by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 26, 2023 | Health
Remember when body mass index (BMI) was considered a superior predictive tool for health and weight loss goals? Not anymore. Studies eventually found BMI lacking as an indicator of general health, as it only considers height and weight. For example, two 5′11″...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 19, 2023 | Health
Medications like Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy are hot topics everywhere, from social media to the international press. These glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists effectively treat type 2 diabetes, but they’re also earning unprecedented attention for the superior...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 12, 2023 | Optimization
Relationship-building is my favorite part of my job. As a direct primary care physician, I can spend a lot of time with my patients. The more we talk, the deeper our connection becomes, giving me a more holistic view of the patient’s life beyond healthcare, including...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 5, 2023 | Concierge Medicine
My patients spend a lot of time talking to me about managing and improving their current health, how active they hope to be in retirement, and even how they’d like their lives to look in their 80s and 90s. The subject of death is different. Few people like to envision...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Nov 28, 2023 | Prevention
Vaccines are often misunderstood because they’re victims of their own success. Baby Boomers recall times when many diseases caused by pathogens — measles, rubella, mumps, smallpox, even polio — were still prevalent. But Gen X and Millennial adults (even those of us...
