After writing my last post on New Year’s Resolutions and “Choice”, I had other thoughts that I wanted to share. If you have not read it, please go back and read Part 1 before continuing. Like I mentioned in the previous post, the main reason that New Year’s Resolutions fail is that it was too…
It’s that time of year again — a new year and a refreshed outlook for 2025. Many of you will create a New Year’s Resolution, often revolving around some health topic. And, unfortunately for many of you, this resolution won’t last very long. Why is that? The simple answer is that we make our resolutions…
It was Friday morning, September 27, and Hurricane Helene had just barreled through my neighborhood. We had no power, no internet, no cell service, and no idea how bad things really were around us. But at the same time, we found something we didn’t expect: neighbors. We had just moved into our new house five…
Today I wanted to highlight Omega 3s, a nutrient that plays an incredibly important role in heart health, brain health, mood, and inflammation. Omega 3s are a type of essential fatty acid, meaning our bodies cannot make them and must be consumed through food or supplement form. When we eat Omega 3s, they get incorporated…
On September 27, 2024, our beautiful home of Asheville and the surrounding towns were severely damaged by wind and flooding from Hurricane Helene. The lives lost, properties destroyed, and landscapes forever altered are simply heartbreaking. Once our immediate reactions to this calamity settled down, we began to wonder what this has done to our environment…
Today I wanted to write a piece on water and how water quality is an important aspect of our health. It should be no surprise to you that water is extremely important for our health. Around 60% of our body weight is made up of water and almost all aspects of our health are affected…
Being a doctor with a specific interest in lifestyle medicine and prevention, I am constantly coming across new studies that give us valuable insights into the power of the human body to heal without the need of medications. I wanted to share with you a study that was published April 2024 regarding how improving body…
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I wanted to highlight the CIMT ultrasound and show you what this looks like. In a previous email, I made the comment that lab work, your medical history, and your family history only tell us your risk of developing disease but not if you actually have heart disease. Currently, the only way to diagnose heart disease is by looking inside…
