by Dr. Samia McCully | Aug 24, 2023 | Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress, weight loss
Julie was feeling terrible. She and her husband had been patients almost 10 years ago. I got a call from him at the end of February. He said, “I think Julie needs to come see you again.” He told me what was going on with her and said the reason he was reaching out was...
by Dr. Samia McCully | Aug 7, 2023 | Aging, energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress, weight loss
your energy fluctuates throughout the dayyou get tired between mealsyou get tired mid-afternoonyou get tired right after a mealyou have issues falling or staying asleepyou gain weight easilyyou have difficulty losing weightyou have nervousness or anxietyyou get the...
by Dr. Samia McCully | Aug 7, 2023 | Aging, allergies, energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress
Allergies. They suck you dry. Literally. All that mucus. Sneezing, runny nose. Itchy, watery eyes, ears, mouth. I had the worst allergies growing up. And if I remember correctly, Claritin, was my fix. But depending on how bad it was, it didn’t always work. I can...
by Dr. Samia McCully | Jul 30, 2023 | energy, Fatigue, Fitness, Lifespan, stress, Thyroid
Have you ever been to the doctor and asked about your thyroid – only to be told that everything was great. You walked away frustrated because you just knew something was wrong? The fact is, the most common marker for thyroid function, TSH, is actually measuring...
by Dr. Samia McCully | Jul 3, 2023 | Aging, energy, Event, Fatigue, Fitness, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress, weight loss
Stable blood sugar! One common thing among all centenarians is that they have good insulin sensitivity which allows for stable blood sugar. This in turn allows for the prevention of many diseases as long as they eat relatively healthily. People with poor blood sugar...
by Dr. Samia McCully | Jun 15, 2023 | Aging, Health, Healthspan, inflammation, Lifespan, stress
Homocysteine was discovered in 1969. I order it for all my patients. It is said to be one of the causes of increased cholesterol because it damages the vascular lining, and as a result the body manufactures more cholesterol to patch up the holes. So to treat or not to...
