De Los Reyes Family & Lifestyle Medicine Clinic

25/03/2026

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25/03/2026

American College of Cardiology promotes a Plant-Predominant eating pattern.

March marks – the perfect opportunity to speak with your patients about heart-healthy food choices. Download a 🆕 infographic outlining the benefits of specific diets and tips to make grocery shopping easier and effective! Plus, access an infographic specifically focusing on salt intake, including how to interpret and translate sodium information into actionable steps to promote heart health.

Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4t1ZySZ

25/03/2026

Know your blood pressure.

When to treat high blood pressure: Summary of the 2025 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines 🚨

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000249

19/03/2026

Tips to lower blood pressure.

17/03/2026

Steps to prevent obesity.

Obesity is preventable even for those with higher genetic risk:
✅ Eat a healthy diet
✅ Drink enough water
✅ Do physical activity
✅ Get adequate sleep
✅ Limit screen time

16/03/2026

Don't stop learning.

We love this reminder that it's never too late to start something new in life. Hit the 💙 button if Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt's words resonate with you!

16/03/2026

Healthy adults should perform progressive resistance training (RT) at least twice weekly, ensuring all major muscle groups are engaged with high effort. Programs should be individualized to prioritize long-term adherence and personal goals over rigid adherence to specific criteria.

To optimize specific training adaptations, the following variables are recommended:

*Muscle Strength: Use heavy loads (>_80% 1RM) for 2–3 sets per exercise, utilize a full range of motion, and prioritize these lifts at the beginning of a training session.
*Hypertrophy: Focus on higher weekly volumes >_10 sets per muscle group per week) and incorporate eccentric overload.
*Muscle Power: Utilize moderate loads (30%–70% 1RM) with low-to-moderate volume (>_24 total repetitions per exercise) and emphasize fast concentric phases.

Key Training Principles:
*Effort vs. Failure: Training to momentary muscle failure is not necessary; reaching "near-failure" (leaving 2–3 repetitions in reserve) is sufficient to induce gains.
*Flexibility in Form: While traditional weights are effective, nontraditional forms such as elastic bands, circuit training, and home-based programs also yield significant benefits for strength and physical function.
*Progression and Variation: While progressive overload is necessary for long-term progress, complex periodization is less critical for healthy adults than previously hypothesized, provided the training stimulus remains adequate.

15/03/2026

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11/03/2026

A new human hormone was discovered in 2000 called fibroblast growth factor (FGF21). Since its discovery, "FGF21 has emerged as a key agent for promotion of metabolic and artery health, leanness, and longevity." Drug companies, of course, are trying to patent a variety of FGF21 look-alikes, but is there anything we can do to boost FGF21 naturally?

Lace up your sneakers! Exercise boosts our FGF21 levels. (That may even be one of the reasons exercise is so good for us.)

Which works better? Eight weeks of aerobic exercise (running) or resistance exercise (lifting weights)? Both, but the resistance exercise edged out the aerobic exercise; researchers saw a 42 percent increase in FGF21 in the weight-lifters versus a 25 percent increase in the runners. See the video “Life Extension with FGF21” at https://see.nf/3xf7I2G to learn more.
What role might diet play in boosting FGF21? See the video “How to Boost FGF21 with Diet for Longevity” at https://bit.ly/3z6VAiR to learn more.

In my Daily Dozen, I recommend getting up to 90 minutes a day of moderate-intensity activity, such as brisk (four miles per hour) walking, or 40 minutes a day of vigorous activity, like jogging or actively playing sports. To learn more about the benefits of exercise, see our videos at https://bit.ly/3q9JCPK.

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10/03/2026

Ready to finally make those healthy habits stick? This infographic reveals the science-backed secret that goes way beyond willpower! It introduces you to Implementation Intentions—a simple yet powerful "if-then" formula that primes your brain for success. By learning how to choose the perfect triggers, anticipate roadblocks, and use reminders, you can effortlessly make healthy choices your automatic new normal. Dive in, grab this blueprint, and start building the vibrant, healthy life you deserve—one automated habit at a time!

09/03/2026

For many chronic diseases, non-genetic factors often account for at least 80 to 90 percent of risk. Our DNA is not our destiny. https://bit.ly/3lcJ5u8