Nutritional Pearl
A person walking.
Nutritional Pearl
06/18/2023
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who doesn’t think he moves enough during the day. He works from home and wants to know an easy way to stay healthy and move more.
06/18/2023
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
05/25/2021
John is a 40-year-old man who has struggled for many years to maintain a healthy blood pressure.
05/25/2021
Hypertension
Hypertension
02/08/2018
Geraldine, a 32-year-old woman, comes to your office with her 66-year-old grandmother. She tells you that Grandma “isn’t much for doctors.”
02/08/2018
Hypertension
Hypertension
06/09/2017
Larry is a 39-year-old man with borderline hypertension. During a regular physical, you ask Larry how his efforts to cut down on sodium have been going. He tells you that although he has been making an...
06/09/2017
Hypertension
Hypertension
05/24/2017
John, a 62-year-old man, has been treated with lisinopril and amlodipine to control blood pressure (BP), but has only been able to get his BP down to 160/100 with the combination of the 2 agents.
05/24/2017
Snacking
Snacking
05/31/2016
John is a 32-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He regularly eats salty, crunchy snacks and worries about the difficulty in giving them up. At his most recent check-up, he asks if...
05/31/2016
Hypertension
Hypertension
01/12/2016
Roger is a 46-year-old man who has recently begun an effort to lower his blood pressure. He reports that although he has recently switched to low-sodium options for all of his favorite foods, the...
01/12/2016
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
06/07/2015
Max is a 45-year-old man with mild hypertension. He says he has been struggling to cut down on the salty foods that he loves. He asks if you have any advice to help wean him off of salty, savory snacks. ...
06/07/2015
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
05/04/2015
During a routine exam, Mary, a 27-year-old woman, expresses concern over her family history of high blood pressure. She shows you print outs of several articles from the internet exploring the possible...
05/04/2015
sodium reduction
sodium reduction
03/25/2015
Richard, a 52-year-old man in good health, visits your office for his yearly physical. During the examination, he asks you, “Does the amount of salt I eat really matter? Could it actually affect my blood...
03/25/2015