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People have been traveling around the globe in search of cures for as long as there have been cures to be found. In recent years, with ease of travel, globalization, and technological advancements in devices and telehealth, new doors have opened for patients to travel to get medical care. Medical tourism websites have flourished and […]
Just Show Up (JSU): Empowering Better Health, One Step at a Time Just Show Up (JSU) is a wellness app designed to simplify and enhance your health journey. With JSU, you can easily find healthcare providers, book appointments, and stay on track with reminders for medications, supplements, hydration, and activity goals. Offering guidance for a […]
Health News: New analysis looks at the amount of exercise needed to provide measurable mental health benefits. We have known for a long time that exercise is an effective way of helping ward off depression, but unfortunately one of the effects of depression is to make it harder to start, or stick with, an exercise […]
A Cure For Darkness – The Story of Depression and How We Treat It, by Alex Riley, 2021 In 2019, 8% of Americans had been diagnosed with a depressive disorder, and the arrival of the pandemic in 2020 saw a 28% increase in that number. For such a widespread condition, we know surprisingly little about […]
Somebody’s feet are always cold in this house. My mom always told me not to go to sleep with an electric heating pad because I’d burn myself, so I needed an alternative. My PT recommended a microwaveable/freezable version but that’s full of some kind of goo, and since I have kids and cats….well, let’s just […]
Thanksgiving Day 2020, is bitter-sweet for many of my fellow Americans. On the one hand, I love this holiday because if you take the non-political route, it is about family and bringing people together. In the time of COVID19 as a country, we are encouraging people to stay home and not travel. This means that […]
When I think of Thanksgiving what comes to mind is turkey. sweet potato pie, sausage stuffing and most of all cranberry sauce. Since 1672, cranberries have been a staple in our Thanksgiving holiday celebration. The earliest cranberry sauce recipe uses whole raw cranberries and sugar, bringing it to a boil and then simmer until all […]
It’s that time of the year where students everywhere suffer through midterms and the only light at the end of that tunnel is the thought of Thanksgiving. This is the time when families gather together around an over-sized bird, side dishes, and delicious pies. One of the few times everyone forgets about ‘getting that summer […]
As healthcare professionals become more familiar with the novel coronavirus, we’re starting to get a better picture of what life post-Covid looks like for patients. Even with a new 90% effective vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech1, it’s important to focus on what happens even after a person is infected and recovers from the virus. Physical […]
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders are taking their toll on people’s mental health. Unfortunately, anxiety is nothing new in the USA. About 18.1% of the American adult population, which is about 40 million people, suffers from anxiety disorders1. These disorders can range from General Anxiety Disorders to specific phobias. Their causes are as varied as […]
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