Porter Care Clinic

06/19/2026

Want to join a container garden workshop? I’m considering hosting one later this summer. Let me know!

👀 Members get a discount.

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

One in five people carry an inherited heart attack and stroke risk that diet, exercise, and statins do almost nothing for. It's called Lp(a), and your standard cholesterol panel never measured it.

As a stroke neurosurgeon, I see the consequences of this almost every day. For the first time in my career, we're about to have drugs that actually lower it. Full breakdown coming later this week. What you can do right now: ask your doctor for a one-time Lp(a) test AKA "lipoprotein little a". The 2026 ACC/AHA guidelines rank it with their highest recommendation. One blood draw, and it might be the most important number you've never checked!

06/17/2026

Episode 9

CMEs (Continuing Medical Education). I’m working toward my Obesity Medicine certification.

06/15/2026

The easiest way to meal plan is to have ChatGPT do it for you. My prompt for a meal plan and grocery list is in the first comment.

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

Episode 8.

Traditional Primary Care vs Direct Primary Care.

I get asked at least twice a week what the difference is. Here you go...

06/11/2026

Episode 7

Standard Operating Procedures = Consistency

Well oiled businesses have SOPs to ensure accuracy. It takes a lot of work up front, but it’s worth it in the end.

06/10/2026

I recently sent a prescription to a local pharmacy for a patient because she needed it right away.

It cost $12 for a 1 month supply.

I also put an order in so I would have it for her when she needed a refill.

It cost me $0.26 for a 1 month supply.

This medication is free for her because she is a member.

Check out portercareclinic.com for more information about memberships. Or you can call me at 567.221.2568.