Consultations for optimal health through nutrition
The Orpheus Clinic | Yuliya Klopouh, Pharm.D.
About Dr. Yuliya Klopouh
My name is Dr. Yuliya Klopouh, and I am the founder of The Orpheus Health Clinic. My multi-decade career as a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) taught me to believe that disease treatments begin with disease prevention!
Services
With today’s complex health concerns (elevated stress levels, food source changes, and environmental toxins) patients seek effective solutions. The Orpheus Clinic offers health consultations that help you find optimal wellness.
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that raise your risk for heart disease and other health problems, like diabetes and stroke. The term "metabolic" refers to the biochemical processes in the body's normal functioning.
Why is natural toothpaste better?
by Yuliya Klopouh, Pharm. D. There is more to a tube of toothpaste than its benefits (tarter control, whitening, complete formula, etc.) and its flavor. If you go to your local supermarket of pharmacy, and look at the toothpaste packages, you will find shelves filled with various products. In addition to some familiar but controversial […]
Know your vitamin D level
If you haven’t noticed, vitamin D is all over the news because we continue to learn more and more about it and its interactions in the body. Unlike other vitamins, we are still learning new things about vitamin D all the time because it acts more like a hormone than a vitamin. Its deficiency in […]
Nutrient deficiency
Unequivocally, nutrient insufficiency is the most common cause for the body to have a depressed immunity and become a susceptible host that falls prey to an opportunistic infectious agent. Much of the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) is calorie rich (from sugar and fat) and nutrient poor. Traditionally, studies related to nutritional status were examined as […]
Vitamin E and prostate cancer: does the type of vitamin E matter?
In one study, 35,533 men were randomly assigned to receive 400 IU per day of vitamin E (in the form of alpha-tocopherol) or placebo for an average of 5.5 years, and the men were then followed for a total of approximately 7 years. During that time, the incidence of prostate cancer was significantly higher by 17% […]
Sugar?
The average American consumes over 125 grams of sucrose (table sugar) and another 50 grams of refined simple sugars each day. This is significant because it only takes 100 grams of a simple carbohydrate (in the form of glucose, fructose, sucrose, honey, or juice) to drastically reduce the activity of white blood cells (WBCs). White […]
Vitamin controversy
Several weeks ago, two studies that appeared in medical journals achieved widespread media attention and created concern among people who are using nutritional supplements. One study concluded that the use of multivitamins or of certain individual supplements was associated with small but statistically significant increases in the mortality rate. The other study found that taking […]