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Month: September 2018

How To Put The Care Back In Healthcare (w/Dr. Eric Crall)

September 21, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

This episode of ZDoggMD features DPC physician Eric Crall, MD from Tampa. He’s a leader in the DPC community. As…

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DPC is growing with all generations

September 18, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

This morning I enrolled my 500th patient to the Direct Primary Care program.  I’m thrilled to have crossed this milestone. …

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, Health Insurance Filed under: 500 is a step not the finish, DPC, growing, Healthcare, Insurance

Anti-aging molecule produced by fasting

September 13, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

A recent study showed that the effect of aging on arteries can be delayed by a molecule your body makes…

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Posted in: General, Nutrition Filed under: anti-aging, beta-hydroxy-what?, beta-hydroxybutyrate, ketones, ketosis, weight loss

Opinion: "Carbs, Good for You? Fat Chance!"

September 12, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, published an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal yesterday concerning the…

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Latest Low-Carb Study: All Politics, No Science | Psychology Today

September 7, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Here is a very nice critique of the recent ‘low carb will kill you’ study. It’s helpful to pull away…

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Posted in: General Filed under: how to cure diabetes, LCHF, low carb, study, weight loss

35% of Americans have been surprised by an imaging bill

September 6, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Fifty-seven percent of adults in the United States have received a surprise medical bill for services they thought would be…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General Filed under: Insurance, pricing, radiology

Small businesses benefit from big solutions with Trinity Direct Primary Care

September 5, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

I’m a big fan of small businesses.  As a small business owner myself, I go to work everyday with the…

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I hate it when patients get ripped off

September 4, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

As so many of us are aware, the cost of healthcare, basic primary care, is skyrocketing.  Patients are at the…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, Health Insurance, Medical Economics Filed under: deductible, lab, price transparency, prices

Kids are not just little adults

September 1, 2018 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Here at Trinity DPC we love taking care of kids.  I’m board certified in Pediatrics and Dr. Hone is board…

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