Cardiovascular Health
Even with advances in modern medicine, heart disease remains the biggest killer in the western world today. While cardiovascular disease was once thought of as an affliction of middle- aged, overweight, cigarette- smoking men, we now know today that nearly half of all heart attack deaths occur in women.
In conventional medicine, billions of dollars are spent on highly invasive procedures such as open-heart surgeries, coronary bypasses, or balloon angioplasty with stents. Still, very little attention is place on preventing atherosclerosis (accumulation of plaque in the arteries), which is the underlying cause of the problem.
At Rooted, we always check your cardiac risk markers such as Homocysteine, Lipoprotein A, Hs CRP, and Ferritin, in addition to lipid panels. High- quality fish oil, CoQ10, Red Yeast Rice, Niacin, and methylated B12, B6, and Folic Acid is used to reduce these cardiac risk markers.
A healthy, wholesome, and anti- inflammatory diet is essential in treating heart disease. We also have several safe weight loss programs to help you achieve your ideal weight.
Metabolic Health
Metabolic syndrome is a collective term for a group of conditions, including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess weight around the midsection, and high cholesterol that can raise your chance of developing heart disease and other health problems like diabetes.
While metabolic syndrome is a disorder that is caused by a group of conditions, we believe it is tied to the obesity epidemic. In some cases, individuals who are at a healthy weight can still have metabolic syndrome. But there are five specific factors that can put you at risk:
Having a large waistline
Low levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol
High triglyceride levels
High levels of blood sugar
High blood pressure
The good news is metabolic syndrome can be reversed even if you have a genetic predisposition or close relatives who have had diabetes or heart disease. Since your risk for metabolic syndrome increases with age, it is critical to understand how your lifestyle habits impact your risk as early as possible.
With our functional medicine approach, we are very successful at treating metabolic syndrome because we also deal with deeper issues that keep your metabolism from functioning correctly.
