I recently listened to a Ted Talk regarding the disparity between race and access to quality healthcare. Dr. Mary Bassett a medical doctor who is presently the director of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University clearly explained the problem that people of color have in obtaining quality healthcare. The reason for […]
Technology for genetic testing has evolved at an extreme fast pace. Within the near future the cost of evaluating your genes for health risks will be in the grasp of most people.
It’s well documented that 70 to 80% of our healthcare dollars are spent on chronic disease. The medical treatment for chronic disease you can say is treatment by numbers. If your blood pressure is up, we have to lower that number. If you cholesterol is up, we have to lower that number. Diabetes is also […]
Nobody wants junk genes. The term junk genes was used early in the discovery of the human genome. This term is no longer used because it was found that these genes actually had a function. In general, they protect and help other genes function and eventually improving our bodies function. Junk genes reminds me of […]
Functional Medicine identifies health as a positive vitality, not merely the absence of disease, emphasizing those factors that encourage the enhancement of a vigorous life. The patient –centered approach is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs, and values. It ensures that patient values guide all clinical decisions. The power of this therapeutic […]
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. The […]