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Dec 20, 2018 | 3 min read

4 Potential Causes of Your Chronic Cough

Everybody coughs. In addition to being a normal bodily function, coughing actually serves a useful purpose for our bodies. Coughing helps clear mucus and other foreign material that can irritate the lungs from our airways....
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4 Potential Causes of Your Chronic Cough
Aug 13, 2018 | 2 min read

Flip-Flopitis

This time of year, I tend to see a number of patients with a concern of foot pain. These patients come in with tenderness on the bottom or top of the feet. The problem originates...
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Flip-flopitis
Apr 12, 2018 | 1 min read

You Are What You Eat

Does what we eat affect our mental state? The answer is yes. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps to control our moods. 95% of all serotonin is made in the gut. So it makes sense...
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Mar 16, 2018 | 1 min read

Don’t be a couch potato!

We all have heard the hype about a sedentary lifestyle being bad for our overall health. It can lead to certain diseases such as osteoporosis, dementia, depression and anxiety, certain cancers, heart disease, and diabetes...
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Nov 06, 2017 | 1 min read

Exercise is Key

If there was a medication you could take that improved energy, sleep, libido, and confidence level all while reducing your risk for diabetes, heart attack, stroke and osteoporosis would you take it?  Great news, there...
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May 15, 2017 | 2 min read

Alcohol Misuse and What To Know

You may have noticed during one of your recent visits to Family Practice Center that one of our medical assistants or providers asked you to complete an alcohol use screening tool called the AUDIT-C. This...
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May 01, 2017 | 1 min read

Atlanta March for Science

Along with thousands of other, Drs. Jim and Tyler Wheeler participated in the Atlanta March for Science on 4/22/17. As physicians and critical thinkers the Wheelers are strong supporters of scientific research and the use...
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Atlanta March for Science
Apr 20, 2017 | 2 min read

Allergy Season and What to Know

Have you been seeing yellow pollen dust on your cars and porches? This time of year in Atlanta, it is very common to see this everywhere. You may also see numbers or colors in the...
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Mar 14, 2017 | 2 min read

I know it’s an Ear Infection

Jan woke up this morning with right ear pain. She had similar symptoms in 2015 and was diagnosed at that time with a middle ear infection. The infection was treated with oral antibiotics. Jan decides...
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