by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 20, 2022 | Prevention
Research indicates that 80% of people who shed significant body fat won’t maintain that weight loss for 12 months. We know how difficult it can be to lose weight. There are so many diets and exercise routines out there that claim to eliminate those pesky pounds. But...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Oct 18, 2022 | Optimization, Prevention
Standing up from a chair. Lifting a laundry basket. Getting to the telephone before it stops ringing. When we imagine our lives at 80 years old, we probably don’t imagine these everyday tasks becoming impossible. The world’s proportion of people 80 years and older is...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Sep 6, 2022 | Health, Medical Conditions, Prevention
When you think of environmental causes of hypertension (high blood pressure), you might picture stress-inducing traffic jams in crowded cities. Lots of people packed in a small space, yelling and honking at each other. It’s a stressful situation, and stress does lead...
by Dr. Craig Veatch | Aug 30, 2022 | Prevention
Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries managed by emergency rooms and primary care physicians. If you’re an active person, there’s a good chance you’ll experience a sprain in your lifetime. Ankle sprains account for anywhere from 16–40% of all...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Aug 23, 2022 | Prevention
High blood pressure is a risk factor for some of the worst diseases of humanity. In fact, high blood pressure is the number one cause of heart attack and stroke. It can also lead to vision loss, heart failure, kidney disease or failure, metabolic syndrome, and...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 7, 2022 | Prevention
Family medical history can be a scary thing. Sometimes genetics can feel like a curse. If your grandpa died of cancer, and your dad got cancer, will you get cancer? What about a heart attack? Diabetes? We all die from something. But many people want to know how...
