Healthy Heart Tips
Dr. David Nazarian gives his expert advice to Qardio on how to keep your heart healthy and strong. Learn healthy heart tips you can incorporate in your life. .Read More
Proper Hand Washing To Minimize Infection Risks
Proper Hand Washing Why is it important to wash our hands properly? We touch a lot of things with our hands, and our hands can carry a lot of germs at any given time. We frequently feel a variety of objects with our hands and then contact our eyes, nose, and mouth without…
When to Get a Thyroid Ultrasound
Your thyroid is actually an incredibly important hormone gland located at the front lower part of your neck. The Endocrine Society explains that the thyroid is largely responsible for managing your metabolic rate. If you don’t know what that means, don’t worry. It’s actually pretty simple. Your metabolic rate is the pace at which your…
How Does Addiction Affect the Brain?
Addiction can impact various aspects of a person’s life, including their interpersonal relationships, their body, their mind, and overall health. The most impactful part of addiction is the effect on the brain. The brain is the single most complicated organ in our body. It regulates your body’s basic functions and it allows you to interpret…
What Travel Vaccinations Do You Need?
Traveling to a new place outside of the country is one of the most exciting adventures. Planning the trip’s activities, booking air travel, and finding suitable accommodations are all a big part of planning the trip. However, one crucially important planning component is ensuring you have all of the proper travel vaccinations necessary for entry…
What are the Benefits of a Concierge Doctor?
Concierge medicine is a medical relationship between a patient and a primary care doctor. The arrangement is different from a regular physician in the sense that the patient pays an annual fee or retainer for medical services. This is also known as “boutique” or “retainer” medicine. The benefits of concierge doctors are vast as it…
Should I get a Cardiac Stress Test?
You might have heard of a stress test referred to as a treadmill test or exercise test. While they may be called different things, they all help your primary care physician to find out how your heart is working. It certainly is not something to be ignored and an important part of your annual physical…
Did you know that Vitamin D deficiency is associated with insomnia, fatigue, weight gain, body pains, muscle weakness and depression?
Are you experiencing insomnia, fatigue, weight gain, body pains, muscle weakness or are feeling depressed? You may be suffering from Vitamin D Deficiency! Vitamin D deficiency is common in the U.S. population. According to a study performed by the Department of Public Health & Social Work, Vitamin D deficiency was considerably more common in those…
Did you know that an ultrasound scan can be used to detect the onset of many common diseases?
An ultrasound scan uses high frequency sound waves that reflect off body structures to generate an image of muscles, tendons, or organs. When most people think of ultrasound scans, they visualize images of unborn babies. Although this is a popular and important use of ultrasound, there are many more significant uses for this diagnostic tool.…
Have you gotten your cholesterol levels tested recently?
Cholesterol levels are measured by a simple blood test, called a lipid profile. A small amount of blood is drawn from your arm and is analyzed by a laboratory. The test reports total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglycerides. To prepare for the test, you must fast for nine to twelve…