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AC/VC Wellness Clinic

A Weight Loss, Lifestyle and Conceirge Medicine Clinic. Personalized medicine at its best.

09/18/2023

BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!!!!! Brought to you by Routledge, a Taylor & Francis company. I am humbled to announce the launch of my new book on obesity medicine. Relevant to all primary care physicians, medical specialists, dieticians, health coaches, therapists etc.

If one item from the book is mentioned to one patient and that patient benefits. The hard work would be all worth it. Appreciate you checking the book out. If a positive review is worthwhile, please do not hesitate to drop a kind message. Links below:

https://www.routledge.com/Obesity-Medicine-Made-Easy/Chatterjee/p/book/9781032443218

https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Medicine-Made-Easy/dp/1032443219

05/01/2022

A life changing weight loss experience awaits you, a family member, a friend or a patient of yours if you are a healthcare provider. If you have medical insurance inquire about our GLP1 based weight loss program. It is the pinnacle of medical weight loss management. Available to residents of New York, Florida, Michigan, Oregon and Washington.

12/21/2020

If you have had a heart attack or stroke or a diagnosis such as peripheral artery disease or diabetes, PLEASE make sure you are getting optimal lipid lowering therapy. Numerous major studies have shown that if you lower your LDL-c or nonHDL-c to certain levels you can avoid another major adverse cardiac event. If you are on a medication called a statin, ask your doctor if it is high intensity. If you had symptoms while on a statin, you can try another statin at a lower dose or take the statin drug every other day or even once a week. In cases where you need to lower your cholesterol even further despite being on a statin medication, ask your doctor if there is anything else they can do. The next steps in treatment include medications called ezetimibe and PCSK9 inhibitors. Of course medications are only one part of the story and healthy lifestyle habits will reduce your global cardiovascular risk.

If you would like to understand your total risk of future heart disease or of a loved one you care about, schedule a consult with us today. Email us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com

11/24/2020

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone this week. Before I dig into the benefits of cranberries, there are two very important aspects of Thanksgiving that should be emphasized. Showing gratitude and spending time with friends and family. These are powerful methods of boosting health and longevity. Yet, most people don't even think of these things when they worry about their health. Don't wait for the holidays to connect with friends and family and make it a daily ritual to express gratitude. I promise you will reap tremendous benefits for years to come.

As for cranberries, they can be an incredible source of anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants help reduce inflammation in the body, improver the health of your arteries and boost mood, just to name a few benefits. The number one category for antioxidant rich foods are herbs and spices. Second are berries. Out of all the commonly eaten berries blackberries top the list. But close to the top are cranberries. Almost 2000% more than bananas, which have almost none.

As for all foods, you want to focus on minimally processed sources of cranberries. So a cranberry stuffed pie, cranberry sauce and even cranberry juice are not ideal. Whole fruit (fresh or frozen) or dried cranberries should be your target sources.

So this thanksgiving get an extra serving of cranberry sauce in and your body will thank you!

11/05/2020

When you visit your primary care doctor for an annual check up a standard lipid panel is ordered as part of routine labs. This lipid panel includes what doctors describe as the 'bad' LDL cholesterol and the 'good' HDL cholesterol. In truth, that is an over simplification but it gets the main point across to our patients. It is always nice to step back and look at the big picture. Why do we even care about your LDL cholesterol? It is to make an educated guess on your future risk of getting a heart attack or stroke or diabetes, etc. So when your doctor says your cholesterol levels are normal, you should naturally feel relieved. But I urge to dig deep into the numbers and truly understand your risk. This is important because if you realize your risk is elevated early in your life you can make the necessary lifestyle habit changes and get back on track. we spend time with our patients and educate them on the markers that best stratify your heart disease risk such as non-HDL, apolipoprotein B, LDL particle number and size, HDL size, hs-CRP and lipoprotein (a) level.

The normal LDL cholesterol level most doctors recommend is different based on your overall risk level and is either less than 160 or 130 or 100 mg/dl. The level of LDL cholesterol we recommend for ALL patients is between 50-70 mg/dl. At that range the chances of any atherosclerosis (plaque build up in your arteries) progressing is minimal.

If your LDL cholesterol is higher than 70mg/dl try our intensive therapeutic lifestyle change program to bring that number down and lower your risk of future heart attacks and strokes. Contact us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com to learn more.

10/29/2020

This was based on analysis from 3 large studies conducted by Harvard researchers that looked at over 200,000 US adults. I applaud those that have chosen to consume a plant focused eating pattern as it will not only help your health and wellbeing but improve the economic and environmental burden to society as a whole. But a plant based diet can technically be beer and chips! Focus on whole foods such as whole vegetables, whole fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. This is what will help you reach your goals of improving mood, losing weight, controlling blood sugars, improving cognition, etc. In the same study mentioned above, a healthy plant based diet reduced risk of diabetes by 34%.

our intensive therapeutic lifestyle change program can help you control and even reverse your diabetes. Email us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com to learn more.

10/27/2020

Around 30 million people in the US have diabetes and another 80 million have prediabetes. Why should we care? Because diabetes leads to heart attacks, strokes, blindness, kidney failure and leg amputations in the people we love. If that wasn't enough the economic costs to the individual and to society are huge. In 2017, $327 billion was spent in direct and indirect costs.

To many people including physicians, diabetes is an irreversible disease. It is NOT! When you are given medications for a chronic medical condition it is like putting tape over a busted pipe. It may hold for awhile but the underlying cause remains. Poor lifestyle habits over decades led to the diagnoses and changing those habits can eliminate the diagnoses as well. You can control your health. You can lower the number of medications you take. Let us help you. Email us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com to learn more.

10/22/2020

I sometimes think about how many suicides could have been prevented if we as primary care providers simply helped the patient sleep better. It's just one aspect of a multifactorial disease but good quality and quantity of sleep is crucial to the success of the management of mental health. There are two aspects to helping people sleep better. First is the education and knowledge of how to sleep better. Secondly, the actual implementation of that knowledge requires motivation, accountability and behavioural therapy strategies. our program for Insomnia and for Depression/Anxiety helps with both aspects of treatment. Don't hesitate to ask for help if you notice your mental health moving in the wrong direction. During these difficult pandemic times there are a multitude of issues such as finances, relationship troubles and loneliness that will trigger worsening symptoms. Talk to us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com to learn more.

10/19/2020

Would you like to sleep like this adorable guy?

Our Insomnia treatment 90 minute consult includes 3 months of weekly contact to help you learn and apply techniques that will lead to drastic improvements in how you feel every day. A side effect of this program you will enjoy is weight lost, metabolism boosted, mood improved, blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels go into normal ranges and your cognitive capacity sharpens for daily tasks and assignments.

As part of the medical assessment unknown sleep disorders may be diagnosed. The most important of these sleep disorders to uncover is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). It is extremely common and underdiagnosed. Snoring is a common symptom and may seem harmless (unless you are the nearby partner in bed!) but if it is OSA, it is doing incredible harm to the body on a daily basis. This is a must diagnosis to treat. We will likely refer you to get a sleep study at a local spot such as with Dr. Root

Contact us today at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com

10/16/2020

Have faceless humans with long hair been keeping you up at night? If so....Goodluck! But if your sleep has been off and on lately and you have noticed the effects of that poor sleep more and more during the day, you are definitely not alone. 60 million Americans suffer from poor sleep yet only 10% see their primary care physician. This is likely because society takes sleep for granted. Our culture even embraces those who can function on low amount of sleep. It's like a badge of honour to complete a project or presentation while getting very little sleep. This is unfortunate because sleep is incredibly crucial to living a life without chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, hypertension etc., mood disturbances and avoiding Alzheimers dementia later in life. Even day to day functioning is affected in subtle ways with minor sleep changes. we created a program that includes a 90 minute evaluation then weekly contact for 3 months to help master the Art of Sleep. It will change your life. Email us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com to learn more.

10/15/2020

It is never too late to quit smoking. Yes, the earlier you quit the better it will be for longevity and quality of life but it should be emphasized with very little doubt that the second you decide to quit, the benefits are massive. You can do it! Let us help. Join our Medically Supervised To***co Cessation Program. Email us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com to learn more. ***co ***cocessation

10/14/2020

To***co and Obesity are vying for number one spot as the single largest preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the Unites States. Smoking is related to 480,000 deaths per year in the US. To***co basically kills 1 out of 2 people who use them. The big four conditions to worry about are Lung Cancer, Heart disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Cancer (over 40 cancers in various parts of the body are more likely with to***co use). Contact us today to learn more. Email us at info@acvcwellnessclinic.com ***co ***cocessation ******es

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1052 NW Overton Street
Portland, OR
97209

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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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+15035056254

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http://www.acvcwellnessclinic.com/

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