by admin | Mar 30, 2016 | proactive health, testing
I had a male patient, in his 60s who refused to undergo laboratory blood testing. His exact words were that “if you go looking for problems, you will find them.” He was very dogmatic in his belief that prayer, intermittent fasting, and an organic vegetarian diet were...
by admin | Mar 17, 2016 | proactive health
When you take prescription medications, the last thing you want to feel is worse! The reason you’re taking them in the first place is to feel better. Unfortunately, it turns out that a number of drugs can make you feel worse, and part of it maybe due to something you...
by admin | Mar 17, 2016 | healthy habits, motivation, proactive health
How many times have you given up an unhealthy habits and landed right back where you started? If you answered “that’s me,” don’t beat yourself up; you’re definitely not alone. Most of us want to adopt and stick to healthy habits, but few of us are able to do so...
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | digestion, healthy habits, nutrition, proactive health
When a patient reports constipation, I immediately follow up with questions about their consumption of water and fiber. In my clinical experience, 90 percent of the constipation cases that I’ve encountered were due to nothing more than dehydration and the lack...
by admin | Oct 28, 2015 | healthy habits, heart disease, nutrition, proactive health
“Good” Cholesterol Cholesterol is a sterol, which is a type of fat or lipid that is found in the cells in vertebrate animals, but is not found in plant cells*. Cholesterol is a vital constituent of animal cell membranes, and it acts as a building block for the...
