Do you know your cardiovascular risk?
Most people don’t know. Do you? Most people think their Cholesterol will tell them and their doctors if they are prone to having a heart attack. Partially true. A study performed by Dr. Akosah in young people (men 55 or younger and women 65 or younger) who...
Safe Sunscreen For You and the Sea
By Claire Ryan The summer season brings so many opportunities to get outside and enjoy the warmer temperatures and longer days. As the official start to summer approaches on June 21, we wanted to share some helpful sun safe tips. It is important to protect...
Dr. Conny Garefino, Family Chiropractor, explains her technique
What is B.G.I Chiropractic? The approach known as Bio-Geometric Integration (B.G.I.) is an acceptance that everything in our bodies are connected. This means our bones, ligaments, blood chemistry, thoughts, emotions, and our interactions we have with our...
Dr. V Recap: Institute for Functional Medicine Autoimmune Conference
I recently attended The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) Autoimmune Conference in Atlanta. This conference showcased the latest thinking on autoimmune disease from leading doctors like Kara Fitzgerald, ND; Robert Rountree, MD; Thomas Sult, MD; and...
The 7 Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline
Cognitive decline, or dementia, is a hot topic these days as the baby boomer generation—almost 80 million people born between 1946 and 1964—approaches the magic age of 65, when dementia symptoms most commonly develop. Dementia is an economic burden that...
On Top of the World with Denise Manheimer
There was a time, not that long ago, when climbing a few flights of stairs had become a challenge for mountain-climbing enthusiast Denise Manheimer. As a nurse and an athlete most of her life, the 26-year-old certainly knew something was not quite right. Was...
Quiz: How Much Sugar Is Too Much Sugar?
For years, health experts have urged and begged us to consume less sugar. Sadly, their advice is falling on deaf ears. Consider this: In 1700, the average person consumed 1.25 teaspoons of sugar a day. By 1900, that soared to 28 teaspoons daily. And in 2009,...
Do I Need Functional Medicine Testing?
Both conventional medicine and functional medicine doctors rely on laboratory test results to better understand what is going on inside the body. There are limits, of course, to what these tests reveal. How do you know if you need to take a closer look under...