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How Gut Health and Digestion Influence Cholesterol Levels

Imperial Center Family Medicine

The liver manufactures new cholesterol molecules and captures excess from circulation for excretion. Imperial Center Family Medicine blends holistic healing with advanced clinical testing because heart wellness requires an integrative perspective, especially regarding your gastrointestinal system and cholesterol metabolism.

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Baby Formula Shortages

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

Always mix formula as directed by the manufacturer. If you have any concerns about your baby’s nutrition, please talk with your pediatrician. What if baby formula is out of stock everywhere I look? Check smaller stores and drug stores, which may not be out of supply when the bigger stores are. Check social media groups.

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The Best and Worst Cooking Oils for Managing Cholesterol

Imperial Center Family Medicine

How Cooking Oils Impact Cholesterol Before getting into specific oils, it helps to know a little about dietary fats and cholesterol. Cholesterol is a form of fat with a waxy consistency that is found in your blood. Your body needs it to construct healthy cells, but having high cholesterol can raise your risk for heart disease.

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Patients Preferences and Difficulties with 5 Different Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FITs) [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

FIT manufacturers should develop very clear directions for patients. Preferences for the general type of FITs were: 61% liquid vial, 30% no preference, and 9% card. Difficulties included getting the sample in the correct window (card); removing the correct cap, having liquid spill from the vial, or feeling it was messy to collect the sample.

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Common Skincare Ingredients that Are Linked to Cancer

Health One Family Medicine

As with parabens, manufacturers add them to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination. Be Smart With Your Beauty Products At Health One Family Medicine , we always place more emphasis on overall wellness, since a healthy body will automatically look beautiful. A List of Carcinogens in Skin Care Products 1.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

The Minnesota Council of Health Plans (MCHP) raised concerns, as the bill enacts new regulations on health plans, and they contend they have little control over pricing set by drug manufacturers. The Minnesota Hospital Association, as well as some individual hospitals, testified in support of the bill. Read a summary of H.F.

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Both Sides Now - Part I

Evergreen Family Medicine

Whether officer versus enlisted man, manufacturer or service industry versus governmental oversight agency, or physician versus health care administrator, the distrust and friction are instinctive. What’s on Your Shoes Reveals What’s in Your Heart.The cultural divide is immense.