by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Oct 13, 2016 | Health Blogs
Sidney Crosby, one of the NHL’s best players of the last decade has dealt with his fair share of games missed, time lost and strong symptoms from previous concussions. A great article, written by Katie Baker of The Ringer, shows that he missed 107 games in 2011 &...
by Dr. Russo | Oct 4, 2016 | Health Blogs
It makes sense that even the female body parts would slowly transform the same way every other part of us changes. Everything from the actual vagina to the external parts including the labia minora and majora, the opening of the vagina, and even the clitoris lose...
by Dr. Russo | Sep 26, 2016 | Health Blogs
Through the various phases of a woman’s life, menopause has the greatest impact on health and has been one of the most neglected areas of research. Hormonal changes caused by menopause can lead to problems in the skin. So lets review some of the skin disorders that...
by Dr. Russo | Sep 19, 2016 | Health Blogs
Evidence shows that prolonged imbalance in intestinal bacteria can do more than induce intestinal diseases—it can trigger lethal diseases throughout the body! Properly balanced gut bacteria produce biologically active proteins that cross into the blood. In this way,...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Sep 13, 2016 | Health Blogs
Neurofeedback helps children and adults sustain attention and focus by training their brain to increase normal activity. Once the brain is balanced, all Subtypes of ADD can be corrected. Unlike stimulant medications, Neurofeedback has NO side-effects and the changes...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Sep 6, 2016 | Health Blogs
Dave Asprey, is a world renowned author, researcher, business owner and host of the #1 heath podcast Bulletproof Radio. As a self-proclaimed “Biohacker” Dave puts his body and mind through more in a year than most of us do in 20. Just in August, Dave recorded two...
by Dr. Russo | Sep 1, 2016 | Health Blogs
A study at Oregon State University indicates that both a high-fat and a high-sugar diet, compared to a normal diet, cause changes in gut bacteria that appear related to a significant loss of “cognitive flexibility”. This effect was most serious on the high-sugar...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Aug 30, 2016 | Health Blogs
When one becomes deficient in any hormone, it is optimal to replace it. Generally women will become deficient in progesterone and/or testosterone in their late 30′s to early 40′s. A lack of estrogen usually doesn’t occur until shortly before or at the menopause...
by Dr. Russo | Aug 22, 2016 | Health Blogs
Join Carolina HealthSpan Institute Lake Norman on Wednesday, September 14th for a FREE seminar on Hormone Balance. Kathleen Russo, MD is on the of the Nation’s leading Functional Medicine and age management experts. She has practiced medicine all over the world,...
by Dr. Russo | Aug 18, 2016 | Health Blogs
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