Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are considered essential because our body cannot synthesize them. The two most common long-chain omega-3 acids are called eicosapentaenoic acid…
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Heart Health: The heart beats about 2.5 billion times over an individual’s lifetime, pushing millions of gallons of blood to every part of the body. This steady flow carries oxygen, fuel, hormones, other compounds, and essential cells. It also takes away the waste products of metabolism. However, when the heart stops, the essential functions fail. Given the heart’s never-ending workload, it can also fail. It can be brought down by a poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking, infection, unfortunate genes, and more. One of the key problems is atherosclerosis. This is the accumulation of cholesterol-rich plaque inside the arteries. This plaque can limit blood flow through the arteries, coronary arteries and other arteries throughout the body. When a plaque breaks apart, it can cause a heart attack or stroke. Although many develop some form of cardiovascular disease (diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels) as they get older. A healthy lifestyle, especially when starting early, goes a long way to prevent cardiovascular disease. Health coaches can perform tests that will show specific heart markers and create a detailed plan customized to aid individuals in heart health. Lifestyle changes and medications can also help heart-harming illnesses, like high blood pressure or high cholesterol, before they cause damage. And there are medications, operations, and devices that can help support the heart if damage occurs.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are considered essential because our body cannot synthesize them. The two most common long-chain omega-3 acids are called eicosapentaenoic acid…
We have talked about the comorbidities of high visceral fat and insulin resistance; well, dyslipidemia is one of them. What you need to know about…
Part of natural healing and using functional medicine as an approach to discover the underlying reasons for health conditions involves evaluating possible causes. To find what is causing a patient’s hypertension, functional practitioners need to consider:
Magnesium deficiencyÂ
Depressed testosterone
Bacterial infections
Viral infections
Mercury toxic exposure
Detoxification compromise
Taurine deficiencyÂ
Fatty acid imbalanceÂ
Kidney dysfunctionÂ
Antioxidant insufficiencyÂ
Dietary changes, physical activity, and overall lifestyle modification have become cornerstone interventions to improve cardiometabolic disease outcomes. Despite the outstanding diffusion of treatment guidelines to…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States. Heart disease is commonly treated by controlling the symptoms…
As a patient, you know what your doctor needs from you as soon as you get into the office: Vital Signs. Do you know what…
We all have specific genes that either increase or decrease our risk of developing cardiovascular disease. These genes can have SNPs, and each has the ability to influence lipid metabolism. These influences can be modulated by the gene’s metabolism. There is heavy evidence that suggests environmental factors will influence most premature cardiovascular cases if action is taken in favor of an individual’s genetic predisposition.
We use DNA Health by DNA Life to test our patients for their genetic variations and to create a personalized healthcare plan for them to better lower their risk of developing diseases.
Autoimmunity An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body. There are over 80 different forms of autoimmune diseases.…
Functional medicine is about taking the human body and treating it as a whole. The human body has many systems but they all work together…
Detailed lab testing is becoming more and more essential as integrative medicine is on the rise. Detailed lab testing goes more in-depth than the traditional…