Author: Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP Article courtesy of Functional Medicine University. For most people cholesterol has been considered the cardiovascular lab test to monitor to access your risk of a cardiovascular event. However, increased cholesterol levels were found in less than 50% of all heart attack and …
Author: Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP Article courtesy of Functional Medicine University. Gluten has been the topic of hot debate by a growing number of healthcare providers. The literature is overflowing with the detrimental impact gluten has on the intestinal wall. When you eat gluten, your body produces …
Author: Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP Article courtesy of Functional Medicine University. This article provides evidence revealing dental infections such as periodontitis, gingivitis and endodontic lesions may be linked to cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation and cardiac arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common persistent cardiac arrhythmia occurring …
Author: Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP Article courtesy of Functional Medicine University. Reducing cardiovascular risk should be goal for anyone suffering with high blood pressure. Clinical studies have shown that doing High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST) may reduce systolic blood pressure by 16mmHg and reduce diastolic blood pressure by 7mmHg. Working out …
Author: Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S., CFMP Article compliments of Functional Medicine University. A recent patient was concerned that despite watching her diet and taking her diabetes medication her hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) kept going up. Remember, HbA1c is a lab test that shows the average level of blood sugar …