Metabolic Syndrome is a primary underlying imbalance that drives the obesity and diabetes epidemics. That’s the bad news. The good news is that by using an integrative medical approach, you can identify this very early so that you can do something about it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that more than one [...]
QUESTION: How much does my family medical history influence my approach to optimizing my heart health? What, specifically, do I need to know? ANSWER: Whenever a person gets sick, we always look for the root cause of the illness. We ask, “Why this? Why now?” Most illnesses in Western cultures result from the interaction of [...]
Most people over 40 are recommended to get an annual cholesterol test that measures total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides. Individuals with known high cholesterol may be tested every 4 to 6 months. Individuals younger than 40, including adolescents and some children, who are overweight or who have high insulin levels [...]
QUESTION: I am a 50-year-old man and I feel like I’ve hit a wall. My stamina is gone. I am gaining weight. My enjoyment of life has decreased. I feel like I’m falling apart. Is there something I can do? ANSWER: While many things can contribute to these symptoms including imbalanced adrenal and thyroid hormones, [...]
The controversy over vitamin C and its use in preventing and treating the “common cold” and the influenza virus rages on. There are studies that say it works and some that say it does not. So what do we do?
QUESTION: Can taking calcium supplements make you have a heart attack? ANSWER: A recent study published in The British Medical Journal reported that taking 500 mg or more a day of calcium increased the risk for heart attacks in healthy women by 20 to 30 percent. However, it did not increase the risk of strokes [...]
by Henri J. Roca, MD, and Beatriz Olson, MD As you grow older, benchmarking your bone health becomes increasingly important. Your bones reach maximum density in your twenties and then begin to slowly decline. This decline markedly increases once menopause or andropause occur, during times of increased stress or infection, during times of significant nutritional [...]