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Better Fitness and Nutrition Results from Your Genes
I always wondered why I chose tennis as my sport. Not that I was bad at other more popular sports like baseball, basketball, or football, but I excelled in tennis. After looking at the results from a genetic analysis focused on fitness and nutrition genes, I have a better understanding of why tennis fit me so well. Still, I wish I had known this information earlier. I think I would have done more to optimize my potential by training smarter, eating better, and doing more to prevent injury.
Aging Optimally – A Physician’s Perspective
I have practiced medicine for over 15 years, and I was struck by how many of my patients came to me with symptoms that I could not address with a prescription pad alone. Everything looked “normal”, but they still felt fatigue, pain, and a general lack of vitality.
My med school training told me the answer for these folks was, “Well you are getting older, this is to be expected.” But that was not an answer that satisfied me – I sensed that there was more I could do.
What Are the Advantages of Advanced Lipid Testing?
Most doctors do a traditional cholesterol panel, which includes total cholesterol, LDLC (their bad cholesterol count), and HDLC (their good cholesterol and triglyceride count). WellcomeMD dives deeper into the key markers with an advanced lipid panel. WellcomeMD doctors look at particle size, particle number, and the particle stickiness.
What is Inflammation and How Do I Treat It?
Inflammation is what makes the development of a disease possible. Take, for example, cholesterol. A lot of people are worried about their cholesterol, but does it really matter? The answer is probably not, unless it causes plaque that gets inside the arteries and that cholesterol gets inflamed or oxidized.
Cardiac risks for women
We all know heart disease is the number one killer for men in the United States, but did you also know it’s also the number one killer for women? Heart disease is responsible for 1 in every 3 female deaths in the United States. Between 1987 and 2017, heart disease killed more women than men. So why are women at higher risk?
In Case of Stroke, Timing is everything
If you exhibit sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination. You may be tempted to downplay these symptoms, and just wait it out. Don’t wait, timing is everything!
5 Tips for Developing a Health Routine
Fad diets come and go. Viral news headlines seek to reveal the key to longevity. The truth is, living a healthy life isn’t about making one tweak that will solve all your issues. Being the healthiest version of yourself is about developing a routine that you can repeat day in and day out.
Black women and heart health risks
Among young and middle-aged black women, the disparities are glaring. Compared to white women, black women exhibit more risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), develop CVD earlier, and are more likely to die from CVD. And despite the overall decline in mortality rates from CVD over the last few years, black women 35-54 years of age are not experiencing the same rate of decline.
Food as Medicine
Generally, more research is needed about how diet relates to gut health but we know that over time processed and packaged foods can have an inflammatory effect. Sometimes they even lead to the leakage of inflammatory food antigens from the gut can into the bloodstream.