SEASIDE’S HEALTH NEWSLETTERS
Welcome to the Seaside Medical Practice blog! Here you will find information from me, Dr. Nasime Yazdani, as well as other excellent providers and staff here at Seaside Medical Practice in Santa Monica, CA. We look forward to your feedback and comments on the blog, and look forward to serving you in any way we can!
Omega-3 Index and The Heart
by Nasimeh Yazdani, M.D The Omega-3 Index is the sum of 2 prominent long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA) in red blood cell membranes and is expressed as a percentage of total erythrocyte fatty acids (FAs). It has...
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy, Tissue Injury Treatment in Santa Monica Blvd
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment, Therapy use in clinical medicine dates back to 1998 where a group of maxillofacial surgeons at the University of Miami School of Medicine elegantly showed bone regeneration doubled in PRP- treated bone grafts compared with...
Concierge Medicine
It’s that time of year again - Open enrollment! Everyone is starting to feel the effects of the Affordable Care Act and the impact it has had on the market. Since it’s inception there have been over 31 million people who have entered the marketplace. While it affords...
Meditation: The Key To Better Health
These days, everyone is talking about Meditation. Mindfulness, relaxation, being present, even meditation retreats where all you do for 24 hours is sit and breathe. Meditation moves us in a very profound manner. Why? There are many reasons, one of which relates...
Hypertension: The Silent Killer
In the US, around 75 million people have hypertension (high blood pressure), with more people dying of hypertension-related cardiovascular disease than from the next three deadliest diseases combined. The number of people living with hypertension is predicted to be...
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone Replacement Therapy Controversy Demystified Menopause can be a scary time in a women’s life. Not everyone will experience the jarring transition, but all women feel a change of some kind. Going from a hormone level of 100 to 0, is like a race car coming to a...
June Newsletter: Circumcision
Circumcision a surgical procedure, simple in technique, but extremely complex in context. June is Men’s Health Month- a time to cherish the health of our fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers. On this day, I want to highlight an important, albeit sensitive...
The Key To Successful Weight Loss
The Key to Successful Weight Loss Weight loss is a race that you sweat so hard for but often times never make it to the finish line. Two thirds of our population is overweight, determined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25. BMI, a diagnostic tool based upon a...
April Newsletter: Smart Phone Addiction
Our Addiction to Smartphones by Nasimeh Yazdani, M.D. As some of you know, I have been away for three weeks visiting family in Iran. I left my iPhone 6 on the plane ride there and never received it back. The shock of loosing my phone left me in a daze for the next...
Sleep: What You Need To Know
One of the highlights of the physical examination is the exploration of my patient's sleep pattern. As a general rule, sleep is extremely unlikely to be organically deranged, but very easily altered by our unhealthy habits. An extra cup of coffee late in the day,...