by Dr. Mike Okouchi | Nov 25, 2015 | Diabetes, Streams
Diabetes…well know someone, either a friend or family member, who has been afflicted by this disease. I have a bunch of my family members affected by diabetes. My grandmother had diabetes, which then led to kidney failure and ultimately cardiovascular disease....
by Dr. Mike Okouchi | Nov 24, 2015 | General Health, Streams
The holiday season is a joyous time of reflecting and connecting with our friends and family. This is the time where we are faced with difficult decisions: prioritization of what foods to eat at the parties! Yes, you know what I mean…you go to a gathering and...
by Dr. Mike Okouchi | Nov 23, 2015 | Mental Health, Mind Body, Streams
In this season of giving “thanks” I wanted to share a few interesting, maybe obvious, things about giving thanks and how it affects your life. There’s an art to giving thanks and if done correctly can really improve your life. Let's learn how to...
by Dr. Mike Okouchi | Nov 20, 2015 | Hormones, Streams
If you’re reading this, you probably understand the importance of keeping or getting your hormones in balance. It’s pretty popular nowadays to speak about hormones, but I don’t think we’re addressing hormonal imbalance in the right way....
by Dr. Mike Okouchi | Nov 18, 2015 | Cancer, Streams
On this past week’s periscope, we’ve been discussing hormones and the role they play in your health. We got on to the discussion of breast cancer and how hormonal imbalance affects the incidence and outcome. By no means am I an expert in this, but I do see...
by Dr. Mike Okouchi | Nov 16, 2015 | Hormones, Streams
There’s a vast misconception surrounding the topic of hormones and my intention for this post is to clear some of that up. Whenever I mention “hormone” to my patients they will often either agree with a “knee-jerk” reaction or have...