Meet exceptional providers of nutritional products, eye care services, physical therapy, and medical and dental care.
Sierra Smiles
What if your teeth and gums could tell you about your future health? In a new e-book titled 10 Things Your Mouth Says About Your Health, experts from Sierra Smiles share key warning signs and what you can do to prevent disease, infection, and potentially even cancer.
“Our new e-book is filled with information about what’s happening in the mouth, what could happen if it’s left untreated, and what to do to circumvent future problems,” explains Dr. John Bocchi of Sierra Smiles in Reno and Lake Tahoe. “The hope is that we are able to educate people about why it’s important to take a proactive approach to dental visits. People should schedule their regular wellness visits and consider them checkups not just for their mouths, but for the health of their entire bodies.”
Here’s a taste of what’s included in the e-book:
Researchers across medical disciplines have been finding a clear connection between the state of your mouth and the state of your current and future health. The secret to interpreting the warning signs is closer than you think. Just look at how plaque and gum disease can cause trouble elsewhere in your body:
- Oral bacteria also is on the move in your blood.
- Your body fights oral bacteria with … sugar.
- Oral bacteria attacks your brain’s nerve cells.
- The more bone you lose due to gum disease, the higher your risk for cancer.
- Oral bacteria sends dangerous chemicals to your gut.
- Oral bacteria can attack your lungs and colon.
- Pregnancy gingivitis puts your baby at risk.
- Gum disease makes lung disease worse.
- Oral bacteria attacks proteins in your joints.
- Gingivitis can cause blood clots.
Sierra Smiles takes a complete, proactive approach to helping you get and stay healthy. Here, you will enjoy less painful, less expensive treatments that keep your whole body healthy.
For more than 15 years, Dr. Bocchi and the experienced team at Sierra Smiles in both Reno and Lake Tahoe have provided the highest-quality care using state-of-the-art technology and techniques with a non-invasive, preventative care approach.
For details and to download the new e-book, 10 Things Your Mouth Says About Your Health, visit Sierrasmiles.com.
Eye Care Professionals
LASIK is the most often performed laser surgery for improving vision. If you’ve been considering this procedure, you may have some questions, and the experienced surgeons at Eye Care Professionals in Reno are happy to answer them all.
One of the most common questions the practice’s professionals get about LASIK is, “How long is it after surgery until I can see better?” Dr. Matthew Mills, the owner and lead surgeon of Eye Care Professionals, reports that most of his LASIK patients experience a significant improvement immediately after the procedure. Many have 20/20 or better vision by the first post-operative visit and no longer have to depend on eyeglasses or contacts to see well.
“LASIK is an incredibly successful procedure,” Dr. Mills says. “Giving patients back their independence through better vision is an incredibly rewarding process.”
Dr. Mills has pioneered many of the state-of-the-art refractive laser surgery techniques in the Reno area, including being the first to perform Wavefront LASIK in Reno. His medical practice is one of the longest standing in all of Nevada.
For details, visit Renoeyecare.com.
Todd’s Body Shop
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 Todd’s Body Shop 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 Toddsbodyshoppt.com.
Vitakinetics
Now it’s more important than ever to support better healing and manage the added pressure the holidays bring.
“During this time, we may not be making the best food choices with the presence of holiday treats, outdoor activity can be limited because of weather, and we have increased stress levels,” explains Carolyn Dolan, owner and developer of VitaKinetics in Reno. “VitaKinetics promotes health and healing. This product addresses the inflammatory process as a response to increased stress and will help manage it.”
VitaKinetics enhances your ability to recover by supporting better sleep, inflammation optimization, and balance of your gut-brain connection.
For details, visit Vitakinetics.com.
Gerber Medical
During the holidays, especially now in these uncertain times, everyday stressors seem to be at an all-time high. Dr. Michael Gerber with Gerber Medical Clinic in Reno encourages everyone to incorporate supplements into their diets and uphold a few specific practices to maintain optimal health during stressful periods.
“Vitamins are extremely helpful, no matter the time, but especially now,” he explains. “It’s important to get the right minerals and nutrients into your body to support the adrenal gland. This is the stress gland that sits on the kidneys.”
Dr. Gerber recommends taking daily supplements of vitamins B, C, and D.
“You should consult a medical professional to determine how much of each one, but each of these vitamins plays a very important role in keeping you healthy, boosting the immune system, and ensuring your body is functioning correctly,” he says.
In addition, Dr. Gerber suggests several minerals and amino acids as part of the regimen.
“Magnesium glycinate is one of my favorites. It’s very relaxing,” he says. “Other amino acids are good, such as 5-HTP and tryptophan, which help make serotonin. Add in adaptogenic herbs, including cordyceps, rhodiola, and ashwagandha. These all help to keep the body out of ongoing stressful, adrenalized behavior.”
To calm the body, Dr. Gerber recommends topical bioidentical hormones, including natural progesterone. Rubbed on the forearms and wrists, this cream can be used by men, women, and children to relieve stress, panic, and anxiety.
“There are many lifestyle aspects of stress reduction, including yoga, meditation, and adequate sleep,” he notes. “Meditation and taking a melatonin supplement are extremely helpful for good sleep and immune boosting.”
Stress affects nearly all aspects of bodily activity, from energy production and poor sleep to muscle tension and brain function. In order to have everything work together and reduce stress, speak with an integrative health provider to determine the correct combination of vitamins and supplements, diet, and lifestyle aspects that will work for you.
With treatments spanning the spectrum from healthy aging to acute care and cancer treatment, Gerber Medical Clinic offers exceptional solutions for restoring, building, and maintaining optimal health. The team practices family-oriented medicine to help patients nurture, strengthen, and detoxify the body.
Gerber Medical Clinic, located at 1225 Westfield Ave., has been in practice since 1984. The Gerbers redeveloped the entire second floor of the building into an energy-efficient, green facility.
For details, visit Gerbermedical.com.
