Mood Disorders More than 20% of all Americans, approximately 57 million people, consume prescription drugs intended to treat mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and panic mood disorders. Developing safe, targeted and effective drugs to treat these conditions has increasingly become a struggle for the pharmaceutical industry. As a result, there has been a gradual…
Year: 2016
Understanding Nutrigenomics and Your Gene Expression
Methylation and the MTHFR gene have been making news as emerging topics in a branch of medicine called nutrigenomics, or the study of how the food and nutrients we consume influence our gene expression and play a vital role in our health. (more…)
An Integrative Approach to Heart Health
An integrative approach heart health that combines sound nutrition and lifestyle changes with proper pharmacologic agents as recommended by your cardiologist or primary health care provider is the best way to regulate blood pressure in most patients. (more…)
Personalized Medicine: Prescribing Lifestyle
Personalized Medicine: Prescribing Lifestyle is a much-needed shift that is taking place in health care. Our health care delivery system is moving from an healthcarele fee-for-service model to a value- and outcome-based system of care. In the near future doctors will no longer be reimbursed for failed procedures and poor patient outcomes, but rather, they…
Natural Treatments for Migraine Headaches
If you have ever suffered from migraine headaches or seen someone who has, you know firsthand how debilitating the pain can be. Migraines can occur anywhere from once or twice a year to several times per month. The cost of treating migraine patients in the United States is estimated at $13 – $17 billion per…