WHAT IS OZEMPIC? IS IT THE SAME AS WEGOVY? Ozempic is a brand name of the injectable drug semaglutide, approved by the FDA for the treatment of Diabetes Type II in 2017. Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 ra), a class of drugs that mimic an intestinal hormone...
Congratulations on your engagement! Now is the time to start preparing to look and feel your very best on the most special day of your life. Hundreds of pictures and videos will document your joy, along with your face and body, for decades to come, so it's worthwhile to make...
Winter is a great time to hide behind bulky clothes, but before you know it, summer rolls around again, and you’re scrambling to tone up and slim down. Why not use the winter months to sculpt your body into the one you’ll be proud to show off when the layers...
Imagine a noninvasive body sculpting treatment that tightens abs, builds calf muscles, or develops biceps and triceps without a single sit-up, lunge, or curl. Add fat-burning technology that melts away inches as you build muscle, and you’ll understand why Virginians love EMSCULPT NEO®. Board-certified internist Rachel Chastanet, MD, and her...
Every year hundreds of Virginians die from Influenza. Protect yourself and those you love! Get a flu shot. Every year. No, you CAN'T get flu from the shot. Most insurance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid cover influenza vaccine without any co-pay. With health insurance you can go into any pharmacy...
Collagen and elastin are the proteins in your skin responsible for firmness and flexibility. As you age, these proteins decrease in your skin and you get skin thinning and wrinkles. Unfortunately, eating collagen does absolutely nothing to increase the quantity or quality of collagen in your skin. Your body just...
VITAMIN B-12 Separating fact from fiction B-12 (cyanocobalamine or methylcobalamine) is critically important in human nutrition. A deficiency of B-12 can occur by several mechanisms and is not as uncommon as you might imagine. B-12 deficiency can cause a number of serious, potentially permanent, even fatal diseases, and B-12 is...
In the past three months, have you had any episodes of excessive overeating? If so, you could be suffering from Binge Eating Disorder (BED), the most common eating disorder. People with BED often feel like they lose control of their eating during the episode. They feel compelled to keep eating...
Two of our popular treatments, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and Chemical Peels, help rejuvenate your face for a more youthful, refreshed and healthy appearance. Which one is right for you? IPL therapy is a skin rejuvenation process that uses intense pulses of light that penetrate deep into the skin. The...
What Is a Professional Skin Care Line? And why is Epionce Special? Professional-strength skin care lines are sold exclusively in medical settings, such as dermatology practices, medical spas and by physician-supervised aestheticians. Epionce has partnered with trained skin experts since the launch of its very first product, because CEO and...
Vitamin D is made in your skin from exposure to sunshine. It is the only vitamin which is almost impossible to get by just eating a healthy diet, because it is not found in significant amounts in most foods unless it is added in, such as in vitamin D fortified...
Body shaping includes three basic options for improving your appearance without weight loss: decreasing fat, tightening skin and toning muscles. Fat cells can be killed with heat, such as that provided by radio frequency or by freezing to decrease local fat deposits. Skin can be tightened and encouraged to grow...
Lots of us found telemedicine necessary during the SARS-CoV-2 / CoViD 19 pandemic and many people also found telemedicine to be very convenient. Hopefully, some insurance companies will see the value in this alternative type of appointment and continue to provide coverage going forward. Here are some tips for...
Of all the wellness changes you could make to be healthier this year, unless you need to quit smoking, sleep needs to be your first priority. Sleep deprivation (sleeping under 6 hours a night) causes obesity, diabetes and premature death, not to mention poor work performance and irritability. Your risk...
"I laughed so hard I almost peed myself!" When we were younger, before pregnancies, weight gain and aging we thought that phrase just meant something was really funny. We didn't think that really happened. Do you remember your surprise the first time you sneezed, coughed or laughed hard enough to...
Then... When I was a little girl, I remember my mother telling me to not eat all my Halloween candy at once, because if I ate too much sugar, I would get “sugar diabetes.” When I went off to medical school in the 1980s, I learned differently. I learned that...