If you are a fitness enthusiast or an athlete, you must be on a high protein diet which is determined by your total body mass. However, always eating high protein may not always be a good idea as many doctors claim that it could put some pressure on your liver. So what do you do Read More…
Many people who are prescribed a colonoscopy often become very nervous and try to avoid or delay the procedure to cope with their minds. However, such motivations will often be aggressively adverse to one’s wellbeing. Why? For one, there is a reason that a doctor has prescribed the procedure and just thinking about the colonoscopy Read More…
Insulin is one of the most anabolic hormones in our body and if utilized the right way, it can help us build muscle and also reduce fat gain in our body. But how? To know the secret, one has to understand what is insulin sensitivity! This is a phenomenon that makes a human body more Read More…
Testing for colon cancer just got easier. If you don’t already know, Cologuard is a new competing technology for colon cancer screening that is simple and ease of use. It involves no prep, no sedation, and most importantly, its effective. What exactly is Cologuard? Cologuard is a cancer detection test. Specifically, it tests for genetic Read More…
The practice of Kurt Vernon, MD, The GI Guy, is proud to announce that we have received a ‘Tier 1 Designation”, a high quality recognition from one of the nation’s largest health insurers – Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. BCBSNC Tiered Network utilizes administrative claims data to identify high quality, low cost providers and Read More…
