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THRIVE is a collaborative platform of conventional, integrative, & functional medicine practitioners coming together in one setting to provide personalized healthcare to clients.
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VTone pelvic floor treatment for women experiencing bladder leakage and pelvic floor weakness

Pelvic Floor Health and VTone: What Every Woman Needs to Know

By Nancy A. Palermo, MD Most of us shun the idea of wearing Depends or another bladder leakage pad, but let's be honest: that little leak when you laugh, sneeze, exercise, or jump on a trampoline is more than just an annoyance. It can dictate what you wear and even what you do. For years, the solutions have often felt limited. Women are told to do Kegel exercises or, when symptoms worsen, consider other interventions. Kegels can work, but sometimes they aren't enough, especially when symptoms have progressed. But what if you could strengthen your pelvic floor from the inside out without surgery or endless Kegels? VTone is a non-surgical treatment designed to rehabilitate and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles using electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). At Thrive, we offer...

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Understanding dense breast tissue and mammogram screening results

Dense Breasts and Mammograms: What Your Results Mean

Do We All Have “Dumb Boobs”? The Confusion of a Dense Breast Diagnosis on Mammogram Screening Screening mammography remains an important tool for detecting breast cancer and reducing breast cancer mortality, but the screening modality is far from perfect. Most women have a love-hate relationship with the recommendation. While we are happy when the results come back clear, the experience isn't always ideal. Now there is increased attention on breast density, which can reduce mammographic sensitivity by potentially masking a malignancy and is also independently associated with increased breast cancer risk. As of September 10, 2024, FDA regulations require mammography facilities to notify patients about their breast density and whether their breasts are considered dense or not dense. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Unfortunately, the additional information can create...

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Cooking at Home: The Cure for What Ails Us

By Nancy A. Palermo, MD Edited by: Thrive Carolinas One of the most powerful tools we have to optimize our health is our diet, and making our own food is one of the best ways to control what we eat. Unfortunately, Americans have not gotten the memo. It is estimated that Americans spend about 5% of their disposable income on food away from home. The good news is that recent trends show 81% of Americans eat most of their meals at home, yet only 17% of those meals are made from scratch. Even when eaten at home, much of the American diet is filled with premade and processed foods that contain higher amounts of sugar, salt, and processed fats. At the same time, rates of obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, and...

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Understanding health biomarkers for preventive health and longevity

Why You Need to Know Your Biomarkers to Optimize Your Health

Longevity is a hot topic right now. Everywhere you look, a post or social media influencer promises optimization with a supplement, peptide, GLP-1, or hormones. Many individuals are easily lured by promises of transformation and life-altering results that may have little research to support their efficacy. We know health optimization can be far less complicated and expensive, and research continues to show that getting the basics right matters. One of the first steps toward optimizing your health is simple: know your numbers or your biomarkers. [mkdf_button size="" type="" text="Sign Up for Yoga & Learn: Biomarkers That Matter" custom_class="" icon_pack="font_awesome" fa_icon="" link="https://thrivecarolinas.com/event/yoga-and-learn-biomarkers-that-matter/" target="_self" color="" hover_color="" background_color="" hover_background_color="" border_color="" hover_border_color="" font_size="" font_weight="" margin=""] What Are Biomarkers? Biomarkers are measurable indicators that can provide valuable information about what is happening inside the body....

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The One-Mile Run Challenge

Presidential Fitness Challenge: The One-Mile Run

By Nancy A. Palermo, MD We know that when it comes to fitness, Americans are not doing well. Only about 28% of adults meet the physical activity guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and even those recommendations represent a relatively modest goal. That’s one of the reasons we introduced the Presidential Fitness Challenge this summer. While earning the Presidential Award is all in good fun, the real objective is to challenge ourselves to become stronger, healthier, and more resilient. This week, we’re focusing on one of the simplest and most powerful fitness tests: the one-mile run. Why Running Still Matters Only about 15% of Americans run regularly, meaning roughly 85% do not. Here’s the encouraging news: if you’re getting out and running, even if you have to slow...

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The Lost Art of Letter Writing: How Writing Letters Benefits Mental Health

The Lost Art of Letter Writing

By: Dr. Nancy Palermo “A letter does not have to be eloquent. It does not have to be long. It doesn’t even need to be sent. It simply needs to be real.” — Ronda Beaman, author of A Life in Letters Our world is built on speed, efficiency, multitasking, and producing work with very little thought. Letter writing, however, is wonderfully inefficient. It is slow, intentional, and thought-provoking for both the writer and the recipient. Writing a letter forces us to slow down and be present. It encourages us to reflect on why we are writing and carefully consider the thoughts and emotions we want to express. In doing so, we often organize our beliefs, process unresolved feelings, and gain clarity about experiences that have shaped us. Letters of forgiveness, sorrow,...

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Colorful plate of fruits and vegetables illustrating the 3-color rule and eating the rainbow

The 3-Color Rule: A Simple Way to Eat the Rainbow

What is the 3-color rule for eating? The 3-color rule encourages you to include at least three different colors of plant foods in a meal. Different colors often provide different vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytonutrients, helping increase plant diversity and support gut health, heart health, immunity, and overall nutrition. It seems many people now look to social media for health information and recommendations. We have heard everything from Proteinmaxxing to Fibermaxxing, and now one of the newest trends is the 3-color rule. Many of these trends begin with science-backed ideas, but social media has a way of pushing recommendations to the extreme. Some of the people sharing this advice have no medical background and are simply trying to attract followers. Overdoing protein or fiber, for example, can lead...

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Organized home office with clean workspace promoting focus, reduced stress, and mental wellness

The Health Benefits of Decluttering

Health Benefits of Decluttering By Nancy A. Palermo, MD We all have clutter in our lives: the junk drawer in the kitchen, the overflowing hall closet, or the growing pile of shoes in the bedroom. While clutter may seem like little more than a visual nuisance, research suggests it can significantly affect how our brains function. This week's challenge is simple: declutter one small area every day. Before you begin, let's look at why this habit can be so beneficial for your health. The Neuroscience of Clutter Managing clutter in both your environment and your mind can help improve attention, reduce stress, enhance cognitive function, and even improve sleep. Life gets busy, and clutter happens. But when we're surrounded by piles of papers, overflowing laundry, unopened mail, and disorganized workspaces, our brains...

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Heart health concept with stethoscope, fresh vegetables, and lifestyle symbols representing prevention and cardiovascular wellness.

Heart Disease: Widening the Lens to Address America’s Leading Killer

By Nancy A. Palermo, MD Edited by: Thrive Carolinas “There is no such thing as a sudden heart attack. It requires years of preparation.” Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States Despite decades of awareness campaigns, rising healthcare spending, and technological advances, outcomes have not improved meaningfully. In 2018 alone, more than 800,000 Americans died from heart disease or related cardiometabolic conditions — accounting for one in three deaths nationwide. Just a few years earlier, the number was closer to 600,000. Despite billions spent annually on treatment, the trend continues to worsen. This forces an uncomfortable but necessary question: Are we treating heart disease — or simply managing it? The Problem with a Narrow Approach Conventional heart disease prevention focuses on a familiar set of risk factors: Elevated...

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Finding a Functional Medicine Practitioner

By Nancy A. Palermo, MD Why Now is the Best Time for Functional Medicine Recent studies show a growing dissatisfaction with the conventional healthcare experience. In fact, trust in physicians has dropped from 71% to just 40% as of early 2024. Many patients are seeking a different kind of care, one that prioritizes empathy, collaboration, and prevention over prescriptions and procedures. This shift has led to rising interest in Functional Medicine, an approach that examines the root causes of illness and emphasizes long-term wellness rather than just symptom management. [mkdf_button size="" type="" text="Learn More About Our Functional Medicine Program" custom_class="" icon_pack="font_awesome" fa_icon="" link="https://thrivecarolinas.com/functional_intergrative_medicine/" target="_self" color="" hover_color="" background_color="" hover_background_color="" border_color="" hover_border_color="" font_size="" font_weight="" margin=""] What Is Functional Medicine? Functional Medicine is a patient-centered, systems-based model that views the body as an integrated whole. Practitioners focus on...

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