Get ready for cold and flu season as we are in the midst of adenovirus infections with the sore throat, hoarse voice and barky cough, rhinoviruses...
Functional Medicine focus on the Root Cause of Disease
The healthcare paradigm is shifting. Many physicians are changing the way we practice, analyzing the systems that keep us “healthy” and focusing on...
CIMT ultrasound screening and results
Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurement is a simple 15 minute screening test, using ultrasound, that provides insight into a person's...
Control Your Genetic Destiny with Epigenetics
Blame it on our genes — the blueprint for life that we inherit without having any say in the matter. We have been led to believe that you can’t...
Heart Screening Tests
How high is your cholesterol and should you care? If it is high, yes, but if it is normal then don’t rest easy… Would you believe only 50% of people...
Skin Cancer & Vitamin D
Cancer Prevention
“You have cancer” are perhaps the most frightening words I ever speak and the words you fear most from your doctor. Cancer is the second leading...
Is Your Heart Pumping Sludge?
Blood thickness, or viscosity, may be the single unifying risk factor for heart disease. The thicker and stickier the blood the more difficult it...
Controversy in Prostate Cancer Screening
The US Preventive Services Task Force ignited a firestorm of controversy within the medical community by recently announcing that the PSA (prostate...
22 Risks for Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. About 50% of people dying from heart disease have normal cholesterol. About 50% of people...
Cancer Screening
Catch cancer early – that’s the point of cancer screening. During an annual check-up we focus on early detection of cancer. There are things that...