Now that the weather is finally improving, and the spring flowers are popping up all over, all of us are looking to renew our energy, feel more vital, and lose the unwanted pounds of fat. At the Holistic Heart Centers, we are re-energized and inspired by the continued growth of the Fit in Your GENES [...]
Obesity continues to be strongly associated with multiple chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, lipid abnormalities, and heart disease. It also strongly contributes to development of certain types of cancer. The rates of obesity are alarmingly high in young children and adolescents, and, unfortunately, continue to rise. According to the AHA/ACC and The Obesity Society Guidelines [...]
This blog post is the first in the series called "The Inflammation Age". Follow the series to learn more about functional and integrative medicine approach to heart health, and the impact it may have on your health, vitality and longevity. In the ground-breaking study, researchers at the National Institutes of Health identified DNA elements that function [...]
Join me to support American Heart Association Go Red For Women campaign, and raise awareness about heart disease! Heart disease continues to be a number one killer of women. Major cardiology trials traditionally excluded women, and most of the treatments were validated and investigated in men. American Heart Association supports community effort to increase awareness [...]
It is no secret to many of my colleagues and friends that exactly one year ago, I abruptly fell off my professional trajectory. I lost the battle I was fighting-trying to bring new and fresh ideas and a measure of fairness and accountability into a dictatorial academic establishment-and, pretty much, lost the war. The year [...]
The Fit in Your Genes program is a remarkable, revolutionary program. Our first 20 participants are well under way in achieving their weight loss goals! The program takes advantage of the genetic blueprint that is unique to each individual. At the core of the program is a full sequencing determination of the genetic makeup responsible [...]
The sequencing of the human genome, completed in 2003, opened the doors to providing genetic information for research, and, most recently, made it available directly to the public. Availability of highly precise and efficient sequencers (such as the ones from Illumina) resulted in miniaturization of the genetic information, making it available and affordable to look [...]
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) has been an important and, of course, controversial rule released by the Federal Food and Drug Administration. After attempts to restrict supplement industry failed amid intense lobbying effort, FDA agreed to the proposal by Sen. Orin Hatch to provide guidelines for manufacturers and users of [...]
Despite scarcity of funds, NIH announced generous awards that would allow medication testing using human tissue chips. In this unique system, human tissue is arranged on experimental framework material to mimic interplay of various organs in a body, and determine safety of drugs under development. This represents one of many advances toward safety and tolerability [...]
The Fit in Your Genes Program is a ground-breaking approach to weight loss. It is based on individually designed, genetically-guided approach to nutrition, exercise, and micro-nutrient supplementation that allows sustained and reproducible weight loss result. Three areas of focus Unlike other approaches where counting calories, avoiding certain macro-nutrients ( think low-carbohydrates or liquid diets) or [...]