We’ve all felt the stress of the past year, and patients are more ready than ever to address it. As clinicians, we need to understand how our patients’ stress is uniquely affecting their health and help them to create and implement a personalized plan to manage it. In this preconference we’ll go beyond the HPA axis to discuss stress in the context of immune health and draw connections to the gut-brain axis. This will help you recognize the nuances in identifying and caring for patients’ individual needs and provide protocol templates you can utilize at your next appointment.
March 4, 2022, 9 AM-4 PM
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL
Fees:$99 for preconference; fees vary for standard conference pass
It’s a myth that higher HDL-cholesterol level means lower cardiovascular disease risk. The truth is that HDL-cholesterol level is only a part of the HDL story; it doesn’t give an indication if the HDL particle is functioning properly. Intrigued? Download this fact sheet on HDL cholesterol to learn more about age-old assumptions and the studies that have been done on HDL levels vs. function.
Our clinicians have created a protocol to help with determining how HDL dysfunction may present in your patients. It includes labs to consider as well as lifestyle changes and bioactives to recommend. Download this protocol for use in your practice.
A companion piece to the HDL Dysfunction Assessment and Protocol, the HDL Assessment Tool was developed by Mark Houston, MD to provide a visual guide to determining HDL dysfunction in your patients and how and when to recommend lifestyle changes and bioactives.
Labs to Identify High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Risk
Unsure which labs to order to determine your patients’ risk? This downloadable document shares which lab tests can help you better understand HDL and cardiovascular (CV) risk. Each section outlines a different test, explaining what the test measures, why to test, additional information, as well as normal ranges to watch for.
