Five Tips For Healthier Eating

Five Tips for Healthier Eating When you make decisions about what to eat, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the choices that meet you in the grocery store: Rows upon rows of boxes of prepared meals, heaps of produce, bags of frozen vegetables and countless varieties of milk. Many people throw around terms like “high fructose corn syrup,” “trans fats” and “glucose free” knowing they should... 

Take Control Of Your Arthritis

Take Control of Your Arthritis It’s starts with stiffness in your fingers and eventually leads to discomfort in your knees and elbows. Your grandparents had it. Your parents had it. And now, you figure, it was just a matter of time before you, too, developed arthritis. Well, you think, this is it. So much for my days of care-free movement. Arthritis is an inflammatory joint disorder that affects... 

Get Fit, Get Healthy, Get Outside

Get Fit, Get Healthy, Get Outside Now that the gray days of winter have passed for another year, it’s time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather of spring and summer. And while kicking back by the barbecue and lounging on the beach are both legitimate nice-weather activities, it can’t hurt to get active every now and again. Outdoor exercise really has two advantages: First, sunshine is... 

Straighten Up with a Scoliosis Screening

Straighten Up with a Scoliosis Screening The human spine has a natural curve that can be seen when looking at it from the side. Sometimes, however, the spine develops an unnatural curve in which it is bent forward, backward or to the side which results in an “S” or “C” shape. This unnatural curvature is known as scoliosis, and it often develops in children. In fact, three out of 100 people... 

Asthma

Asthma: Take a Breath of Fresh Air “I can’t go running because I have asthma.” “I wish I could take up mountain climbing, but my asthma makes that impossible.” “If I didn’t have asthma, I could spend more time playing with my kids.” Do any of the above statements sound like something you’ve ever said or thought? Have you found that you aren’t able to do the things you used to enjoy...