by Dr. Russo | Jan 12, 2016 | Health Blogs, Physicians Corner
Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy. They’re found in almost all of the foods that we eat, but choosing the right ones can make or break a heart-healthy diet. “Both good carbs and bad carbs turn into sugar, but their nutritional value and how fast they...
by Dr. Russo | Jan 11, 2016 | Education For Professionals, Physicians Corner
Dr. Russo will host two free seminars on Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, fitness, nutrition, general health and wellness on Tuesday, January 19th at 12:00pm and 5:30pm at the Charles Mack Center in Mooresville, NC. These seminars are both first come –...
by Dr. Russo | Jan 8, 2016 | Education For Professionals, Health Blogs, Physicians Corner
During the first week of January, 2016, Dr. Russo of Carolina HealthSpan Institute, Lake Norman appeared on a radio show called Health Talk with Fred Lowry to discuss Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, the common misconceptions and positives to our approach to...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 27, 2015 | Education For Professionals, Research
The film Concussion takes a look at the “discovery” of a brain disease caused by multiple concussions and sub-concussive hits while the focus of the film is on the NFL’s early denial of the existence of the disease and their role in the process. It’s always more...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 22, 2015 | Education For Professionals, Health Blogs, Research
They played their hearts out on the NFL gridiron; however, it’s their heads that are now feeling the impact. The new “Concussion” movie, starring Will Smith, will shed immense light on the disease process known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a disease...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 17, 2015 | Education For Professionals, Health Blogs, Research
In a new study in Nature, the scientific communities’ top journal, data was released showing that up to 90% of cancers could be related to lifestyle. Previously it was thought that the majority of cancer cases are part of the “bad luck hypothesis”...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 9, 2015 | Health Blogs, Physicians Corner
Age, or the advance of years, may be the biggest culprit, but hormones are one of the biggest sub-reasons for the appearance of aging skin. Dryness, fine lines, wrinkles and loss of elasticity can all be attributed in some part to change in hormone levels. Simply put,...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 7, 2015 | Physicians Corner
The Lake Norman Woman Magazine Women of Will Award highlights women from diverse backgrounds, educational experiences, professions, and regions, with varied skill sets. Yet, certain characteristics are clearly commonalities – resilience, determination, courage,...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 3, 2015 | Physicians Corner
Carolina HealthSpan Institute has been the go-to clinic for Hormone Replacement Therapy, wellness and functional medicine in Charlotte for over a decade. Recently in March 2015, we decided to expand to the Lake Norman area, and create a second office, headed by...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 3, 2015 | Education For Professionals, Health Blogs, Research
A significant reduction in fat mass Increases in lean body mass Improvements in fasting blood glucose Improvements in insulin sensitivity Reductions in total cholesterol and triglyceride levels These are just a sample of the clinically significant...
