by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jul 12, 2022 | Health, Optimization
Whenever a new diet becomes popular, health professionals get a lot of questions. Sometimes we have to spend a lot of time and energy debunking a popular fad or convincing our patients why the latest trend isn’t a cure-all. So when intermittent fasting first came into...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jul 5, 2022 | Optimization
Nobody wants to live to be 100 if they can’t enjoy life. Health is a great equalizer in the later years of life, and mental health is a crucial part of that. If you don’t have your mental health, nothing else really matters — regardless of how well the rest of your...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 28, 2022 | Health
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of humans in the world. This same disease process causes both heart attacks and strokes; one is just in the heart and the other in the brain. More than 800,000 people in the U.S. die from heart disease every year. Nearly...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 21, 2022 | Health, Optimization
Everyone experiences stress. It’s unavoidable, and it can even help us at times. The question is, are you in control of your stress, or is stress in control of you? In this post, we’ll look at what stress is, what it does, and the impact of stress on your habits and...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 14, 2022 | Health, Medical Conditions
Hormones are your body’s chemical messenger system, and they have an enormous impact on your health and quality of life. Some people experience deficiencies in their hormones that lead to difficult and unpleasant symptoms. And everyone experiences reduced hormone...