Today I want to talk about something that has revolutionized how I think about heart disease. What if I told you that your cholesterol numbers tell you NOTHING about the current health of your heart and surrounding blood vessels? The most common fallacy I see patients and doctors take with heart disease prevention is this…
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February is Heart Health Month! Here’s a list of topics we’ve done in the past on heart disease! Sign up for our Authentic Health Heart Assessment (only available in February 2025!)I did an extensive review of heart disease in a blog series back in 2024, CHECK IT OUT HERE.Podcasts with Dr. Jackson on Heart Health:Endothelial…
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February is Heart Health Month! Here’s a list of topics we’ve done in the past on heart disease! Sign up for our Authentic Health Heart Assessment (only available in February 2025!)I did an extensive review of heart disease in a blog series back in 2024, CHECK IT OUT HERE.Podcasts with Dr. Jackson on Heart Health:Endothelial…
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February is Heart Health Month! Here’s a list of topics we’ve done in the past on heart disease! Sign up for our Authentic Health Heart Assessment (only available in February 2025!)I did an extensive review of heart disease in a blog series back in 2024, CHECK IT OUT HERE.Podcasts with Dr. Jackson on Heart Health:Endothelial…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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