A great book by Drs. Day and Bunch, titled The AFib Cure, is a recommended read for our patients who are at risk of AFib or who have the diagnosis. In this article, I’d like to review a few of the common causes and explain how to reverse AFib or prevent the recurrence of it. […]
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We have good tools these days to predict dementia risk in a person using risk calculators that collect lifestyle and medical history data. Blood tests and imaging studies can also be used, but they often only add more color to the substance. For those who are quite healthy, their biggest health risk may be aging […]
Hunger has an emotional and hormonal component. Or perhaps these are one and the same process. But it makes more sense to consider them two separate factors since they can be manipulated to decrease hunger cravings. Hormonal Emotional Insulin Boredom Ghrelin Stress Leptin Anxiety Cortisol Exhaustion Hormonal Factors Our patients who use continuous glucose monitors […]
Here at Digital Nomad Health, we encourage developing self-care habits that are sustainable and don’t create a lot of internal resistance in our patients. For some, self-care is accepting their current conditions; for others who have progressed past that point, it’s about developing self-care habits that don’t create extra stress. Instead, they help you feel […]
Changing a habit is a wonderful skill to develop, which improves health more than any medications or treatment we’ve developed in Western Medicine. We’ve addressed habit change in the past because it has the power to transform the health of our patients. In fact, it’s a skill like any other skill that anyone can develop […]
Healthcare is complicated enough, and here you have a doctor discussing inflammatory markers. But, hear us out; such markers can be used as a guide to direct your focus on health. Here at DN Health the goal is to use the right data for the right health intervention. Sign up today to join our practice. […]
Many individuals live with autoimmune conditions where the body’s immune system engages in an inflammatory response. Autoimmune disease and heart health are related to this underlying inflammation and the medications prescribed for such conditions. This article will discuss how we address cardiovascular health in our clients who experience autoimmune conditions. Autoimmune Diseases in Western Medicine […]
You’ve lost weight, improved your activity level, and changed your diet, but your stubborn fasting blood sugar won’t drop below 110. In this article, I’ll share how we approach such outcome discrepancies in our Heart Health Coaching practice. The most important caveat is that any improvement is a massive step in the right direction and […]