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Absolute Health Absolute Health is committed to providing Ocala families, and those of the surrounding communities. Elyaman, known to his patients as “Dr. E” .

Absolute Health was founded in 2006 through the extraordinary vision of Dr. Yousef A. We specialize in caring for both children and adults, making Absolute Health a convenient healthcare solution for your whole family. We maintain separate waiting areas for children and adults to ensure your comfort and we are committed to keeping wait times to a minimum. Our approach to healthcare is unique. At Absolute Health, we combine both functional medicine and integrative medicine through a systems oriented approach. Rather than simply treating an isolated set of symptoms, our practitioners form a therapeutic partnership with patients to determine the underlying causes for illness. This is accomplished by taking the time necessary to discover our patients' medical histories and examine the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors which can influence long term health and complex chronic disease. Our treatment plans incorporate the latest in Modern Medicine as well as Natural and Alternative treatments that have been found to contribute significantly to overall health and well-being. It is our mission to provide you and your family with the ABSOLUTE best in healthcare.

10/20/2026

🍂 It may not feel like fall outside in Florida, but apparently nobody told our Medical Records team!

They decided to bring autumn indoors at Absolute Health. And they didn’t hold back. 🍁

We’re talking fall leaves, decorations, and even an entire fall tree!

I love seeing our team have fun and bring a little extra personality into the workplace.

Now I need your help settling something.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how did our Medical Records team do? 🍂

Show them some love in the comments!

10/17/2026

Look who I found in California! 😂

For those who remember Sally Bang, loved PA that used to work at Absolute health, you know how much she meant to our patients and team. Great energy, a big heart, and always a joy to work with.

I tried convincing her to come back to Ocala.

Unfortunately, she had a counteroffer. She wants ME to open a practice in California! 😂

So let’s settle this.

❤️ Team Bring Sally Back to Ocala

🌴 Team Dr. E to California

Whose side are you on?

— Dr. E.

Medical Director and Founder of Absolute Health

🩸 New Lecture Alert: Your Blood Sugar Is Normal. Could You Still Have Insulin Resistance?Our next lecture is coming up o...
10/16/2026

🩸 New Lecture Alert: Your Blood Sugar Is Normal. Could You Still Have Insulin Resistance?
Our next lecture is coming up on November 19, 2026, and we are diving into a topic that may be more important than many people realize: insulin resistance and the hidden metabolic changes that can occur before diabetes develops.
A normal blood sugar result does not always tell the whole story. Changes in how the body responds to insulin can begin long before blood sugar levels rise outside the normal range.
In this upcoming lecture, Dr. Elyaman will explore why insulin resistance can go unnoticed, what metabolic warning signs to look for, and how understanding the bigger picture can help people take a more proactive approach to their health.

Interested? Go to absolutehealthocala.com to sign up today!

The things patients never see can make all the difference in the care they receive.Today, we brought the Absolute Health...
10/15/2026

The things patients never see can make all the difference in the care they receive.

Today, we brought the Absolute Health team together for our October Town Hall.

We discussed important practice updates, ways to improve communication, and our advanced lipid protocols to better understand cardiovascular risk.

But the bigger message was about teamwork.

I believe great medicine takes more than great doctors. It takes an entire team that communicates, supports one another, and never stops learning.

I’m proud of our team and the work we continue to put into making Absolute Health the way medicine should be.

Dr. Yousef Elyaman, MD, IFMCP
Medical Director & Founder, Absolute Health
Founder, FMP Essentials

❤️ TOMORROW! What Your Cholesterol Test Isn’t Telling YouIs a normal cholesterol number always a sign of good heart heal...
10/14/2026

❤️ TOMORROW! What Your Cholesterol Test Isn’t Telling You
Is a normal cholesterol number always a sign of good heart health? There may be more to the story! 🫀
Join Dr. Yousef Elyaman tomorrow for an educational lecture exploring what a standard cholesterol panel may miss and how advanced markers like ApoB, inflammation, homocysteine, omega 3 status, and other cardiovascular risk factors can provide a deeper look at your heart health.

✨ There is still time to sign up! Visit absolutehealthocala.com and click the Lectures tab to register.

We look forward to learning with you! ❤️

10/12/2026

🧠❤️ What does your heart have to do with depression? More than you might think.

For World Mental Health Day, I challenged Everest Goldstein, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, at IMMH 2026 with a question.

Can you name a blood marker connected to both cardiovascular health and mental health?

Her answer? High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).

Here’s where things get interesting.

The American Heart Association recognizes elevated hs-CRP as a cardiovascular risk-enhancing marker.

But a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, involving more than 85,000 participants, also found higher levels of C-reactive protein among people with depression.

The surprising part? Inflammation may contribute to depression in some individuals.

But here’s what we need to understand.

Not all depression is inflammatory, and an elevated hs-CRP does NOT diagnose depression or prove inflammation is causing someone’s symptoms.

We also discussed omega-3 fatty acids and curcumin, which have been investigated for their potential anti-inflammatory effects.

As a Functional Medicine physician, I believe mental health deserves the same attention to underlying physiology that we give cardiovascular health.

The brain is part of the body. Treat it that way.

💬 Would you have guessed hs-CRP? Or would you have picked another marker?

📚 Scientific references:

1. Pitharouli et al. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2021. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060947
2. ACC/AHA 2026 Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia.
3. NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Omega-3 Supplements and Turmeric.

⚕️ Disclaimer: Educational purposes only. hs-CRP is not a diagnostic test for depression. Omega-3 and curcumin supplements are not substitutes for established psychiatric treatments, and evidence of benefit varies. Supplements can have adverse effects or interact with medications. Consult your healthcare professional before starting supplements or changing treatment.

Dr. Yousef Elyaman, MD, IFMCP
Medical Director & Founder, Absolute Health
Founder, FMP Essentials

**“Your labs are normal.”**Five words that can be incredibly frustrating when you still don't feel well.But here's the q...
10/11/2026

**“Your labs are normal.”**

Five words that can be incredibly frustrating when you still don't feel well.

But here's the question I asked the audience during my main-stage presentation at IMMH 2026:

**What if the labs aren't wrong? What if we're asking the wrong questions?** 🧠

During my lecture, *The Metabolic Brain: How Cardiometabolic Dysfunction Shapes Mental Health*, I introduced Dana.

She's 47. Struggling with depression, fatigue, brain fog, and weight gain. She's tried antidepressants. She's in therapy. She's doing her part.

And she's repeatedly been told her labs are normal.

But look closer.

Her triglycerides? 186.

Her HDL cholesterol? 41.

Her fasting insulin? Never checked.

Here's where the science gets fascinating.

Your brain represents approximately 2% of your body weight but consumes roughly 20% of your resting energy.

And emerging research suggests that insulin resistance, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and vascular health may influence mood, motivation, and cognition.

**Does this mean insulin resistance causes depression? No.**

But it does mean that two patients with the same psychiatric diagnosis may have very different biological contributors.

And those contributors deserve attention alongside appropriate psychiatric care.

I was grateful for the opportunity to share this perspective on the main stage at the Integrative Medicine for Mental Health conference.

After more than 20 years in medicine, one principle continues to shape how I approach patients:

**The brain is part of the body. Treat it that way.**

Have you ever been told your labs were normal when you knew something wasn't right?

Dr. Yousef Elyaman, MD, IFMCP
Medical Director & Founder, Absolute Health
Founder, FMP Essentials

What if your worst habit is actually trying to save you?Procrastination. Perfectionism. Anger. Avoidance. Even addiction...
10/08/2026

What if your worst habit is actually trying to save you?

Procrastination. Perfectionism. Anger. Avoidance. Even addiction.

We usually see these as problems that need to be fixed.

But what if some of these behaviors developed to protect us from something even more painful?

Today at IMMH 2026, I listened to Dr. Richard Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), explain a fascinating concept.

The behavior you want to eliminate may be serving a protective function.

In IFS, these protective parts are called protectors. They may be trying to shield more vulnerable parts of us from shame, rejection, fear, or past trauma.

And here’s the second surprise.

Before working with the wounded parts, IFS emphasizes gaining the trust and permission of their protectors.

Think about that.

Sometimes pushing harder against a behavior may strengthen the very defenses we’re trying to overcome.

💎 My clinical takeaway:

Instead of asking, “Why won’t this patient change?”

Ask, “What might this behavior be protecting them from?”

This doesn’t mean every bad habit comes from trauma, or that harmful behaviors should be excused.

It means understanding the function of a behavior may be essential to changing it.

That’s a perspective worth bringing into Functional Medicine.

What’s one habit you’ve noticed gets worse when you try to fight it?

Dr. Yousef Elyaman, MD, IFMCP
Founder, FMP Essentials

Sometimes the right book finds you at the right time.A few months ago, we held a workshop at Absolute Health focused on ...
10/07/2026

Sometimes the right book finds you at the right time.

A few months ago, we held a workshop at Absolute Health focused on improving communication, training, and making sure our team knows what’s happening across the organization.

But the most important part was asking our team:

Where do we need to get better?

One of their answers was hospitality.

Not just customer service. Hospitality.

How does a patient feel when they call us?
When they walk through our doors?
When something goes wrong?
Do they feel seen, heard, and genuinely cared for?

I’ve been bringing different ideas to our Monday morning meetings. Then today, walking through the Tampa airport on my way to San Diego, I saw Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara.

Message received.

I bought it.

Starting Monday, we’re going to read a little together at our weekly staff meeting and ask one question:

How can we apply this at Absolute Health?

Culture isn’t built by putting values on a wall.

It’s built by what a team practices repeatedly.

A few pages. One idea. Every Monday. Then we put it into practice.

Let’s see where it takes us.

Yousef Elyaman, MD
Founder & Medical Director
Absolute Health

10/06/2026

MYTHBUSTERS 🧪

One of our FMP Essentials Mastermind members, a compounding pharmacist, suggested that a patient with low testosterone discuss it with her physician.

The response?

“Don’t worry. Your estrogen patch will convert into plenty of testosterone.”

Except the pathway does not work that way.

Testosterone is a C19 steroid. Estradiol is a C18 steroid. Aromatase can convert testosterone into estradiol, but estradiol does not simply convert backward into testosterone.

That does NOT mean every postmenopausal woman with a low testosterone level needs testosterone. That is a separate clinical decision.

In fact, ACOG discusses testosterone as a distinct therapeutic consideration in appropriately selected postmenopausal women. (ACOG)

The pearl:
Testosterone can become estradiol. Estradiol does not become testosterone.

Myth busted. 🔨

Dr. Yousef Elyaman, MD, IFMCP
Founder, FMP Essentials

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