By Victor Sierpina, MD, ABIHM
Previously published in the Galveston Daily News
Some good news came out recently for those with type 2, non-insulin dependent diabetics that will lower the burden and costs of your care. If your hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) level is under 8 and you are on oral medications, you don’t need to monitor your glucose daily beyond the first 6 months of starting therapy. This is also true of those on medical nutrition therapy. A review of multiple studies by the Cochrane Collaboration found that monitoring home blood sugars 4-7 times a week in such patients does not reduce...
In today’s society obesity is an epidemic. It is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and takes a toll on the individual, their family, and the whole society. Body Mass Index (BMI) is an accurate representation of body’s fat content as it takes height into account. BMI of 25 of more is considered overweight and BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. According to recent estimates, about 33.3% of US adults are overweight (BMI...
David London, MD, ABIHM
The course and certification opened a stargate: a world of healthcare beyond the traditional beneficial to my patients, a rewarding and confident change of clinical practice from general psychiatry to integrative holistic psychiatry, and life-long learning as exciting as a favorite hobby.
Understand COMT and Change Your Life!
By James Roach, MD, ABIHM
www.themidwaycenter.com
Improved working memory, executive function and higher IQ can rest in the mutation of a common gene, COMT. But as it controls estrogen, neurotransmitter, and toxin elimination, anxiety and mood swings are prevalent. Specifically, stimulating dopamine, adrenalin, and norepinephrine levels can be four-fold higher.
‘Warriors’, as The New York Times Magazine recently referred to non-mutaters, only focus when stimulated, as in battle. The mutated, it states, are ‘Worriers’, with continuous focus but subject to meltdown under high stress. Worriers get better grades but Warriors do better on tests. Interestingly, when students were told that anxiety during tests...