All About Blood Sugar Testing TLC doctors teach our patients the importance of limiting carbohydrates (sugar) in the diet. Sugar damages our cells by causing GLYCATION, a harmful and permanent chemical change in our proteins and fat molecules. This...
Family and Friends of TLC, As per your request for TLC’s Management for Cold and Flu, here it is. We spend so much time, effort and finances trying to stay healthy, however once holidays are around us, vacations and special events...
COLOGUARD-An Easier Test For Colorectal Cancer Screening Intro: The CDC estimates that 23 million people ages 50-75 are skipping colonoscopies, which is the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. 30% of screen eligible individuals are not getting colonoscopies or any...
Hormone replacement therapy update Bottom line: Hormone therapy does not cause cancer or increase mortality. On thecontrary, hormone therapy has many benefits and has been shown to decrease mortality. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was a randomized controlled primary prevention...
Inflammation is the common denominator when it comes to chronic conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, arthritis, heart disease, hypertension, autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, cancer, etc. Inflammation is initiated by our immune system in the form of cytokines, interleukins, and other immune...
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck. It is known to help our metabolism. Did you know that 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with Hypothyroidism in their lifetime? As many as 59 million Americans have...
Better understanding the far reaching effects of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) requires us to be reminded by a quote from Hippocrates, the father of medicine, “All disease starts in the gut.” GI dysbiosis, which is simply defined as an...
