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At Integrated Medical Care we believe that there is more than one path that leads to good health. In fact, you may need multiple paths to get where you want to be: enjoying a high quality of life with the energy and motivation to fully participate in your daily experiences.
Our unique approach features the best of what both Western and Eastern medicines have to offer. Relying on sophisticated laboratory testing, your care will be guided by a board-certified MD with over 32 years in private practice. From there, Japanese acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapies, powerful nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies may be part of your individualized treatment. The ideal combination for each patient is different.
Integrated care can be restorative and supportive for many health issues.
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I wanted to share some ideas on nutritional approaches related to diet. Many people are on a perpetual diet, implying they are trying to loose weight. When asked to describe their diet, I often get a vague response that they eat “good foods” overall. But when pressed to itemize the specifics at each meal, I can see that many do what is easy, or what the latest diet fad recommends. (I don’t believe that Lucky Charms is a great way to start your day or that Nutella is a breakfast essential.) What you eat certainly needs to be tailored to your unique personal tastes. But I hope to convey core concepts and principles that you can apply to your own diet. Rather than assuming that avoiding a specific food (like carbs) or taking a popular nutritional supplement is the answer, it is more productive to recognize how foods impact body read more
Patient portal, you will be able to get summary of last appointment, and labs. The office will need you email address so you can participate. Also it’s not to late to get you flu shot!
Summer is here, and the sun exposure of outdoor activities is potentially dangerous to our skin. With the supercharged radiant exposure of high altitude, protection is the essence of outdoor enjoyment. Often there is confusion as to what we are protecting ourselves from: The sun’s rays that are harmful involve exposure to ultraviolet spectrum. This region is divided into UVC (270-290nm), UVB (290-320nm) and UVA I & II (320-400nm). And the reason we should care? Well, UVB rays penetrate the epidermis and burn the skin! So these rays can destroy and mutate cells and cause skin cancer. The UVA radiation goes deep into the dermis layer through the skin, going 30-40 times deeper than UVBs and creates oxygen free radicals that damage and destroy the support tissues resulting in photoaging. You know this term as wrinkles, blotches, freckles, and leathery skin. So how does sunscreen protect in these two different read more