Category: Laboratory

Metabolic Scoring: Using Metrics to Motivate Change

Posted on November 12, 2024 By Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD Forward By Jasmin Murphy, B.H.A., ACE-CPT As someone who has been diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome, I ...

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Biochemical Individuality

Posted on September 6, 2024 By Paul Tayler, BS, BA – Director of Information Services Riordan Clinic is often asked, “Why all the nutrient testing?” There ...

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The Importance of Data-Driven Health Insights

Posted on September 6, 2024 WHY TEST The term data-driven is trending in every area of life. We use data to make decisions about investing money, what cars to buy, ...

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Check Your Health: Fall 2024 – It’s That Time Again

Posted on September 6, 2024 Twice a year, the Riordan Clinic hosts the “Check Your Health” event, offering a valuable opportunity to assess your “health tank” by ...

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Unraveling the Mystery of Pyrroles: A Teen’s Journey to Health and Vitality

Posted on August 13, 2024 By Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD At Riordan Clinic, we are dedicated to understanding and addressing the root causes of complex health ...

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Empowered Healing: Navigating Hormonal Imbalances and Healing

Posted on May 20, 2024   By Jasmin Murphy For as long as I can remember, my relationship with my body and hormones has been intricate and challenging. It ...

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Navigating the Dual Roles of Caregiving: Your Health First

Posted on April 9, 2024 By Jasmin Murphy For those in the sandwich generation, juggling the care of your aging parents while supporting your own children, life ...

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Patient Advises Others to “Be Curious” After Potentially Fatal Autoimmune Diagnosis

Posted on August 1, 2022 By Melody Spurney Scleroderma started small for Denise Douty, 49, of Wichita. Her fingers felt funny after scraping her windshield on a ...

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Arthritis and Inflammation in the Lab

Posted on April 29, 2022 Author: Dr. Hinshaw, MD – Bio-Center Laboratory Director Inflammation is a normal physiologic response that is essential to our ...

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All About Autoimmunity

Posted on April 16, 2021 Author: Ron Hunninghake, MD More and more, it seems that people have or know someone that has an autoimmune condition. An article ...

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Leah’s Story: Part Three: The Follow Up

Posted on January 1, 2020 The following post was written by a co-learner, and shared with her permission, on her blog at leahchischilly.com.  Read Part One and ...

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Four Factors that Determine Your Level of Health

Posted on December 2, 2016 Dr. Charles Hinshaw Insulin Resistance. If your diet is high in sugar and low fiber carbohydrates, it is likely that you have insulin ...

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Methylation for Beginners: Why Nutrient Levels Need to Be Tested

Posted on November 3, 2016 Charles T Hinshaw Jr, MD, Director, BioCenter Laboratory Methylation describes the addition of a methyl group to a substrate with the ...

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Patient Profile – Nutrigenomics

Posted on October 23, 2015 Neutrogenomics is a branch of nutritional genomics and is the study of the effects of food and food constituents on gene expression. It ...

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Foreword to the Death by Calcium Foreword

Posted on December 3, 2014 Could the entire modern paradigm of osteoporosis prevention and care be based upon a false assumption? Were my aunts victims of a ...

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Bio-Center Laboratory

Posted on August 9, 2014 As you have read, the gastrointestinal tract is complex, and is a vital part of the immune system. Many functions of the ...

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Bio-Center Laboratory

Posted on July 18, 2014 In our lead article on hormone loss, Dr. Mike Bauerschmidt recommends determination of hormone levels as an essential part of aging ...

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Bio-Center Laboratory

Posted on June 20, 2014 Obesity is associated with a lengthy array of abnormalities (e.g. sugar levels) many of which can be measured through laboratory ...

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A note from the lab

Posted on May 13, 2014 With this month's Health Hunter focused on obesity, here are the tests available for the evaluation of obesity:

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From the Bio-Center Lab: Know Your Nutrients

Posted on February 24, 2014 Vitamin C is a water-soluble compound that human bodies cannot produce, and hence must be included in our diets or supplements. It ...

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Chelation and Metal Intoxication

Posted on December 27, 2013 In an industrialized society like ours, a wide variety of contaminants are released into the environment every day. The sources of ...

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Lunch & Lecture: Check Your Health Lab Test Results – Review

Posted on October 24, 2013 This Lunch & Lecture will explore laboratory results from the September Check Your Health event. Presented by Charles Hinshaw, MD; ...

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Vitamins D3 and K2 – The Dynamic Duo

Posted on October 7, 2013 Every fall, leading into winter, the sun sets further and further into the south. The days get shorter and the sun's rays diminish in ...

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Check Your Health: SPECIAL OFFER

Posted on August 19, 2013 Do you know your nutrient levels? Are you taking the right supplements?Find out at Riordan Clinic’s Semi-Annual Special Laboratory ...

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July Lab Special: Save 30% on our Estradiol Test

Posted on July 3, 2013 Estradiol, the most potent of the three female estrogens can be measured in both blood and urine. Sexual development and function, ...

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June Bio-Center Laboratory Special

Posted on June 7, 2013 Advances in medical technology have made it possible to accurately measure nutrient levels in the blood and then make the connection ...

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Bio-Center Lab May Special

Posted on May 10, 2013 Wheat belly or just plain fat? The initial result of this over consumption is a persistent elevation of our average blood glucose, ...

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Lunch & Lecture Series 2013-Check Your Health: Review Your Lab Test Results

Posted on April 18, 2013 In This Lecture: Meet Our Doctors. Ask Questions. Review your Laboratory Test Results. Riordan Clinic doctors will discuss laboratory ...

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February: This Month's Specials

Posted on February 1, 2013 Stop by during the month of February and take advantage of 15% off of supplements for Arthritis and 30% Boron and Strontium Trace ...

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November Lab Special: Receive 30% OFF a Glycemic Control Panel

Posted on November 7, 2012 Save 30% off a Glycemic Control Panel that tests your glucose, hemoglobin A1C, and Insulin levels. These levels are closely related to ...

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Lunch and Lecture Series 2012: Check Your Health Results

Posted on October 24, 2012 "Check Your Health" laboratory tests results provide a guide to supplementation and dietary nutrition to optimize your health. Come to ...

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SAVE THE DATE: Check Your Health

Posted on August 17, 2012 Save up to 45% on our testing panels for a limited time only, and receive 25% off of all supplements on-line or in the supplement ...

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Pre-Conception/Fertility Panel

Posted on August 3, 2012 Infertility is on the rise. Having these nutrient levels checked is a great place to start for individuals, both men and women, having ...

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July Lab Special:30% Off Inflammation Panel & Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Posted on July 13, 2012 Why should you have these levels tested? In general, all illnesses and injuries are accompanied by inflammation. This inflammation, ...

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June Lab Special: Pre-Conception/Fertility Panel

Posted on June 5, 2012 Infertility is on the rise. As seen in our patient profile article, having these nutrient levels checked is a great place to start for ...

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Riordan Clinic creates a paradigm shift in health care system

Posted on May 30, 2012 An article recently published in the NY Times investigates current health care costs and improving access to preventive care. Current ...

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May Lab Special–Thyroid Profile

Posted on May 15, 2012 Each month we feature a special lab test that relates to the Health Hunters Newsletter topic. This month we are featuring the Thyroid ...

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Bio-Center Laboratory—HCG Rx+ Blood Test

Posted on January 19, 2012 Before beginning your HCG Rx+ weight loss journey, several laboratory tests are performed by the Bio-Center Laboratory, our onsite lab. ...

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HealthMarkers℠ Benchmarking the Biologic Determinants of Your Health

Posted on December 1, 2011 HealthMarkers℠ are standardized and replicable laboratory measurements of an individual’s biochemical makeup that represent the ...

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Bio-Center Laboratory at the Riordan Clinic

Posted on November 29, 2011 Did you know that the Clinic houses its very own laboratory? Since 1975, the Bio-Center Laboratory at the Riordan Clinic specializes in ...

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Vitamins Decrease Lung Cancer Risk by 50%

Posted on November 18, 2011 A recent study of the effect of B vitamins reported an inverse relationship between blood serum levels of vitamin B6, methionine, and ...

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Lab Spotlight: Breast Health Panel

Posted on October 10, 2011 Do you have a family history of breast cancer or are you concerned about your risk factors? As noted in this month's articles on breast ...

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Food Sensitivities Could Be Hurting You

Posted on October 1, 2005 By Rebecca Kirby, M.D., M.S., R.D. How many of us have reactions to the foods we eat?  There are any number of symptoms that one may ...

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Beat The Odds Laboratory Health Panels – Why Bother?

Posted on September 1, 2005 By James A. Jackson, Ph.D. The intention of most laboratory tests is to detect or monitor a disease. Only a few of these tests will ...

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Posted on September 1, 2002 By Jeanne Drisko, M.D. This is taken from a Lunch and Lecture Dr. Drisko delivered recently at The Center. Twenty percent of the ...

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