by Dr. Russo | 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 Dr. Russo | 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 Dr. Russo | 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 Dr. Russo | 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...
by Dr. Russo | Nov 24, 2015 | Health Blogs, Physicians Corner, Research
Monday night on Charlotte’s Fox46, reporter Logan Sherrill debuted Part-Two of their two part series on concussions. Part-One spoke specifically to NFL Hall of Fame Offensive Lineman Joe DeLamielleure’s history with repeated head injuries and his reaction...
by Dr. Russo | Nov 23, 2015 | Physicians Corner, Research
Ronald L. Brown, MD will be interviewed tonight at 10pm on Fox46 about our single and multiple concussion and traumatic brain injury treatment options. This will be the the second part of a two-part series staring hall-of-fame former NFL players. View the announcement...
by Dr. Russo | Nov 18, 2015 | Health Blogs
Eating local, in season vegetables is ideal. Fall vegetables are filled with delicious flavors, many nutrients, and are an excellent source of vitamins. Broccoli is an excellent source of vitamins C, K and A, folate and fiber. Like most of its Brassica relatives,...
