Category: Wellness
Annual GYN Visits Help Protect Women from Cervical Cancer
Many women focus on the health of their families but neglect their own health. If illness keeps them from taking care of others, they are ready to see a healthcare provider. Otherwise, their own health often takes a back seat, particularly when it comes to annual wellness visits. Annual Well-Woman visits are especially important for […]
Delay in Calling an Ambulance Can be Fatal
The sooner a person recognizes the signs of a heart attack, the sooner they can get help and the more likely they are to survive. Unfortunately, studies have shown that people are less likely to call an ambulance for themselves than they are to call one for someone else. This is one of the reasons […]
Flu Facts Q and A
What is it? The flu is a contagious respiratory virus. How do you get it? by touching someone who has it by kissing or sharing a drinking glass with someone who has it by breathing in droplets of air that contain virus particles by touching something that was touched by someone who has it and […]
What are your core muscles and why do they matter?
References to “core muscles” are popping up everywhere in fitness articles and among exercise gurus. But what are core muscles and why do they matter? Your core muscles include the muscles in your lower back, your abdomen, your sides and your pelvis. These are basically the muscles around your trunk. Core muscles are where most […]
Coping with Hot Flashes
Is your spouse pulling up the covers while you’re kicking them off? If you’re a woman between the ages of 40 and 50 (and in some cases even younger) you may be experiencing the onset of menopause. In menopause the levels of estrogen in your body drop. This decrease is thought to cause hot flashes […]