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Category: Direct Primary Care

Rapid Tests and New CDC Quarantine Guidelines

December 4, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Dear Pillar PC Family, This week I received rapid COVID-19 tests for use at the office and the CDC updated…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care Filed under: COVID-19, quarantine, testing

Matthew Walker, Ph.D.: Sleep and immune function, chronotypes, hygiene tips, and addressing questions about his book – Peter Attia

September 2, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Another great interview with sleep expert Matthew Walker, PhD on sleep hygiene, sleep physiology, and our current pandemic. Sleep is…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical Filed under: Matthew Walker, REM, sleep

Patient story: E-bikes and good food

August 17, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Low carb and real food. Intermittent fasting Steady state cardio and high intensity interval training. Do these words sound familiar?…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical

Does Vitamin D supplementation harden your arteries? Probably not.

June 24, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

In this population of community-dwelling adults who were vitamin D replete at baseline, supplementation with vitamin D 400, 4000, or…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical Filed under: atherosclerosis, vitamin D

One step closer for DPC and HSAs

June 10, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

We took another step closer to tax parity for DPC practices and their patients who wish to use HSA and…

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Sports Physical Form

June 5, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

The adolescent pre-participation physical TSSAA form has changed this year. There is a section on this form that must be…

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Advice from our Exercise Educator, Melody

May 29, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Weekly Advice from Pillar’s Exercise Educator

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical, The Four Pillars Filed under: exercise, Melody Berrong, the four pillars

April 25th, 2020 Pillar PC Update on COVID-19

April 26, 2020 mbmccoll

Pillar PC Update for patients

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COVID-19: What’s wrong with the models? – Peter Attia

April 20, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

COVID-19: What’s wrong with the models? – Peter Attia — Read on peterattiamd.com/covid-19-whats-wrong-with-the-models/ Super nerd level discussion on modeling of…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care Filed under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

Stay Healthy Knoxville Expert Panel

April 17, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

I had the opportunity to be on Stay Healthy Knoxville’s first expert panel webinar last night. It is a fun…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care Filed under: COVID-19, low carb, Pandemic, Stay Healthy Knoxville, Webinar

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