By Guest Blogger Kim Miller, ACE Certified Trainer and Wellness Coach. Kim@bodysmartinc.com 904 501- 6002 Gain Bone Strength and Muscle Tone Even if You’ve Never Trained It’s never too late to gain strength. Our bones and muscles have an innate capacity to respond to stimuli by growing in size, density and strength. Here’s how to [...]
Archive for March, 2010
How to Begin a Bone and Muscle Strengthening Program Smartly
Posted in Exercise, Weight Loss, tagged Ace Certified Trainer and Wellness Coach, bone strength, chest press, Dumbells, going to the gym, increase weights, Kim Miller, Latissimus Dorsi Pull Down, muscle density, muscle tone, personal trainer, repetitions and sets, Seated Shoulder Press, sensible training, Standing Bicep Curl, strength training, weight training routine on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
St.John’s Wort–The P450 Superwoman
Posted in Supplements, tagged digoxin, HIV protease inhibitors, hypericin, Hypericum perforatum, St. John's Wort, theophylline, warfarin on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
St. John’s Wort is a widely used botanical that has many interactions with commonly prescribed medications. In fact the the United States Food and Drug Administration issued a health advisory about St. John’s Wort. St. John’s Wort increases the level of enzyme system in the liver called the P450 system. In medical school, the [...]
A Foreign Language: The Medical Billing System
Posted in Health Care Policy, What's Up, Doc?, tagged clean claim, CPT, diagnosis codes, health care billing, Health Care Policy, health care reform, HIPPA, ICD, medical billing, medical coding, medical decision making, medical fraud and abuse, outcomes, overhead, patient non-compliance, pay for performance, primary care, rejected claim on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I can sum up the biggest problem with the health care system in one word: bureaucracy. The regulations that doctors have to memorize, in addition to plain old medicine (which in my experience is complex enough!) looks like the indecipherable ingredients on the back of a processed food bag: CPT/ICD codes, HIPPA compliance, Red [...]
Statins and Beta Blockers Deplete CoQ10
Posted in Supplements, Uncategorized, tagged antioxidant, atorvastatin, ATP, beta blockers, blood pressure, boost immune system, CoQ10, Crestor, energy, Exercise, fight cancer, heart, heart disease, hypertension, Lipitor, liver, mitochondria, Peggy Fleming CoQ10, pomegranate juice, Pravachol, pravastatin, simvastatin, statins, ubiquinol, ubiquinone, Zocor on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Coenzyme Q10 is a natural substance found in abudance in cells of the body that provides energy to the body and helps the immune system. CoQ10 also acts as an antioxidant in the body. Antioxidants are substances that attack and remove free radicals, dangerous substances which cause damage to cells and can eventually [...]
Garlic–The Russian Penicillin
Posted in Nutrition, tagged chopped, garlic, garlic anti-cancer properties, garlic ice cream, garlic paste, garlic press, high blood pressure, Russian penicillin on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Garlic is believed to help reduce blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. Garlic is also being investigated for it’s potential anti-cancer properties. Slicing, chopping, mincing or pressing garlic before cooking will enhance the beneficial effects of garlic. Garlic should be eaten raw, or stand for ten minutes before heating, in order to preserve it’s [...]
Lycopene
Posted in Nutrition, tagged antioxidant, apricots, guava, lycopene, olive oil, prostate cancer, red grapefruit, strawberries, tomatoes, vitamin A, watermelon on March 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tomatoes have lycopene, an antioxidant similar to Vitamin A, which provides that bright red color to tomatoes. Lycopene is believed to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. It helps prevent prostate cancer. Lycopene is absorbed better when tomatoes are cooked or when combined with olive oil. Lycopene is also found in strawberries, watermelon, guava, apricots and [...]

