Mila McManus MD, Medical Detective
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TWIHW has been serving the community since 2004. Dr Mila McManus and her highly trained team at The Woodlands Institute for Health and Wellness are winners of numerous awards, including Living Magazine Best Of Readers’ Choice awards over the years: Best Functional Medicine Practice, Best Weight Loss Center, Best Bio-identical Hormone Practice.
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Heart Attack Prevention:
State of the Art Cleerly Coronary Analysis To Detect Artery Plaque by Mila McManus MD Our medical providers often refer patients for coronary artery calcium [CAC] scans which are used to detect and quantify atherosclerosis [hardened and calcified plaque]. There [...]
Processed Foods: Odds Are Against Us
by Nancy Weyrauch Mehlert, MS The most common nutrition questions we get in our practice are whether or not a particular packaged product is “good” or not. The questions come in about supplements, protein powders, other superfood powders, and all [...]
Twelve Weight Loss Hacks
by Mila McManus, MD Weight loss never seems to be as simple as just changing diet or increasing exercise. Often, it is more of a multi-faceted approach that stimulates the body to burn fat. For example, we know that diet, [...]
Sodium Part II: 15 True, New, and Surprising Factoids!
by Mila McManus, MD In our August newsletter , we questioned if sodium, or salt, is really bad for you and answered a resounding NO. Salt is important! First, the body requires sodium. Second, sodium must be understood in the [...]
CGM’s – Continuous Glucose Monitors
A Weight Management Option For Understanding Yourself Better by Mila McManus, MD Continuous Glucose Monitors [CGM’s] are a more recent breakthrough in biomedical technology. In a minimally invasive way, CGM’s help individuals to track blood sugar in real time. While [...]
Blood Sugar:
Our Need For Glucose is a Slow Drip, Not a Flood! Nancy Mehlert, MS, Nutrition Expert at The Woodlands Institute for Health and Wellness Photo 194482831 | Blood Sugar © Vaeenma | Dreamstime.com When early humans hunted, gathered, and raised their own food sources, the diet [...]