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Several foods appear to have a positive impact on blood pressure: dark chocolate, guava fruit, soy, and garlic, to name a few.1-6  They please both the palate and the prescriber.  Most people won’t turn down chocolate...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the percentage of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has risen significantly from 7.8% in 2003 to 9.5% in 2007 and 11% in 2011.1 Could a...

Should we use a GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) rather than basal insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes whose glycemic control are falling short on oral agents alone? Metformin is strongly recommended as...

Alzheimer Dementia (AD) is devastating and we need to start thinking outside the box with regard to treatment options. Currently available medications have only modest symptomatic benefits.1 Could something as widely...

After publication of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002, postmenopausal women have often been discouraged from using hormone therapy (HT) due to concerns regarding thromboembolic disease, cancer, and cardiovascular...

A simple fecal sample may be able to predict your patient’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes.  That’s right, not a blood test, but a STOOL test.   Our microbiome, the ecological community of microorganisms that...

As baby boomers age, meeting their primary care needs will become increasingly difficult due to a diminishing number of physicians entering primary care practice, the increasing complexity of available diagnostic tools and...