Irritable Bowel Syndrome Relief About 16 percent of adults suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In this video Dr. Jan Mensink MD, the senior physician at The Practice in Bakersfield will share warning signs, red flags, and also great foods to eat and other tips to help control and relieve your Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Irritable Bowel […]
The Challenge of Finding a Doctor in Bakersfield: An Update for 2016 It can be a challenge for a family to find a doctor in Bakersfield who is accepting new patients. Many of the doctor’s offices and medical practices in Bakersfield are not accepting new patients because of the changes in health insurance, increased need, […]
Blue Zones: Where in the World People Live the Longest, and What it Means for You Where in the world do people live to be 100? Why there? What do people who live to be 100 do on a daily basis that allows them such a higher degree of health and longevity? And what does […]
Blue Zones are the 5 areas of the world where there are the highest concentrations of people living to be 100 years old or older. There are 9 health habits that lead to longevity. In this video Dr. Jan Mensink and Jaz McKay discuss the nine health habits that people who live to be 100 […]
On the Jaz McKay Radio Extravaganza in Bakersfield, CA for November 10, 2026 This is a great program! You can listen on the mp3 below, or listen via the video streaming from YouTube. Listen to the mp3 here: Dr. Jan Mensink, MD discusses the importance of everyone getting a flu shot now in preparation for […]
Depression is a very painful condition that can have biological roots, emotional roots, stress or grief or loss can trigger it, and it can have spiritual roots. Complicated. Painful. But depression can be overcome. This is a lecture by Dr Mensink of Bakersfield, CA at a church on Depression. He approaches this painful situation from […]
“At “The Practice” in Bakersfield we have a different philosophy of medicine – we want to optimize your health in every way that we can,” says Dr. Jan Mensink, M.D., the Senior Physician at “The Practice,” a Concierge Medical Office near San Joaquin Hospital. “We believe in what’ s called ‘optimization of treatment,’ making you […]