Category Archives: Anti-Aging/Functional Medicine

Highlights: 95% of  melatonin in your is made inside your mitochondria (via Cytochrome C) in response to near-infrared radiation (NIR) from the sun. Only 5% of melatonin is produced in your pineal gland at night. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of … Continue reading →

Debate on diet is abundant, whether it’s low carb, low fat or high protein. But there is little doubt in the medical literature that caloric restriction offers abundant health benefits. I am just finishing a 48 hours fasting, as I … Continue reading →

What can we, the consumers learn from the tragic failure of resveratrol hype? The heat of Resveratrol for antiaging started earlier this century after some research shows increasing an enzyme called SIRT2 doubles lifespan in yeast1,2, making people to anticipate … Continue reading →

Good news to older adults: It’s not too late to start exercise with a good nutrition program, you may be as young as young people in their 20s (with respect to muscle NAD+, energy metabolism). Top science journal “Nature” recently (February … Continue reading →

Caution: This article is for scientific exchange only. Clinical application should be under a qualified physician’s supervision. Hypercalcemia may be a major concern raised against this protocol. However, as discussed in more detail below, the vitamin D resistance appears to … Continue reading →

Cheng Integrative Health Center will start lMonday Afternoon lecture series on health.  The following are the dates, topics.  You and your friends are invited. Please RSVP to sherry@gmail.com or call (803.233.3420 to reserve your seat, as seating is limited. Location: … Continue reading →

Dr. Thomas Levy, a well known physician, in his book Death by Calcium outlines the following: Minimize new toxin exposure. Eradicate acute and chronic infections. Eliminate accumulated toxins. Improve or normalize critical regulatory hormones (sex, thyroid). Optimize antioxidant and nutrient … Continue reading →

    Insulin Resistance is a proatherogenic state. Diagnosing IR: Moderate Elevation of GTT and ALT Metabolic Syndrome (also called Insulin Resistance Syndrome) Fasting blood sugar level: 100-125. TG/HDL > 3.5 (Caucasians); >3 (Mexican Americans); >2.0 (non-Hispanic Blacks). A1c >6.5% … Continue reading →

While we are all worried about high cholesterol, low cholesterol is bad also. If your cholesterol is below 140, you will not make your sex hormones (DHEA, estrogen progesterone, testosterone for both men and women). Causes of Low Cholesterol: Immune … Continue reading →

Ferritin (also part of our Initial Anti-Aging Screening Test Panel). Studies show too much iron (reflected by ferritin level) can increase risk for heart disease.  Every 1% rise in serum ferritin causes 4% elevation in risk of MI*. Can increase … Continue reading →