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Return for in-person exam
Return to the office for an in-person exam is very important. This blog describe a few reasons why.
Jul 8th, 2021

Breast Cancer screening and treatment after 80
The usual preventive care recommendation is to screen women for breast cancer before 75. Whether to screen for breast cancer after 80 is depend on how healthy the woman is. This article will share with you the tools I use.
Jan 3rd, 2023

costochondritis
this severe chest pain can scare you into thinking you are having a heart attack!?
Oct 17th, 2022

Sculpsure : What to Know
Patients describe the treatment as feeling first cool and alternating to a deep warmth - it is generally a well tolerated treatment.
Sep 17th, 2021
Annual Physical

Annual Physicals
A physical examination is a routine test your primary care provider (PCP) performs to check your overall health.
Aug 31st, 2021
Blood Pressure Ranges

Blood Pressure
What are normal blood pressure numbers? A normal blood pressure level is less than 120/80 mmHg. No matter your age, you can take steps each day to keep your blood pressure in a healthy range.
Aug 6th, 2021

Time to return to the office
We encouraged televisit during the pandemic. Now that we are vaccinated, it is important to return for office visits. This article described the type of visit that should be done in person, what can be done by televisits.
Jul 7th, 2021
Nurse Practitioners can diagnose and treat, just like doctors.

Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners is an advanced practice registered nurse and a type of mid-level practitioner. NPs are trained to assess patient needs, order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests, diagnose disease, formulate and prescribe treatment plans.
Jul 6th, 2021
Internal Medicine Clinic here to help assist any of your health needs. It starts with primary care.

Primary Care
Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider.
May 28th, 2021

Arthritis
Arthritis is a broad term that covers any joint inflammation illness that leads to joint pain.
Feb 26th, 2021

Telehealth: The Advantages of Telemedicine
Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.
Dec 23rd, 2020
機能醫學 (Functional Medicine)

機能醫學 Functional Medicine
Are you always tired, do you have anxiety for no reason? do you have sleeping problems that sleeping pills don't even work? Are you itchy everywhere with or without rash? Do you know which micro-nutrient you are missing?
Nov 13th, 2020

Why Annual Wellness Visits are Important?
a yearly appointment with your primary care provider (PCP) to create or update a personalized prevention plan. This plan may help prevent illness based on your current health and risk factors.
Nov 6th, 2020
WarmSculpting

How WarmSculpting Works
You work out. You eat your fruits and veggies. But there’s always a few troublesome areas all of us can never quite change. WarmSculpting treatments help bring out the hard work you put in every day, so you can feel your best.
Aug 27th, 2020
SculpSure Results

Real SculpSure Patient Results

Each 25 minute WarmSculpting™ treatment destroys fat cells in problem areas without surgery or downtime. WarmSculpting is ideal for people with trouble spots, particularly those that seem resistant to diet and exercise.
Aug 18th, 2020
Common ACE Outcomes

What is ACE? Why is it important?
ACE stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. It is a study by CDC that links any childhood trauma that people may have had, to chronic diseases that develop in their adult lives.
Aug 14th, 2020
What's GERD diet?

What's GERD diet?
What is GERD? GERD is gastroesophageal reflux.  It's when stomach acid comes up into the esophagus.
Jan 15th, 2019
Low-impact Cardio Exercises

Low-impact Cardio Exercises
What is low-impact cardio? While it’s important to incorporate regular exercise into your lifestyles, a heavy physical activity can sometimes have a negative impact on your joints.
Jan 13th, 2019
How to be happier without drugs?

How to be happier without drugs?
Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, and Lexapro, are just a few brands of serotonin that we prescribe for those who suffer from depression, and/or anxiety disorder.
Jan 13th, 2019
Should I try alkaline diet?

Should I try alkaline diet?
The body's bloodstream maintains a stable PH no matter what we eat, and there is no way that you can affect your blood PH by eating acidic foods.
Sep 12th, 2018

Don't ask for a test of PH level of the blood
I get asked about checking the blood PH or urine PH because more and more people are trying Alkaline diet.  They are following the diet and want to monitor if the diet made a difference.
Sep 4th, 2018