Bianco Primary Healthcare Blog
Should I Exercise with Covid?
It is hard to believe that we have suffered through an entire year of this COVID-19 pandemic, yet here we are. Things are improving of course as numbers are down and continue to decline. The good news about hitting the year mark is that we now know a lot more about...
How To Handle Nutritional Speed Bumps To Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle
Fallen off the “new year, new you” wagon already? Have you finished your Whole30, or figured out that your body isn’t meant to run on fats as a primary fuel source? Did you finally realize how much time it takes to follow the strict rules of a fad diet and decide we...
Can Simple Healthy Lifestyle Changes Be The Cure?
One of the unique things about having a Direct Primary Care practice is the time it allows me to spend with patients and the feedback I get from them. I also do a “meet the doc” appointment for potential patients to interview me and ask the questions that are...
A Detox or Small Steps? A Faster Path to Change
I truly love my job. I work with a wide range of clients that vary from anyone learning the basics of the hand portion guide and applying that to habit change, as well as the high-level athlete who needs help fueling optimally around training and competition. If...
How To Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
STOP setting your inevitably failing New Year's resolutions. This year instead, refocus on your why. Take a step back. Think about your long term goals and dreams. (Yes, we are going to get deep.) Depending on your stage of life, your goals and dreams may look...
What You Need to Know About Micronutrients
Ready to talk about another healthy eating strategy that isn’t dieting? ME TOO. Especially with 2021 quickly approaching, and the phrase “I’ll worry about my weight in the new year” already circulating this holiday season. Today I’m going to dive into a topic that is...
The Blood Pressure Basics
Hello everyone!! I hope you are having a great week!! Today I would like to address a very common problem in Internal Medicine, Hypertension a.k.a., High Blood Pressure. What is Hypertension? Hypertension puts a strain on your arteries and heart, and can restrict...
What Do Cholesterol Numbers Mean?
Having your cholesterol checked is part of the standard annual labs that we all get every year. It gives important insight into your health. But what does it really mean? What should my numbers be? Do I need to take cholesterol medicine? I want to take a few minutes...
5 Healthy Habits the Nutritionist is Doing this Holiday Season
Last week our Office Manager Eileen and our Nutritionist, Kathryn Terry, had a great conversation about health during the holidays. Eileen thought some of Kathryn's points were important enough to be shared and asked Kathryn to write about 5 habits of her normal...
The Day After Thanksgiving – Healthy Eating Strategies
Thanksgiving Day ~ A day for many of us that is full of buttery casseroles and enough pies to feed an army, despite the honest size of our gathering. Yet, for many Americans following this holiday tradition, the way we fuel ourselves the day after is potentially more...