2010 | Dr. Chad Edwards

How to Use Nasal Medications

November 27, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

Sinus Rinse Package

Topical nasal medications are extremely effective and can help avoid many systemic side effects. Using these medications properly can help increase their effectiveness and decrease adverse effects.

Filed Under: Ear, Nose, & Throat Tagged With: Adverse Effects, Afrin, Allergic Rhinitis, Anatomy Of The Nose, Cold Flu, Decongestant, Eustachian Tube, Hay Fever, Left Nostril, Maximum Effect, Medical Conditions, Nasal Polyps, Neo Synephrine, Otc, Oxymetazoline, Post Nasal Drip, Proper Angle, Sinus Infections, Systemic Effects, Upper Airway

Cholesterol Labs Explained

November 14, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

This is a brief explanation of lab cholesterol results and how they are obtained.

Filed Under: Cardiovascular Disease Tagged With: Bad Cholesterol, Cholesterol, Coronary Artery Disease, Families History, Females, Friedewald Equation, Good Cholesterol, Hdl, Heart Attacks, Information On Cholesterol, Ldl, Lipids, Low Cholesterol, Low Risk, Lower Your Risk, Risk Factor, Serum, Specimen, Strokes, Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides

Weight Loss – Is It Really As Simple As A + B = C?

September 20, 2010 By Doc 1 Comment

Weight loss is dependent on numerous factors and cannot be simplified to calories consumed vs calories burned.

Filed Under: Physiology, Weight Managment Tagged With: Apples And Oranges, Body Composition, Body Fat, Bouts, Calories, Degree Celcius, Duration, Exercise Duration, Gain Weight, hormone, Human Metabolism, Intensity, Kilocalories, Kilograms, Lose Weight, Lost, Lot, Measurement, Metab, Metric System, Ml, System Measures, Type Of Food, Unit Of Energy, Unit Of Measure, Weight Calories, Weight Gain, Weight Loss

Where Do We Get Our Omega-3 Fatty Acids?

March 15, 2010 By Doc 1 Comment

It is important to understand good sources and ratios of Omega-3 & Omega-6 fatty acids. This post will help.

Filed Under: Fats Tagged With: 3 Fatty Acids, Canola, Cardiovascular Deaths, Cause Mortality, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Essential Fatty Acids, Flaxseed Linseed, Free Fatty Acids, Oil Sunflower, Oily Fish, Omega 3, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Omega 6, Omega 6 Fatty Acids, Omega Diet, Peanut Oil, Plant Sources, Prostate Cancer, Sardines, Serum Triglycerides, Soybean Oil, Typical American Diet

Omega-3s & 6s – The Balance Between The Two Matters

March 13, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

The balance between Omega-3 & Omega-6 fatty acids is important. A variety of health problems arise when this balance is disturbed. Find out why this is true here.

Filed Under: Fats Tagged With: 3 Fatty Acids, Aggregation, Aggregators, Arachidonic Acid Pathway, Calcium Metabolism, Critical Functions, Decrease Inflammation, Heart Disease, Lower Blood Pressure, Nerve Function, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Omega 3s, Omega 6 Fatty Acids, Prostaglandins, Series 1, Series 3, Smooth Muscle Contractions, Sodium Retention, T Cell, Tissue Damage

What Is the Big Deal With Omega-3s & 6s?

March 11, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

Arachadonic Acid Pathway

Omega-6 & Omega-3 fatty acids are important to our health. Here, I discuss some of the reasons they are important and touch on how to improve their contribution to your diet.

Filed Under: Fats Tagged With: 3 Fatty Acids, 6s, Advil, All The Rage, Anti Inflammatory Medications, Celebrex, Chemical Pathway, Cottonseed, Enzymes, Heart Attacks, Inflammation, Mayonnaise, Motrin, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Omega 3s, Omega 6 Fatty Acids, Optimal Health, Platelets, Salad Dressings, Thromboxane

What’s Is An Omega-3 Fat?

March 9, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

Arachadonic Acid Pathway

Omega-3 fatty acids are an essential component of proper nutrition. What are they and where does the name come from?

Filed Under: Fats Tagged With: 3 Fatty Acids, Animal Fats, butter, Carbons, Double Bond, fat, fatty acid structure, Fatty Acids, Free Fatty Acids, Glycerol Molecule, Greek Letters, Hydrogen Molecules, name fatty acid, oil, Omega 3, Omega 3 Fats, Omega 3 Fatty Acid, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Omega 6, Organic Chemistry, Saturated And Unsaturated Fatty Acids, Saturated Fats, Saturated Fatty Acids, Single Bonds, Straight Chain, Triacylglycerol, Triglycerides, Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Good Sources For Resistant Starches

March 3, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

Resistant starches come in a variety of forms, both naturally occurring & manufactured. Proper food preparation & selection can increase their quantities in our diet.

Filed Under: Carbohydrates Tagged With: Amp, Amylose Corn, Banana Flour, Bananas, Corn Flakes, Crystals, Cup Barley, Cup Brown Rice, Cup Corn, Enzymes, Forms Of Carbohydrates, Green Banana, Ld, Legumes, Nbsp, Potatoes, Resistant Starch, Seeds, Sources State, Starches, Starchy Foods, Whole Grains

How Resistant Starch Helps Weight Loss

March 1, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

Weight loss success can be increased by a greater intake of resistant starches. Here are 4 reasons that resistant starches assist with weight loss.

Filed Under: Carbohydrates Tagged With: Calorie Intake, Carbohydrates, decrease glycemic response, decreased caloric intake, diet failure, Dietary Intake, Digestion, digestive hormones, fat oxidation, Fatty Acids, Glycemic Index Diet, Hormone Secretion, Hormones, Hunger, increase insulin sensitivity, Insulin Response, Kcal, Lipolysis, Loss Weight, low glycemic index, Low Glycemic Index Diet, Mitochondria, Oxidation, Pathway, Resistant Starch, Satiety, Slow Absorption, Small Intestine, Weight Loss, weightloss

How Resistant Starch Protects the Colon (Large Intestine)

February 28, 2010 By Doc 1 Comment

Resistant starch has a number of health benefits. The colon appears to benefit substantially. Reasons for this are discussed here.

Filed Under: Carbohydrates Tagged With: Bacteria Clostridium, Bowel Regularity, Butyrate, Cancer Effects, Chain Fatty Acids, Crohn S Disease, Crystalization, Dehydration, Energy Source, Inadequate Numbers, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Large Intestine, Laxative Effect, Mild Laxative, Oral Rehydration Salts, Resistant Starch, Short Chain Fatty Acids, Significant Health, Small Intestine, Starches

How To Know If You’re Getting Enough Vitamins

If you know me at all then you know that I’m a huge proponent of proper nutrition. It is one of the cornerstones of my ‘Healthy Trinity’ which is the foundation of optimizing health. The Functional Medicine approach to nutrition means that each person has an adequate & functional nutritional status. We have to have [...]

The Mismanaged Thyroid (Gland & Hormones)

I had a patient the other day, I’ll call her Sally, who was a new patient and had been recommended by a friend. She told me that she didn’t fell right. She felt as though “something was wrong” and “I don’t feel like I used to feel.” She told me she had been to several [...]

The Vertical Auto Profile (VAP) Test For Cholesterol

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in the U.S. There are a number of factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and cholesterol is the most often blamed contributor. I do not believe that elevated cholesterol causes heart disease but I do believe that there is probably a correlation. Since my primary goal is [...]

Gymnema Sylvestre – Diabetes Cure?

Gymnema sylvestre (GS) is an Ayurvedic herb that has been used for centuries to help control blood sugar levels. It is native to central and southern Indian tropical forests. The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) find “good scientific evidence” that GS is useful in controlling blood sugar [...]

Fish Oil Is A Great Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

I have discussed this topic multiple times in the past and believe that there are significant benefits to supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3′s & Fish Oil are some of the most common supplements that I see patients using. The problem is that they aren’t getting the right stuff. There are 2 fatty acids that [...]