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Does Elevated LDL-C Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

Because limiting carbohydrate intake means those on a ketogenic or LCHF (low-carb, high fat or low-carb, healthy fat) diet must get more of their fuel[...]

The most important blood test you’ve probably never had

One blood test, when added to the standard metabolic panel, could go a long way toward gauging your overall metabolic health. It's more important than[...]

Economical Basic Lab Testing

If you have recently gotten fasting glucose and a basic lipid panel done through your health care provider, you have three of the five measurements[...]

Getting Your Metabolic Health Baseline

You may be exploring HELPcare because you already are concerned about your weight or other health issues. The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan (The HELP)[...]

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Why Employers Are Rethinking Primary Care Access

For years, employers have been told that health insurance is the solution to their health care problem. So every year they sit through the renewal[...]

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What if Your Health Plan Actually Helped Your Employees Get Care?

Health care costs keep going up. Wages aren’t keeping up. And in southeastern Minnesota, employers are often paying 60-70% more than employers in the Twin Cities for[...]

Practitioners, Take Charge

Meet Sara Persinger, DNP: Why ‘Good Enough’ Isn’t Good Enough

What if your primary care provider wasn’t just looking for disease — but looking for optimal health? That’s exactly why I’m excited to introduce Sara[...]

InBody Results

The InBody test analyzes your body composition, including lean mass, fat and water, broken down by body segment. The most important result from a health perspective is the visceral fat level, which is the fat that’s inside your abdomen. You want to have a lower visceral fat level of 10 or less.

HELP: The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan

HELP: The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan briefly encapsulates lifestyle elements which will help most people improve their health and sense of well-being. It’s particularly helpful in the context of the Standard American Diet (SAD) which has led to 88% of Americans meeting at least one criterion of metabolic ill health.

Save Your Health Plan

Health insurance in southeastern Minnesota costs 40-70% more than it does in the Twin Cities. In this course, you'll learn how you can provide better health benefits to your employees while saving on your monthly health plan premiums through a plan that includes direct primary care membership, such as at HELPcare Clinic. Key Topics: Why direct primary care (DPC) is essential to increasing access, improving quality and reducing costs. Innovative strategies to reduce costs for[...]