At Brighter Health we take a holistic approach to health and wellness that incorporates physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being. These characteristics of a person are all essential and interconnected. We offer distinctive viewpoints to help you build and develop a life with more awareness, meaning, energy, fulfillment, and purpose.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR FIRST TELEHEALTH EVALUATION
Your first telehealth evaluation is a conversation with a licensed clinician by video, phone, or secure message, and it is often simpler than people expect. You share your health history and goals, the clinician asks follow-up questions, and together you…
WHO BENEFITS FROM TELEHEALTH? A LOOK AT ONLINE PATIENTS
Who benefits from telehealth? Many different people do, from busy professionals to people who live far from a clinic. Online care brings a licensed clinician to your living room and can make follow-ups easier to keep. Here is a look…
TELEHEALTH ETIQUETTE: MAKING YOUR VIRTUAL VISIT PRODUCTIVE
Telehealth etiquette comes down to a few easy habits that make your virtual visit smoother and more productive. Good lighting, a quiet space, and a short list of questions help your clinician focus on you. Here is how to set…
CAN COLOSTRUM RAISE HGH OR IGF-1 LEVELS?
Bovine colostrum contains IGF-1, but three placebo-controlled studies found that oral colostrum did not raise circulating IGF-1 in healthy adults, and a 2021 review says early suggestions of an increase are not supported by the balance of evidence. HGH was…
CAN A VITAMIN B6 DEFICIENCY LOWER TESTOSTERONE?
It’s plausible, though the direct human evidence is limited. Vitamin B6 deficiency is uncommon in the general U.S. population, but animal research shows a clear drop in testosterone with B6 depletion, and B6’s role in prolactin regulation gives a reasonable…
DO SAUNA AND COLD EXPOSURE AFFECT HGH LEVELS?
Heat and cold both trigger strong hormonal responses, but only heat has been shown to raise growth hormone, and only briefly. In small studies from the 1980s, sauna heat raised HGH in some conditions, and the response faded after several…
CAN HGH HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT LOSING MUSCLE?
In trials of pharmaceutical HGH combined with calorie restriction, HGH helped preserve lean body mass, and in one trial adults on a reduced-calorie diet gained lean mass while placebo participants lost it. Results on fat loss were mixed, and the…
DOES DEEP SLEEP TRIGGER THE LARGEST HGH RELEASE?
In men, largely yes. The biggest daily HGH pulse typically arrives shortly after sleep onset, in association with the first phase of deep, slow-wave sleep, and about 70 percent of HGH pulses during sleep coincide with it. Experiments suggest the…
WHAT BLOOD TEST RESULTS INDICATE LOW TESTOSTERONE?
Most U.S. guidelines use a total testosterone level below 300 ng/dL as a reasonable cutoff supporting a diagnosis of low testosterone, but here’s something worth knowing: different major medical organizations actually disagree on the exact number, with published cutoffs ranging…
DOES DEER ANTLER VELVET BOOST HGH OR HELP ATHLETES?
Deer antler velvet contains IGF-1, which is why it gets linked to growth hormone, but human trials have not shown that it raises HGH or clearly improves athletic performance. A 10-week trial in 46 rowers found no change in growth…












