by Dr. Russo | Dec 19, 2016 | Health Blogs
Carolina HealthSpan Institute is happy to announce a new family member discount program. We now offer family members of current patients a discount on Neurofeedback treatment at both of our Charlotte locations. Family members will have a 12 month window to receive a...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 8, 2016 | Health Blogs
Memory tends to decline as we age. But does it have to? The answer is not exactly black and white. Memory is much more complex than most initially think. We can measure simple and complex memory, verbal and visual memory, long and short term memory, memory recall and...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 8, 2016 | Education For Professionals, Health Blogs
Recently the FDA revised their wording on Testosterone Supplement labels to include higher risks including heart attack, personality changes and infertility. The FDA in their news statement warned that “Abuse of testosterone, usually at doses higher than those...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 8, 2016 | Health Blogs
Over the past 2-3 years we have seen a drastic increase in the science and general awareness of concussion. Much of the funding into the science has gone towards prevention (mostly helmets) and diagnostic care. We have taken a separate, much less traveled path towards...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 8, 2016 | Health Blogs
In a study, recently presented but not yet published, researchers followed a North Carolina High School football team through a single season to measure brain changes which occurred during play. Multiple pre and post brain imaging techniques were used as well as...
by Dr. Russo | Dec 1, 2016 | Health Blogs
Carolina HealthSpan is excited to announce a New Year’s program to be the best you in 2017, in a partnership with our friends at Infinity Med Spa and Modernly Healthy. Carolina HealthSpan’s Biofeedback Coach and Yoga instructor, Margaret Conger will be joining...
by Dr. Russo | Nov 11, 2016 | Education For Professionals, Health Blogs, Research
Reggie Clark is a dynamic force. A former NFL player, community leader, father, friend and motivated businessman. A year ago when we first met him, he was a shade of the same man he is today. His characteristics were still there, but there was no spark, no true...
by Dr. Russo | Nov 7, 2016 | Health Blogs
An article in the January 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association reports the finding of an association between higher magnesium levels and a decreased risk of coronary artery disease and sudden cardiac death over a follow-up of 8.7 years....
by Dr. Russo | Nov 3, 2016 | Health Blogs
9News out in Denver, Colorado recently used some footage from a BioFeedback/Neurofeedback taping earlier this year. Dr. Lisa Corbin, medical director for the Center for Integrative Medicine was also interviewed to discuss biofeedback and it’s recent growth...
by Dr. Russo | Nov 1, 2016 | Health Blogs
A report published in the May 2015 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, reveals how being deficient in the mineral zinc results in immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation, which is involved in cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Age-related...
