Leading the Change in Health and Wellness

Meet exceptional providers of nutritional products and dental and eye care services.

VitaKinetics

Don’t like to take pills but enjoy a good smoothie? Carolyn Dolan, owner and developer of VitaKinetics in Reno, encourages customers to add VitaKinetics Active Recovery Blend to the mix.

“You can blend it up in a nutrient-dense smoothie and boost the digestibility,” she continues. “If you’re in a stressful state, have inflammation, or are recovering from injury, sometimes broths, soups, or smoothies make nutrients more readily absorbable. It’s a way to consume healthy, nutrient-dense foods more easily.”

VitaKinetics products enhance your ability to recover by supporting better sleep, optimizing your levels of inflammation, and balancing your gut-brain connection. For details, visit Vitakinetics.com.

Sierra Smiles

Drinking alcohol can easily affect your mouth health and increase snoring. In addition, underlying conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea and airway resistance symptoms can worsen with moderate to heavy levels of alcohol consumption, which many of us reached during the recent holiday season.

“But we don’t think about all the effects it can have,” explains Dr. John Bocchi of Sierra Smiles in Reno and Lake Tahoe. “Alcoholic drinks can have a lot of sugar, which can inhibit sleep, and it can also cause the muscles in your tongue and mouth to relax while sleeping, resulting in more snoring.”

The collapse of the tongue and palate into the airway could cut off your air and cause you to snore or even stop breathing (a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea).

“Many people do not know they have a sleep disorder, such as sleep apnea, and alcohol can really exacerbate the problem and become deadly,” Bocchi adds.

If you have or your partner has issues with snoring — you may find yourself putting in ear plugs or even sleeping in separate bedrooms — now is the time to address the problem and prevent chronic disease. Schedule a comprehensive sleep/airway evaluation that includes a CT scan and at-home sleep test.

Sierra Smiles is a complete health dentistry practice that now specializes in sleep and airway care. For more than 16 years, Dr. Bocchi and his team of dental health professionals have provided the highest-quality care using state-of-the-art technology and techniques with a non-invasive, preventative care approach. For details, visit Sierrasmiles.com.

Eye Care Professionals

Ever wondered about the benefits of LASIK eye surgery? Matthew Mills, M.D. at Eye Care Professionals in Reno shares six of the advantages of this life-changing surgery.

1. LASIK has helped countless people. “LASIK has been performed in the United States for more than 20 years,” Dr. Mills says, “so you won’t be the first person, or even the one millionth! In fact, it is estimated that about 10 million patients have undergone LASIK in the U.S. since its introduction in 1999. And LASIK is an incredibly successful procedure.”
2. It’s highly effective. In general, you have a good chance of achieving 20/20 vision or better. About 96 percent of patients report reaching their vision goals afterward. While no one can promise or guarantee 20/20 vision for any individual person, more than half of patients at Eye Care Professionals achieve 20/15 vision following LASIK, Mills says.
3. It isn’t painful. “You’re very well cared for at Eye Care Professionals,” he says. “There’s very little to no pain involved in the procedure itself. LASIK surgery is usually completed in 30 minutes or less for both eyes. As with any surgery, there can be some discomfort the evening following the procedure, but this is typically resolved by the first post-operative day.”
4. Recovery happens quickly. “Patients can expect blurred vision immediately after the procedure, but virtually all patients have much better uncorrected vision the morning after surgery, with many seeing 20/20 at that first visit,” Mills says.
5. In some cases, you may be able to receive an enhancement later on. “LASIK allows for future vision correction as you age,” Mills says. “If a patient’s vision changes significantly over time, we can often perform another procedure, LASIK or PRK, years later if needed. The vast majority of our patients, fortunately, do not need that and experience decades of excellent vision following LASIK.”
6. You will most likely be free of glasses or contacts! This is the reason most people are so excited for their LASIK procedures. “Most of our patients don’t need glasses or contacts as much, or in many cases at all, after LASIK,” Mills says.

For details about Eye Care Professionals, visit Renoeyecare.com.

Coolsculpting by Marci

With CoolSculpting Elite, you can pinpoint exact trouble spots where you’d like to reduce fat. The treatment is FDA-approved for use on nine different areas, including chins and backs. Losing weight doesn’t always lead to a more sculpted appearance, but eliminating treated fat cells can change the shape and contours of your body.

At Coolsculpting by Marci in Reno, your treatment is completely customizable, and the staff will work with you to create a plan that’s quite literally made for you.

For details, visit Bodysculptingbymarci.com.