Hitting 40 is a great time to establish a baseline for your health. As women, we begin seeing the signs of health changes sometime around 40. Our hormonal changes can begin as early as 38-42. High stress lifestyles can push hormones into perimenopause ranges much earlier than we would like causing unexplained fatigue, irritability, sleep […]
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Glycemic Index And Your Health
What is the Glycemic Index? The Glycemic Index (GI) is an established, physiologically based method used to classify foods according to their blood glucose-raising potential. It compares the level of glycemia of equal carbohydrate portions of foods and ranks them relative to a standard (usually glucose or white bread). Research has shown that when foods […]
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Blood Work
One of the most frustrating things I see in my practice is how insurance companies are routinely skimping on blood work thereby short changing the consumer of good preventive health care. This area of medicine becomes another example of how consumers must fend for themselves. A recent example of this occurred when a patient of mine with a Leukemia diagnosis delivered her […]