Category: Wellness
The Importance of Well Child Visits
As a parent, you juggle a lot—meals, school, bedtime routines, and everything in between. But one of the most important things you can do for your child’s long-term health is something simple: schedule regular Well Child Visits. These routine pediatric checkups are more than just growth measurements. In fact, they’re a proactive way to ensure […]
Melatonin: Sweet Dreams or Not?
Falling asleep can be a lot harder than it looks and not everyone is open to taking sleeping pills. There are a lot of natural remedies for insomnia, including hot milk, herbal tea, counting sheep and sleep masks. One of the most popular “natural” treatments for insomnia is melatonin. Natural melatonin is a hormone that […]
Gut Health Mysteries Revealed
If you’ve ever been told to eat yogurt after taking antibiotics, you’ve probably heard about gut health. Your gut is made up of all of the parts of your body that help process food, from where it goes in, to where it comes out. While most of your body parts just do what they […]
Iron, Anemia & Why Popeye Ate Spinach
Have you ever wondered why your blood is red? Blood is red because it contains iron and iron, which is one of the building blocks of red blood cells, gives it a red color. Did you know that being low on iron can make you crave ice? Or even dirt and other non-edible things? Being low […]
Research Busts Meditation Stereotypes
Meditation has been practiced globally for thousands of years and has proven itself to millions of practitioners. It isn’t accepted everywhere, however. Some people still believe the benefits of meditation are “all in the head” of practitioners. They have a hard time believing that anything about meditation is real. When science takes a look at […]
Obesity Cancer Risk Like Smoking
When the “war on smoking” began in 1964, 44% of Americans smoked. Today only 18% of Americans smoke. While these numbers are still far too high, it’s estimated that 8 million lives have been saved by this “war”. Like smoking, obesity is strongly linked to increased cancer risks, including the risk of: getting certain types […]
Hearing Loss and Dementia
Did you know that hearing loss in midlife can significantly increase your risk of developing dementia later on? It’s true—and the earlier hearing loss begins, the greater the risk. And individuals with severe hearing loss are five times more likely to develop dementia People with mild hearing loss are twice as likely to develop dementia. […]
What Our Doctors Need to Hear
We all have things that we look for in a healthcare provider. At the top of most peoples’ lists is a provider who is a good listener. We rightly assume that someone who takes the time to listen to us will probably also take the time to care about us and think about what we […]
Why Are My Fingers Tingling?
If your fingers start to tingle, and eventually go numb or begin to hurt, you may have carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition of the median nerve. The median nerve is the nerve that travels down your arm and through your wrist to your thumb and first three fingers. What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Your wrist […]
Picking a Diabetes Management App
There are so many diabetes management apps on the market that it’s tough to know which one to pick. You can find articles that list the “top 10” or “top 6” apps, but it’s often impossible to know what criteria were used to rank the apps. Instead of looking for the “top’ apps someone else […]