snack Daily

A handful of almonds/walnuts and blueberries are Super Foods. Make this a daily snack. Almonds-Healthy fats, fiber, protein, Magnesium...

Toni Brayer MD

Jan 24
3 min

Help Your Doctor Help You

Surveys show that people are pretty unhappy with the state of health care in the United States these days. Insurance is way too...

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If you’ve ever tried to follow a healthier diet, you know how hard it is to ignore cravings. In a study published in the journal Appetite, 97 percent of women and 68 percent of men reported experiencing food cravings. Read more from me on How to Combat Your Food Cravings:

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Meet Toni Brayer, MD

Hi! I am an Internal Medicine physician who has practiced for over 36 years in Northern California. One of my favorite things to do is work with patients directly and help them stay healthy and live long and well. Optimal health comes from mind, body and spirit and I address all of that with my patients.

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How I Made It Through Medical School As a Single Mom
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Sutter Health, one of the region's largest health systems, named Dr. Toni Brayer as CEO of the 260-doctor Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, officials ...

Surviving an Assault and Saving a Life, All On Overtime

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I was all alone in my medical office, hours after closing. Overhead, the fluorescent light was harsh. It was dark outside. Only a few years past residency, I wanted nothing more than to be home drinking a glass of red wine with dinner. Link to full article

How My Patient's Resilience Helped Me Find My Own

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Mr. Hester wore a coat and a tie year-round, carrying himself with European formality. Standing just over five feet, with thinning grey hair and hand tremors, he appeared both fragile and resolute in strength; he was one of my first patients in my new practice of internal medicine in 1987. He called me “Dr. Brayer” in a heavy Polish accent. I called him, “Mr. Hester.”

AIDS in Haiti: A Secret Too Scary To Tell

For a country with such poverty, lack of health care and lack of education, it is not a surprise that HIV/AIDS remains a significant problem in Haiti. Worse still, the disease carries a stigma and HIV infection is kept secret.

By Dr. Toni Brayer, Contributor

Doctor working with Partners In Health in Port-ua-Prince, Haiti