Dear Reader, Your Heart Doesn't Send a Calendar Invite Before It Attacks Here's the uncomfortable truth about heart disease: it's a quiet tenant. It moves in, makes itself at home, and gives you zero warning, until it does. In roughly one-third to one-half of fatal cases, sudden cardiac death is the first and only symptom. No chest pain. No dramatic movie moment, clutching the chest. Just gone. The good news? Most of it is preventable. But only if you know what to look for. The 5 Risk Factors...
8 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Reader, First Happy New Year. Wishing you wellness and wealth in 2026. The buzz word today in the wellness space is longevity. So here is my take on it for you. The good news, The bad news, and The "wait, how much?" News about longevity The average Joe in the 1920s managed to hit his 40s if he dodged the plague. In the 1950s, the hearts were giving out faster than the light bulbs, and if they reached the 60's, it was a cause of celebration. In 2024, we are crushing it, living well beyond...
10 months ago • 5 min read
Dear Reader, First Happy New Year. Wishing you wellness and wealth in 2026. The buzz word today in the wellness space is longevity. So here is my take on it for you. The good news, The bad news, and The "wait, how much?" News about longevity The average Joe in the 1920s managed to hit his 40s if he dodged the plague. In the 1950s, the hearts were giving out faster than the light bulbs, and if they reached the 60's, it was a cause of celebration. In 2024, we are crushing it, living well beyond...
10 months ago • 5 min read
Dear Reader, Take Control of Your Health: Introducing Parsley Longevity Labs The Problem We're Solving Last week, a new patient told me something that breaks my heart regularly: "I wanted to get my vitamin D checked, but my doctor won't order it. She says replacing vitamin D hasn't been proven to make a difference." Sound familiar? You know your body better than anyone, but you're stuck waiting for permission to understand what's happening inside it. Not anymore. The Game-Changing Solution...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Have you ever been to a teenager's party aftermath?It's like a war zone, except hopefully no dead bodies! No, it does not mean you cannot party, but do you know how to motivate the cleaning crew? This is what our cells look like once we emerge from a holiday weekend. This newsletter is a little late, considering we are nearing the end of July. Anyway, it is better late than never. I wanted to get ahead of Labor Day so you are set for the next long holiday! In this newsletter, I...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Dear Reader, An annual exam and the cholesterol results are the most difficult conversations we can have with a patient, especially when the cholesterol is high and one does not want to take the darn medications, and they want to know the why and how and alternatives. So this is for those of you who have been told your cholesterol is high, and now what? Now, you’ve got two paths ahead of you. If you’ve witnessed the sudden loss of someone to a heart attack, you’ll practically sprint to the...
over 1 year ago • 5 min read
Dear Reader Being a Functional Medical doctor, I am always getting patients who have tried just about everything before they can get some professional advice. So a tall challenge is when patients come to me telling me that they do not want any medications but want to get their pain, cholesterol, weight, and sugars under control. Can You Live So Healthy You Never Need Meds? We’ve all heard it, or maybe even believed it: If I eat clean, exercise daily, avoid toxins, and meditate, I won’t need...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Dear Reader Auguste Deter was only 51 when her mind began to unravel. The year was 1901, and this well-educated seamstress's assistant had started screaming in the night, accusing her husband of 28 years of adultery. She could no longer do her household work, and her words made no sense. Desperate, her husband Karl admitted her to the hospital. There, she met Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a physician so intrigued by her condition that he struck an unusual deal with Karl: in exchange for affordable...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Dear Reader Ever wonder why your friend can devour a pizza without consequence while you gain weight just by looking at carbs? You’re not imagining things—and it’s not about willpower. The Unfair Game of Weight Loss One of my most challenging consultations is with patients who’ve struggled with weight loss for years. Many feel guilty about considering GLP-1 medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro), as if they’re “cheating” at weight loss. But what if I told you the weight loss game...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read