Dr. Karina Descartin—a practice development physician at Cenegenics Las Vegas—completed a medical mission to China, working with Health Teams International. Her prior medical trips were in her native country, the Philippines.

“Our clinical work in China included both urban areas and the countryside. I devoted much time with each patient giving lifestyle counseling, introducing supplements—such as fish oil, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, multivitamins—as well as advising them on the importance of exercise, quitting smoking and even meditation,” Descartin said.