At the beginning of every new year, people always plan to eat healthier, exercise more, taking better care of their health and other courageous resolutions. And yet, if not careful, they can rapidly go back into the daily routine they had a year before without even realizing it. It is important to strive for resolutions that...
It is very common for elderly patients and senior parents to change their caregivers every now and then. It is not always that these caregivers are inefficient but in most of the times it is because either the care giver or the care recipient is not in-sync. It is very important to have a friendly and...
In 2017 alone, there were 19.7 million known Americans aged 12 and older suffering from a substance use disorder involving alcohol and/or illicit drugs. According to American Addiction Centers, drug addiction and abuse cost America over $740 billion annually for crimes, healthcare expenses, and lost workplace productivity. While drug and alcohol addiction is certainly not new,...
A primary care physician is the core of your well-being. They are the ones who know your smallest weaknesses and health conditions. They might even know you better than your spouse, brother or sister. They know not just about your health, but about some of your deepest secrets considering their unbiased and professional interaction with you....
It is believed that a chiropractor doesn’t have to attend medical-related courses and training to prove that they are good at what they do. On the contrary, chiropractors have to go through 4 years of undergraduate 8 years of higher education before a chiropractor is fully licensed. At the end of our chiropractic practice, chiropractors graduate...
Being an organ donor is one way that you can do one last thing to make a difference in someone else’s life. In some instances, you don’t have to be dead in order to make a donation. Lung, kidney and pancreas donation are just some parts you can donate while you are alive. When you donate...
Having a sick family member is never easy, may it just be the common cold, flu or the more chronic ones like diabetes and hypertension, or the debilitating kind like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Caring for a sick family member can take a toll in the family, either financially, emotionally and physically. Simple conditions like the...
Injury and illness follow no set schedule and adhere to no specific place and time. Whether you’re at home, doing the rounds at work, enjoying an outdoor activity with your friends or family, or travelling, it’s always good to assume that the worst-case scenario may play out—and to be prepared for it. There are several ways...
