Author Archives: Dr. Cheng

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

C-Reactive Protein (CRP-hs) is part of our Initial Anti-Aging Screening Test Panel. The normal range from a regular lab may be > 5 or even >10.  However, research shows hsCRP > 1 starts to be correlated with ever increasing cardiovascular … Continue reading

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Homocysteine

Homocysteine (part of our Initial Anti-Aging Screening Test Panel)  is a major risk factor heart disease and stroke.  It’s also a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, osteoporosis, neuropsychiatric disorders, etc.  Homocysteine is toxic to the blood vessel walls in … Continue reading

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Lipitrol for High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is made soluble by bile acids, which help to enhance the digestion and absorption of dietary fats, making bile one of the major routes for the elimination of dietary cholesterol from the body. Ingested as part of the diet … Continue reading

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CM Core for Insulin Resistance

CM Core Clinical research shows that cardiovascular health strategies should address multiple metabolic factors in order to achieve optimal wellness. In addition to maintaining healthy lipid levels, cardiovascular wellness is also driven by many metabolic factors, including blood sugar control, … Continue reading

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Diaxinol to treat insulin resistance

Diaxinol: Maintaining healthy blood sugar (glucose) levels can often pose a challenge. The foods consumed today most often highly processed and refined, have excessive sugar and carbohydrate levels, and offer very little in the way of nutrients and fiber. Additionally, … Continue reading

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We’ll be closed on Nov. 26th (Thur) through Nov. 29th (Sun) to celebrate the Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!  We’ll be closed on Nov. 26th (Thur) through Nov. 29th (Sun) to celebrate the Thanksgiving.  We’ll reopen on Monday, Nov. 29th.

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Pre-diabetes, insulin resistance and high blood insulin

Patients with pre-diabetes often show blood glucose levels that are higher than normal, but not yet diagnostic of diabetes.  These patients are insulin resistance and often have high blood insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia).  These patients, when untreated, usually go on to … Continue reading

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Progesterone Deficiency

Anxiety Agitation Breast swelling and tenderness Bloating Fluid retention Headaches Mood swing Sleep disturbances Heavy or irregular menstrual bleeding

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Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)

It’s well known that BHRT improves symptoms of menopause.   The reported benefits include: Decreased hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness. Skeleto-muscular system improvement, i.e.,  reversal of bone loss and increased bone strength, better maintained or increased muscle mass and … Continue reading

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Estrogen Deficiency

When a woman transitions into peri-menopause (which can start as early as 35 years of age), hormone levels begin to decline.  Hormone deficiencies can have multiple deleterious effects on our body esp. cardiovascular, neuro-cognitive, and skeleto-muskular systems.  Here are some of … Continue reading

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