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Keto Brain Benefits and the 3 Critical Keto Mistakes
A ketogenic diet is a one that shifts your body into using fat as the primary energy source. When you limit intake of carbohydrates as well as protein, your body will instead use fat for energy, breaking them down into ketones that can be used for energy. The...
Keto Brain Benefits and the 3 Critical Keto Mistakes
A ketogenic diet is a one that shifts your body into using fat as the primary energy source. When you limit intake of carbohydrates as well as protein, your body will instead use fat for energy, breaking them down into ketones that can be used for energy. The...
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How Robinson MD’s Concierge Model Helps Patients See Holistic Health Improvements
Robinson MD was founded with a simple mission: to offer patients effective, individualized care that goes beyond what most of us have come to expect from a conventional doctor’s visit. To us, helping each patient achieve their best health means understanding the...
5 Ways Concierge Medicine Brings You Tangible Health Results
Switching to a concierge medical care plan isn’t just about the convenience of better access to and more one-on-one time with your physician; it’s a patient-focused, relationship-based model that makes a real impact on your long-term health and well-being. Working...
5 Qualities to Look For in a Physician Who Fits Your Busy Lifestyle
Finding a physician whose philosophy and practice style are compatible with your needs can be difficult - especially if you have a limited amount of time to search for one in the first place. Though it may feel like it consumes more time than you have available,...
Realistic Tips for Prioritizing Your Health, Even When Your Calendar is Jam-Packed
One of the biggest misconceptions about living a healthy lifestyle is that it is complicated and time consuming. The truth is that making healthier choices every day doesn’t require excessive amounts of time and it absolutely shouldn’t add more stress to your life....
How Is Concierge Medicine Different from Regular Doctor’s Visits?
Concierge medicine is becoming more and more popular among patients and physicians alike. Over the last six years, the number of physicians practicing concierge medicine has increased by approximately 7%, and 95% of these physicians report enjoying their practice more...
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor’s Appointment in St. Pete
Whether you’ve been seeing the same physician for years or are visiting a new one for the first time, nobody wants to leave a consultation only to realize they didn’t cover all their bases. With conventional doctor’s visits getting shorter and shorter (the current...
Why You Should Consider Fasting
Fasting has been an integral part of human history from our hunter gatherer days and continues in most major religious practices. But, why is fasting having such a renaissance in day to day life? Studies show that fasting increases to body’s ability to rejuvenate and...
5 Signs It’s Time to Get a New Doctor Who Is Better Suited to Your Lifestyle
If you’ve been seeing the same doctor for a while now, the idea of switching to a new physician can be unappealing, even if your current doctor-patient dynamic isn’t perfect. After all, starting from scratch is exhausting, right? Well, as medical practices become...
Why “15 Minute Prescriptions” Aren’t Cutting It and What You Can Do to Take Control of Your Care
Every patient is unique, with their own history, lifestyle, and set of circumstances that, together, cause the symptoms they’re experiencing when they visit a primary care doctor. Unfortunately, physicians often have very little time to dig through these various...
5 Signs It’s Time to Get a New Doctor Who Is Better Suited to Your Lifestyle
If you’ve been seeing the same doctor for a while now, the idea of switching to a new physician can be unappealing, even if your current doctor-patient dynamic isn’t perfect. After all, starting from scratch is exhausting, right? Well, as medical practices become...
Why Choose Concierge Medicine?
Concierge medicine refers to the physician-patient relationship without third-party insurance systems in the way. With concierge medicine, you can ensure that you’re getting the honest and customized care you need, with no conflict of interest! Here are some of the...
The most important question a doctor should ask is “why?” not “what?”
What is the #1 priority of a physician's education? It is to become a good diagnostician. To answer the question "what is the diagnosis?" I challenge physicians to ask whether this is the most important question. We are trained to take the presenting signs and...
Concierge/Direct-Care is a symptom of the broken health care system
I read with interest the family medicine chat a couple weeks ago about the ethics of concierge medicine. Some argue that concierge medicine is unethical and a failure to uphold the medical profession. I missed the chat so I would like to throw in my "2-cents". After...
5 Research-Based Lifestyle Changes to Help Boost Your Energy and Well-Being
Lifestyle changes don’t have to be disruptive in order to work. In fact, for a busy working professional whose daily routine is chock-full of time-sensitive deadlines and responsibilities, it’s the small, unassuming lifestyle changes that make the biggest impact. It...
5 Stress Management Tips for Your Inner Workaholic – and the Science Behind Them
1. ExerciseWe know what you’re thinking: it feels as though there are so few hours in the day already - how in the world will adding another item to your checklist help reduce stress? One of the most common misconceptions about physical activity is that exercise must...
Benefits of Functional Medicine
In our current conventional health care system, physicians usually focus on the symptoms of the disease rather than the reason or root cause behind the disease. Functional medicine is used to diagnose and treat disease with a different approach. Instead of simply...
How to Recognize Functional Medicine
Functional medicine is a method that seeks out root causes of symptoms rather than treating them. While this might seem intuitive, it’s not the case with every medical practice. It can be difficult to navigate finding a physician that’s right for you, but there are...
The Top Principles of Functional Medicine
Today’s medicine often consists of treating symptoms. We go to the doctor when we experience a symptom and treatment often revolves around relieving it. However, functional medicine stresses the importance of finding the root cause of the symptom in order to properly...
Benefits of Functional Medicine
When a patient is treated with conventional medicine, the symptoms of the disease are focused on, instead of the reason behind the diseases. Functional medicine is used to diagnose and treat diseases with a different approach. Instead of simply putting a band aid on...
Which is the most important?
More than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut”. Modern medicine often ignores this organ that is central to our health. Conditions associated with poor gut health include not only common gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel...
How to stay well during cold and flu season
As cold and flu season approaches, many patients ask what they can do to decrease their risk of getting sick. The first and most important step is to build a strong immune system: 1) The key element of building a immune system is good nutrition. Our immune system...
How to get healthy in 2013…
As the New Year is upon us, it is again time to assess our health and set goals for the coming year. Stress, lack of exercise, and poor nutrition are killing us slowly. Always remember that truth is timeless. There is no magic pill or potion for health. Spend your...
The 411 on IV Nutrition Therapy
Perhaps you have heard about celebrities like Madonna, Simon Cowell, Cindy Crawford and Rihanna receiving IV Nutrition Therapy. This therapy has become popular among celebs and patients alike to help receive the vitamins and nutrients your body needs. Read on to learn...
11 Tips to Eat Healthy at a Restaurant
Eating healthy is not always easy, especially during the summer when you often enjoy traveling for vacations. During vacation time, it it easy to slip back into unhealthy eating habits. However, there are many ways that you can still stay on track, even when eating...
Hydrate with Infused Water
One of the key components of health is adequate intake of water. Water is your body’s principal component and makes up about 60 percent of your body weight. Every system in your body depends on water – to flush toxins out of vital organs, carry nutrients to your...
Are the Foods You are Eating Sabotaging Your Health?
The New Year is coming and are you ready to make some positive changes? Health is likely at the top of your resolution list. Do you want to have more energy, sleep better, think more clearly and look better? The food that you choose to eat is the most important...
Think Outside the Cereal Box… Healthy Breakfast Ideas
For decades, we have been brainwashed by the food industry to eat cereal for breakfast. It is so ingrained in our society, that it is hard to “think outside the cereal box”. But the fact is that the majority of cereal is full of sugar and processed carbohydrates and...
Overnight Oats
Overnight Oats There are several advantages of having overnight oats for breakfast - there is no cooking required, they are prepared the night before and it is healthy and delicious. This is the basic recipe. There are a vast number of recipe combinations so you can...
Mini Veggie & Quinoa Quiches
Ingredients 3/4 cup cooked quinoa 1 tsp olive oil 1.5 cups chopped veggies (such as cauliflower, broccoli, or zucchini) 2/3 cups cheese (such as cheddar, feta, or blue) divided 1 cup Greek style plain yogurt 2 Tbsp low fat milk (you can use unsweetened almond or...
Brain Boosting Blueberry Walnut Overnight Oats
Mix the oats, chia or flax, milk, sweetener and spices in a mason jar. Place fruit and nuts on top. Seal and refrigerate overnight. Your delicious, healthy breakfast will be ready to eat in the morning. You can eat cold or heat lightly. Mix and enjoy... *1/2 cup...
Which organ is the most important for your health? The answer may surprise you…
More than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut”. Modern medicine often ignores this organ that is central to our health. Conditions associated with poor gut health include not only common gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel...
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Which organ is the most important for your health? The answer may surprise you…
More than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut”. Modern medicine often ignores this organ that is central to our health. Conditions associated with poor gut health include not only common gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel...
What can you do when you get a cold or flu…
One of the most common questions that I get this time of year is, "How do I get better faster if I get a cold or flu?" Start the following as soon as you notice any cold/flu symptoms such as sore throat, cough, congestions, fever, body aches, etc... This regimen is...
How to stay well during cold and flu season
As cold and flu season approaches, many patients ask what they can do to decrease their risk of getting sick. The first and most important step is to build a strong immune system: 1) The key element of building a immune system is good nutrition. Our immune system...
Are you getting enough Vitamin D?
What is Vitamin D? • Although called a “vitamin”, this important element of health is actually a potent hormone that affects over 2,000 genes and at least 36 organs of the body. • We get most of our Vitamin D from sunshine and a smaller amount from foods such as fish,...
Liquid poison – Are the beverages you are drinking slowly killing you?
One of the key components of health is adequate intake of water, especially during the summer months. Yet, many people fill themselves with anything but water: sodas, various brands of "vitamin water" and energy drinks. So many patients tell me, “I hate water”. How...
Does fish oil cause prostate cancer?
News of a newly-published study titled “Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer Risk in the SELECT Trial” has been covered in the mainstream media over the last several days, leading to quite a bit of confusion. Because of this study, many now believe that...
A beacon of hope for physicians battling the epidemic of chronic disease…
I spent an incredible past week with over 300 physicians and health care providers who recognize that medicine today is going in the wrong direction. If we don't change our approach, we will continue on a path towards more and more chronic disease. The meeting was the...
Why acid blocking drugs are a bad idea…
Acid blocking drugs like Pepcid and Prilosec have become a billion dollar industry and these drugs are among the top prescribed drugs in the United States. Doctors often prescribe these medications for heartburn, indigestion, bloating, and other nonspecific...
What is “pre-diabetes” and how to cure it…
Have you ever been told your blood sugar was "a little high" or "borderline", or that you are a "pre-diabetic"? What does this mean and what do you need to do about it? Pre-diabetes means that your blood sugar is above normal but not high enough to meet the cut-off...
Controlled Breathing
Doing this exercise regularly can reduce the physiologic effects of stress. The 4-7-8 (or Relaxing Breath) Exercise This exercise is simple, takes very little time, requires no equipment and can be done anywhere. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh...
I want to be a coffee bean…
Somebody sent this to me years ago and I think it is a great analogy of the importance of attitude. Attitude can be defined as our readiness to act or react in a specific way. Although we can't control other people and we can't always control our circumstances, we do...
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