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By Ashley Guidry If you’re living the single life and don’t have a partner to keep you company, expand your options! Spend Cupid’s holiday your way! According to the Census Bureau, about 50% of adults are single in the U.S. That’s about 126.9 million people who are unmarried. When Valentine’s Day rolls around most singles …
Category Archives: Family Medicine
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Feb
Feb
Unplugging and enjoying a good card or board game could come with mental and social benefits. By Barrett White Board game sales are up and it’s easy to see why. More and more, people are unplugging and enjoying the familiar comforts of tabletop board games. As we break into 2023, it only becomes clearer each …
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Jan
Jan
What kinds of outdoor activities are there, and how do we combat allergies while we participate? By Barrett White From February until early in the summer, trees, flowers, and grasses begin to release pollen into the air. Pollen becomes the biggest allergy trigger during the springtime. “The type of allergy we see mostly is allergic …
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Jan
Jan
Most of us love a good cup of coffee to start the day. Then maybe another when we get to work. Another in the afternoon slump. How much is too much? By Barrett White According to Dr. Vandana Shrikanth, up to four cups a day can be appropriate for the average adult, though body types …
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Jan
Jan
by Ashley Guidry Strong nails are a sign of good health. But what steps can we take to ensure we maintain our nail health? Drink water: This is a given since water is vital to our health as a whole. It helps to retain moisture and stay strong. Without moisture, your nails can become brittle …
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Dec
Dec
Just because your symptoms stopped doesn’t mean you should stop taking the medication. By Barrett White Antibiotics are medications utilized to treat bacterial infections by either killing the bacteria or keeping it from reproducing. However, we contain numerous bacteria throughout our bodies and different bacteria are sensitive to different antibacterial drugs. Antibiotics are a medicine …
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Dec
Dec
While we work through falling temperatures, holiday fatigue, and the stress of budgeting, we can still relax and reset our mindset. By Barrett White Holiday fatigue is real. While we can make changes in our lives to make the holidays less stressful for ourselves – like sticking to boundaries with difficult family and friends, setting …
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Dec
Dec
By Barrett White Many people spend hours at a time on their feet or seated at a desk every day. Over time, either can cause back pain if your posture isn’t very good, or if you have an underlying health condition. Both standing for long hours and sitting at a desk with poor posture can …
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Dec
Dec
By Barrett White Like oil in the moving parts of a machine, our joints are lubricated by a substance called synovial fluid. As the temperatures drop in the winter months, that fluid can become less like lubricating oil and more like molasses. While cold weather can’t cause arthritis, it can make the symptoms more unbearable. …
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Nov
Nov
By Barrett White Have you ever been home alone with the TV off, no music playing, but for some reason you hear that high-pitched ring? Most people have experienced “ringing in their ears” at some point: It’s not an external noise like a phone, television, or radio; and other people can’t hear it. It’s right …