Cardiovascular Imaging: The New Tech Identifying the Risk of Heart Disease

by drspar | All, Heart Health

I recently had a patient who was feeling well, but came to me for optimizing his performance and making sure he was doing all he could to prevent problems down the road. I won’t use his real name, so let’s call him Brent. Brent had typical annual physical labs done,...

Personalized Healthcare: 5 Steps Of Performance Medicine

by drspar | All

Many people view health and wellness as the goal. And for those with chronic health conditions, good health is definitely an important goal. But for others who are striving for optimal health, you’re more likely to get there if you view health as the means to the end...

Sunscreen & Anti-aging: Paradigm Shift in Skincare in the Last Few Years

by drspar | All, Anti-Aging

Getting some sun is essential for our health and overall wellbeing. However, too much sun is detrimental and could lead to health issues like skin cancer.  In addition, exposure to the sun’s UV rays will result in early signs of aging like wrinkles and fine lines....

A New Era of Medicine: Understanding Personalized Performance Medicine

by drspar | All

Why does your friend lose weight with intermittent fasting but you don’t, even when you follow the exact same protocol? How come your spouse can drink coffee with dinner and fall asleep easily while you will be up all night if you have anything with caffeine...

Boosting The Male Immune System: How To Build A Strong Immune System Naturally

by drspar | All, Fitness & Nutrition

Fortunately, we are in a COVID lull. Man, I hope it continues to stay at this low case rate, hospitalization, and mortality rate. But we have all learned the lessons of being as strong as possible on many levels, not the least important of which regarding our immune...