CATEGORY: Obesity
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? —Really
The Mayo Clinic’s version of the Mediterranean Diet may not be what Mediterranean’s 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[...]
How do Mitochondria get sick?
Prolonged exposure to free radicals leads to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer. When the human body is exposed to radiation (even the sun), toxins, stress, unhealthy food, infection and extremes of temperature and physically stressful[...]
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[...]
Metformin® 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 wasn’t really diabetic yet, another woman I was consulting on[...]
What BioBalance Health® Can do for you! Part II
BioBalance Health® can bring you back to health and prevent the diseases and symptoms of aging! At BioBalance Health our primary goal for our aging patients is to reverse the process of aging and treat their symptoms and body composition[...]
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[...]
Women, and Black Men and Women, Wait Longer at the ER for Diagnosis and Treatment of a Heart Attack.
Sexism and bigotry in the emergency room. Sexism and bigotry are still alive and well in medicine. I have experienced this often during my 40 years in medicine. Women are considered hysterical to the medical man (and some women) which[...]
Genetics behind why some people develop “Long-Haulers” 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[...]
New BioBalance Skin Equipment that Builds Muscle and Melts Fat – Introducing the EmSculpt®
EmSculpt Includes two types of treatment that are used at the same time to provide two different benefits. Call BioBalance Skin to schedule your EmSculpt® appointment (314) 648-5710 EMSculpt-® is a new treatment for sculpting your body into the body[...]