Well, the short answer is it depends. Statin therapy is standard first-line treatment for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with elevated low- density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, those with diabetes mellitus who are 40 to 75 years of age, and those determined to be at sufficient risk after a clinician–patient risk discussion. Currently […]
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Just because technology makes our lives easier it doesn’t mean that it makes our lives less stressful. In fact, it can be quite the opposite. Can you relate? We are digitally connected to work and each other like we have never been before. Technology has created the expectation that we should be responded to immediately
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If you are a long time reader of my blog, or a long term patient, or both, you already know that I have taken the month of August off the last three summers. This ended up being one of the best decisions I have ever made. Not only was it a priority for my mental
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Today’s post is a little different because I am coming to you in video. So often I hear patients tell me they wish they knew how to look in the fridge and be able to come up with a healthy meal, no recipe required. I think there is an unrealistic expectation that this should just
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Do you every wonder why you do really well with healthy food choices for a specific period of time, only to slide back into old patterns? Consider this – Survival trumps good intentions. Every. single. time. It all has to do with human behaviour and our limbic, or reptile brain. And any stress in our
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Do you know what the three biggest complaints I hear from patients? Fatigue Weight gain AND Hormone imbalance Did you also know that you can prevent all of these by making sure that you are eating this one food group at breakfast? In fact, all of these symptoms are preventing by having proper blood sugar
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Movies and TV shows have scenes with emperors, mob bosses and major corporate executives receiving massages. They are getting massages to be pampered. Many resorts have their massage areas decorated with drapes blown by the breeze from the ocean. How lovely it is to listen to soft music, close your eyes and have the sore
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Back in the fall I wrote about taking care not only of your physical health, but your mental and emotional health as well. I also shared a few strategies that work for me. Today I want to dig a little deeper into some of those strategies and maybe even share a few more. If we
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Getting your blood sugar under control first thing in the morning is one of the best things you can do to have good energy for the rest of the day. That’s why I choose this muffin recipe 80% of the time instead of grabbing a traditional breakfast food like cereal, toast, or even a muffin
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I truly believe that out of uncomfortable and difficult situations or challenges, come some of the most innovative solutions. Maybe after reading this post you will agree with me, even if just a little. At the beginning of this pandemic I felt like I was doing really well at managing the stress of it all.
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