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Nov 29, 2018 | 3 min read

How to Prevent Exercise-Related Injuries

Exercise is a critical part of achieving and maintaining the best-possible long-term health and wellness. This is true for people of all ages, from kids to seniors and everyone in-between. Playing a sport can be...
Sports Medicine
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How to Prevent Exercise-Related Injuries
Nov 20, 2018 | 3 min read

Tips to Improve Your Heart Health

The health of our hearts is essential to every function of our daily lives. There is perhaps no more important aspect to maintaining our overall health and wellbeing than taking care of our heart. Due...
Primary CareWomens Health
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Tips to Improve Your Heart Health
Sep 06, 2018 | 1 min read

Flu Vaccines Are Now Available

Flu season has started as we at Family Practice Center have already had several patients test positive for the flu. Flu vaccines are now available, and influenza vaccination is recommended for all patients 6 months...
flu
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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...
Preventative MedicineUncategorized
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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...
Preventative Medicine
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Mar 26, 2018 | 2 min read

Spring Allergies or am I truly sick??

Pretty blossoming flowers and springtime are upon us. Sniffles begin. So how do you know if it’s truly allergies or a cold? It can get confusing trying to distinguish between the two, because they share...
Allergies
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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...
Preventative Medicine
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Dec 11, 2017 | 8 min read

JNC7 vs JNC8 New Blood Pressure Guidelines

What Should My Blood Pressure Target Be? Published online in the AHA’s Hypertension journal, the new 2017 guideline covers detection, prevention, management and treatment of high blood pressure (HBP). Specifically, it calls for HBP to...
Uncategorized
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