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Healthy eating and exercise can help with not only your waistline but also cardiometabolic health. Carrying around extra fat can negatively affect your whole body; some areas of concern include the liver, heart, and joints. Although many people can maintain a healthy diet and exercise routine to keep the weight off, some folks need extra help with medication.

The liver is the largest organ inside your body and is integral in filtering harmful substances from your blood. When too much fat builds up in your liver, this is called fatty liver disease. This can progress to damaging and scarring of the liver. The scaring can ultimately lead to liver failure. Lifestyle changes, like healthy eating and exercise, are currently the only treatments for fatty liver disease, although many clinical trials are currently looking for a safe and effective therapy.

Heart disease remains the world’s leading killer. While extra fat itself does not directly cause heart attacks, it leads to other causes that can. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes are among those that build up plaque in the arteries leading to heart attacks. ENCORE Research Group offices have many clinical trials in these areas!

Being overweight can affect your joints by raising your risk of developing osteoarthritis. The extra weight puts additional stress on your weight-bearing joints, such as your knees, which can cause additional wear and tear. Additionally, inflammation associated with weight gain might contribute to problems in other joints such as the hands.

For the folks who need more than just a healthy diet and exercise to help with medical conditions, the good news is that many new cutting-edge treatments are being studied and are available to you. Call your local ENCORE Research Group office today to get involved in our research trials.

Sources:
heathline.com
health.clevelandclinic.org
health.harvard.edu




Wrapping up this month’s MedEvidence! podcast series on “What to do after a Heart Attack or Stroke?”  Doctors, Michael Koren and Albert Lopez, DO discuss treatments, medications, and clinical research you need to know as a post-heart event patient.

You will learn:

  • Treatment therapies to use after a heart attack or stroke
  • What is Lp(a)
  • Male vs Female Symptoms
  • Cardiovascular Disease Research

Dr. Michael Koren, is a practicing cardiologist and CEO at ENCORE Research Group. He has been the principal investigator of 2000+ clinical trials while being published in the most prestigious medical journals. Dr. Koren received his medical degree cum laude at Harvard Medical School and completed his residency in internal medicine with a fellowship in cardiology at New York Hospital / Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/ Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Albert Lopez, DO practices Internal Medicine with Millennium Physician Group in Jacksonville, Florida. He is also a Principal Investigator with ENCORE Research Group specializing in lipid clinical trials. Dr. Lopez, DO completed his residency at the University of Pennsylvania and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University in Miami, Florida. He is known as one of the earliest evidence-based physicians in Jacksonville utilizing nutrition and lifestyle for disease prevention.
I believe in “N” of one” because “N of one” is about the patient. If it is not about the patient, then it is about nothing. – Dr. Albert Lopez, DO


Prefer to listen to the podcast without video? You can do that below!





This month’s MedEvidence! podcast is a three-part series on “What to do after a Heart Attack or Stroke?” In the first MedEvidence segment we established that people who have had either a heart attack or stroke have a high risk for a repeat procedure or event. We also discussed knowing who’s on your Heart Health Team, PCP, specialist, and family. What’s abnormal, normal, and what to do when symptoms last greater than 20 minutes? In this 15-minute episode, Doctors, Michael Koren and Albert Lopez DO discuss the Risk Factors You Need to know for your heart health.

You will learn:

      • What modifiable risk factors are
      • What non-modifiable risk factors are
      •  What you can do to help your risk factors
      • How clinical trials and research find other drug benefits
      • How to be involved in a clinical trial

Dr. Michael Koren, is a practicing cardiologist and CEO at ENCORE Research Group. He has been the principal investigator of 2000+ clinical trials while being published in the most prestigious medical journals. Dr. Koren received his medical degree cum laude at Harvard Medical School and completed his residency in internal medicine with a fellowship in cardiology at New York Hospital / Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/ Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Albert Lopez, DO practices Internal Medicine with Millennium Physician Group in Jacksonville, Florida. He is also a Principal Investigator with ENCORE Research Group specializing in lipid clinical trials. Dr. Lopez, DO completed his residency at the University of Pennsylvania and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University in Miami, Florida. He is known as one of the earliest evidence-based physicians in Jacksonville utilizing nutrition and lifestyle for disease prevention.
I believe in “N” of one” because “N of one” is about the patient. If it is not about the patient, then it is about nothing. – Dr. Albert Lopez, DO


Prefer to listen to the podcast without video? You can do that below!





This MedEvidence! podcast is a three-part series on “What to do after a Heart Attack or Stroke?” In this episode, Doctors, Michael Koren and Albert Lopez, DO help you identify your heart health team.

You will learn:

    • Who do I call if I think I’m having a heart attack?
    • What are my risks for another event?
    • How can my family help?
    • How to find a clinical trial

Dr. Michael Koren, is a practicing cardiologist and CEO at ENCORE Research Group. He has been the principal investigator of 2000+ clinical trials while being published in the most prestigious medical journals. Dr. Koren received his medical degree cum laude at Harvard Medical School and completed his residency in internal medicine with a fellowship in cardiology at New York Hospital / Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/ Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Albert Lopez, DO practices Internal Medicine with Millennium Physician Group in Jacksonville, Florida. He is also a Principal Investigator with ENCORE Research Group specializing in lipid clinical trials. Dr. Lopez, DO completed his residency at the University of Pennsylvania and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University in Miami, Florida. He is known as one of the earliest evidence-based physicians in Jacksonville utilizing nutrition and lifestyle for disease prevention.
I believe in “N” of one” because “N of one” is about the patient. If it is not about the patient, then it is about nothing. – Dr. Albert Lopez, DO


Prefer to listen to the podcast without video? You can do that below!



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