The effects of the information superhighway – the internet – are felt in every area of modern life. When faced with a question to which they don’t have an answer, people will immediately google it. The information-at-your-fingertips culture has infiltrated even complex scientific and medical Read More
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Important Questions to Ask Your Primary Care Physician: Building a Relationship
Your primary care physician is typically your initial contact in health care. When choosing a primary care physician, patients tend to choose a professional who is convenient to their home or office, and easy to travel to in times of illness. Choosing a primary care physician often involves Read More
Celebrate Men’s Health Week with 10 Tips for Staying Healthy
People don’t realize how fragile their health can be until something tragic happens to them or a family member, which causes them to take action. The United States Congress created Men’s Health Week in 1994 to boost awareness of men’s health and ways to improve it. Each year, the week leading up Read More
Why Do You Feel Sicker at Night?
When you have a cold, have you ever wondered why you suddenly feel ten times worse at night? It’s bad enough during the day, with the congestion, headaches, and fever, but at night your symptoms become a real nightmare. Blame It on Hormones Research shows that our bodies are on a 24-hour Read More
Healthy Diet & Eating Clean: American Heart Association Recommendations
Healthy eating is not about strict dietary limitations, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, improving your outlook, and stabilizing your mood. If you feel overwhelmed by all the conflicting nutrition and Read More