by Millie Lee | Feb 14, 2021 | Health, Heart Health, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Yoga
Stress is a well known, major risk factor for heart disease. There are two types of stress – chronic and acute stress. Chronic stress, our response to day to day “stressors” can have profound effects on blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol levels, blood...
by Millie Lee | Jan 26, 2021 | Health, Heart Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellness
What is Functional Medicine? Functional medicine is an evolutionary approach to caring for patients. It is simply a new way of THINKING, particularly about chronic diseases, like diabetes and heart disease. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical...
by Millie Lee, MD | Jan 12, 2021 | Health, Heart Health, Lifestyle
WORD OF THE YEAR …….. TRANSITION Noun: 1. passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another, 2. a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another Verb: To undergo a process or period of transition The month of January is...
by Millie Lee, MD | Aug 21, 2020 | Heart Health
The world continues to face the challenges of the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Most people are familiar with the virus’s effects on the respiratory system, but what can COVID-19 do to your heart? There is considerable emerging evidence that...
by Millie Lee, MD | Jul 3, 2018 | Health, Heart Health, Yoga
Summer is finally here and boy is it heating up outside. This is my favorite season for it is a time of long, sunny days, time out in nature, strolls on the beach, park picnics, outdoor concerts, and cute summer clothes. Unfortunately, it also is a time for some...
by Millie Lee, MD | Feb 21, 2018 | Health, Heart Health, Yoga
What is Stress? “Stress” is an undeniable part of our busy everyday modern lives. But can “stress” predispose you to heart disease? “Stress” or a better word “Stressor”, in and of itself does not “cause”...