CATEGORY: Diabetes
628 Statins Can Cause Diabetes
Why are statins always prescribed for people who have diabetes, even if their lipids are normal? There is an interesting conflict between the truth and the mainstream medical protocols surrounding statins, that we have noticed in our practice for a[...]
What is the Mediterranean Diet? âReally
The Mayo Clinicâs version of the Mediterranean Diet may not be what Mediterraneanâs really eat! The Mediterranean diet was originally discovered from comparing different diet regimens around the world in the 1950s, and the researchers found that those people living[...]
What your Dr. doesn’t tell you could save you thousands of dollars on medication
Replacing your hormones may reduce the number of medicines you are currently taking. Medications are getting more expensive, and the % of the price of each medication goes up every year as insurance companies hold on to their profits. [...]
What are Mitochondria and What is their Importance to Our Health?
How you can you keep your Mitochondria healthy? Mitochondria are discussed in antiaging advertising like they are understood by the common man. Even TV discussions and podcasts discuss mitochondria like we are all biology majors, but to most people mitochondria[...]
MetforminÂź is a Miracle Drug for Aging and Obese Patients
Your weight loss medicine may be helpful for other issues in addition to weight loss. One of my patients asked me why I was putting her on Metformin if she wasnât really diabetic yet, another woman I was consulting on[...]
Dementia – How to avoid this end to your life.
What causes dementia and what increases your risk of getting dementia? At a get together of friends, I was pulled aside by a good friend who asked me how she could prevent dementia, because the mother she loves is in[...]
Genetics behind why some people develop âLong-Haulersâ after Covid, and other people to not.
New study links genetics to vaccine effectiveness. (Quotes are from the 23 and me Blog. November 2021) Last week we talked about the research 23 and Me has done determining individual responses to the three Covid vaccine, based on the[...]
Our Audio Book, Got Testosterone?, Is Released!
The replacement of testosterone can both treat your symptoms and prevent the second half of your life from being non-productive. Click on this link to order your "Got Testosterone?" audiobook: Got Testosterone? - Audiobook Kathy: Today we are welcoming back[...]
Weight Loss Medications â The New Ones
The difference between the newly available weight loss drugs. Last week we reviewed the traditional weight loss medications that were used commonly before this very effective new class of weight loss drugs. Like most medications, drug companiesâ, researchers and doctors[...]
Weight Loss – What Medications Are Available?
Available prescription medications that can make weight loss, or rather fat loss, possible. During 2021 several new weight loss drugs have been approved by the FDA for weight loss.  The Lancet is a very well-respected medical journal and in December of[...]