Is Food Really Medicine?

by graceclinic91

Is Food Really Medicine? ; Sometimes, it is important look at things from the 50,000 foot view.  And sometimes it is better to get really really close. One of the problems with medicine is that doctors often carry around a limited set of tools in our tool kit.  And,...

Diabetes 101

by graceclinic91

Diabetes 101 ; Hello all my diabetic friends out there.  Something to think about…… The goal of most primary care physicians (including myself for most of my career) is to manage your sugars.  Need to keep them below 110…. without going too low.  Too low is no...

HIIT vs SIT

by graceclinic91

HIIT vs SIT ; What is HIIT and SIT?? Have you every met someone who loves to run?  I mean the guy that gets up every morning and jogs for an hour before work.  Or the girl that gets some bad news and goes on a 10 mile run to let off steam.  Are you one of these...

Exponential Medicine

by graceclinic91

Exponential Medicine ; I became a doctor to help people.  I have always felt that this was my calling and my gift.  But an experience several years ago changed the way I viewed healthcare.  Several years ago, my wife and I wrote a check to build a water well in...

Neurogenesis

by graceclinic91

Neurogenesis ; Growing Our Brains So when I was in medical school I was taught that when you lose a brain cell it is gone forever.  But, in 1998 we learned that this was not the case.  The brain does indeed regenerate under the right conditions, a process coined...

Coronary Artery Calcium Scores

by graceclinic91

Coronary Artery Calcium Scores ; Is your heart healthy? Are you sure? Below is a chart analyzing the relationship between Coronary Artery Calcium Scores and traditional cardiac risk factors (age, hypertension, smoking, etc.).  Coronary Artery Calcium Scores (CAC) are...