Genetic testing is becoming mainstream in healthcare and in effect changing the way medicine is practiced. For decades randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials have set the gold standard for determining the guidelines healthcare practitioners use in the daily practice of caring for patients. These guidelines established by the clinical trials are considered safe and effective. […]
A large percentage of my adult patients are being treated for hypertension. 50 million Americans are diagnosed with hypertension, 1 billion worldwide. Another alarming fact is that 3% of children are diagnosed with hypertension and 16% have pre-hypertension. When your blood pressure is taken the pressure of the blood on the wall of the […]
Diagnosis causes a range of emotions when we hear it. The range can be from basic concern to absolute fear and occasionally thank God somebody knows what is wrong with me. The word diagnosis is defined by the appearance of what is wrong. The actual disease itself. There is another definition of diagnosis- the […]
Who doesn’t, but you should also want to live well. Insulin resistance- which most doctors call prediabetes. What is it, and why should I care if I don’t have diabetes? Insulin resistance is the condition where our body, or cells, are not sensitive to insulin. Our body reacts by increasing the amount of insulin in […]
Autoimmune Diseases are homegrown terrorists in our immune system. Over 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease. It’s one of the top 10 causes of death in women over the age of 65. The 2nd highest cause of chronic illness in women in the United States. There is more than 100 different autoimmune diseases […]