Poor metabolic health drives chronic diseases like diabetes, heart issues, brain health, and more in the US. So how do we organize true risk with the tightest possible confidence interval?
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As spring bursts forth in Santa Barbara, so do the pollens. The precedent viral respiratory season seamlessly transitions into allergy season.
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Peptides — elegant, short-chain signaling molecules — represent one of the most sophisticated frontiers in modern performance and recovery science.
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At the heart of internal medicine is smart triage: knowing when to worry and when not to worry.
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We are thrilled to introduce PHYSIQ —a multi-modality device from Cartessa that interfaces aesthetics with electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)
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Jo, our Office Manager and her remarkable efficiency and genuine heart of gold keep everything running smoothly in a busy practice with hundreds of moving pieces.
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Understanding one’s true cardiac risk is a diagnostic challenge—and the core of what I do when analyzing metrics at your yearly physical.
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As respiratory season intensifies in SB and Southern California, let’s discuss key features of the top 2 viruses that we’re currently seeing.
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Last month, David Sinclair shared a post on LinkedIn with some encouraging data...
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MCM will now provide comprehensive hair rejuvenation and maintenance services in-house.
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As humans, we all have the desire to live long and healthy lives. So imagine extending your lifespan...
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Millions of microorganisms live in our gut and play a significant role in negatively or positively affecting our health: the gut microbiome or "flora."
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In the US, we mark Metformin as the number #6-drug most commonly prescribed in 2019. But is it safe to take for anti-aging?
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Metformin mimics the biochemical pathways set forth by intermittent fasting, inducing calorie restriction and more efficient sugar handling via insulin receptor sensitization.
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We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new site! This website was designed with patient experience in mind.
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Dietary recommendations continue to be one of the most confusing topics in modern medicine simply because of the paucity of good data and the complexity of randomization within these studies.
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By addressing the 4 following myths about covid we can keep the numbers low in the community of Santa Barbara.
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Many perseverate on why they chose medicine, but I can’t seem to find much commentary on why doctors continually choose Medicine.
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201 funny sounding words to scare you into cleaning up your diet, courtesy of Heymsfield et al featured in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine.
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The answer is yes and no, but it’s important to distinguish acute from chronic blood pressure changes. The immediate manifestation of a 600lb leg press is a profound spike in blood pressure.
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Assuming weight loss isn’t governed by a mystical deity it should be something we can elucidate with a cup of coffee and a napkin.
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Glycemic index is an important concept in nutrition. It provides a method for comparing and “normalizing” sugar moieties in food items.
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Sometimes a picture paints a thousand words. So here are 2000 words to illustrate the physiologic differences between pepsi and, say, honey.
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Absolutely not. And one primary (albeit not exclusive) explanation lies in the physiology of the liver.
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Actually I’m impartial to the specific product; FitBit, jawbone, TomTom, Garmin. It’s the concept I’m in love with. Here’s why...
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In residency we were bombarded with information, some of it was anecdotal (which certainly yields value), but the more you learn the more you question and the more you learn how to ask the right questions.
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