by Dr. Samia McCully | Jun 5, 2023 | Aging, energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress
FASCIA. It’s the invisible fabric of our bodies that gives us our shape. It’s that thin almost transparent white coating you sometimes see on a chicken breast. Very tough to separate and cut through. Without it, we would be a puddle of bones, muscle, tendons,...
by Samia McCully | May 29, 2023 | Aging, energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, weight loss
Once degeneration happens it becomes much more difficult to build back what you have lost – whether it’s bone density, cartilage or scarring in your arteries. Prevention of breakdown and even expansion of wellness like you’ve never known is possible when you...
by Samia McCully | Apr 24, 2023 | Aging, allergies, energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress
Breathing! When I was 12, after I had had a respiratory illness, I was diagnosed with exercise induced asthma. It was very limiting as an athlete. Especially for endurance. Although I still excelled, I often felt like I couldn’t get a deep breath. My lungs burned when...
by Samia McCully | Apr 17, 2023 | Aging, energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, stress, weight loss
Three factors that can stop weight loss in its tracks (and it has nothing to do with sitting on the couch!). InflammationInfectionsInsulin Once you identify and start treating infections, inflammation and high insulin – weight just starts to fall off...
by Samia McCully | Apr 10, 2023 | Aging, Blog, energy, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, Lifespan, Uncategorized
t’s called the sit-to-stand test. This test involves being able to sit from standing in a cross legged position, and then rise to standing again without the use of any arms/hands/knees or other props. A study was published in the European Journal of Preventive...
by Samia McCully | Apr 4, 2023 | Aging, energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress
It is interesting how when I see things from the outside, I am very good at identifying them. And on the inside, I often forget what is so obvious to me when I am the doctor! Thankfully, two weekends ago, I attended a functional medicine conference and had a huge aha...
