If you are struggling with elevated cholesterol, listen up! Exercise and Diet modification can provide benefits. However, those specifics are unique to the profile of your lipid markers and history. Here are 4 foods you cannot go wrong with in improving your cholesterol and cardiovascular status: 1. Garlic: Reduces plaque progression.2. Curcumin/Turmeric: Increases HDL (“good …
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B12 Benefits
To start, why do we need B12? (and you’ll see need is operative here!) *Production of Neurotransmitters*Nerve cell function and optimization*Red blood cell development and maintenance*DNA and RNA synthesis What might you feel if you’re low? *Weakness, Fatigue*Balance problems*Anxiety/Depression*Cognitive Dysfunction (attention, memory, concentration) Here’s what blows my mind: The reference range on standard labs goes …
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Welcoming Dr. Gemechisa to DCIM!
DCIM is incredibly excited to introduce our newest member of our team, Dr. Gelane Gemechisa! During our intensive, six-month search we were fortunate enough to attract many qualified candidates. Ultimately, we chose Dr. Gemechisa because of her impressive qualifications, her commitment to patient care and understanding, and her infectious positivity. After welcoming her to the …
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Exercise and Work
It does not have to be either/or, folks! We can exercise AND work. And one benefit of the pandemic is you can kind of do what you want in your own home. So, here’s ME Challenging YOU to some movement on the hour during your work day today: Hour 1: Sit up and Down from …
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Adrenal Dysfunction
Noticed any of these things? If so, you may be living with adrenal dysfunction. Many of the symptoms (of which there are many more than listed) are nonspecific, so it’s important to work with a healthcare professional when trying to confirm this is true for you. As a nugget to help understand this phenomenon: the …
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Inositol
Top line is Inositol has been shown to be efficacious in:-Metabolic Issues: high cholesterol and high glucose levels-High Androgen states like PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)-Anxiety and Panic Disorder Inositol is a sugar alcohol that was once thought to be an essential B vitamin but is now classified as a pseudovitamin because we have since learned …
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