- Make a weekly meal plan filled with nourishing foods, and keep your overall meal plan in mind at the supermarket. The pro-nutrition mindset begins at home, long before you step foot in the supermarket. You can then use your weekly meal plan to create a shopping list.
- Make a shopping list and
Treating Osteoporosis
by Jessica B. May 8th, 2012 | Health Observance
It is National Osteoporosis Month, that time of year when organizations get together to bring attention to a problem affecting millions of Americans. While a healthy diet, exercise, vitamin D, and calcium can help prevent osteoporosis, there are, thankfully, many different treatment plans to help sufferers.
Hormone Treatment
For women struggling with osteoporosis, hormone treatment can be a way for them to help build bone mass and slow the rate of bone thinning. Hormone treatment includes estrogen with or without progesterone. Estrogen hormone treatment can only be taken by women who have had a hysterectomy, as it can lead to cancer in
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Hormone Treatment
For women struggling with osteoporosis, hormone treatment can be a way for them to help build bone mass and slow the rate of bone thinning. Hormone treatment includes estrogen with or without progesterone. Estrogen hormone treatment can only be taken by women who have had a hysterectomy, as it can lead to cancer in
What is a Hernia?
by Dean Heller MD May 4th, 2012 | Ask the Doctor
I have an bulge on the right side of my groin area, near my right leg. I see it when I am standing (it is not there when I lie down), and on occasion is bigger than usual, and it can start to hurt. Is this a hernia, and what should I do?
That does sound like a hernia, and this is a common area for a hernia. A hernia is a weakness in a muscle which allows some of the organs to poke through. In that area it is usually a small amount of intestine. This can strangulate the bowel that is poked through
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That does sound like a hernia, and this is a common area for a hernia. A hernia is a weakness in a muscle which allows some of the organs to poke through. In that area it is usually a small amount of intestine. This can strangulate the bowel that is poked through
Time to See a Doctor?
by Jessica B. May 3rd, 2012 | Common Conditions
It is always a bit of a dilemma.  Call the doctor or sweat the flu out at home? It is always frustrating to drag your sick self to the doctor’s office, wait 15 minutes, get poked and prodded only to hear, "It’s probably a virus; go home and rest."  And for that you have to pay 100 dollars. So when is the time to pick up the phone?
Are you having trouble breathing and/or coughing? If there is a chance things have moved into your lungs, and you are feeling heavy, you should go see your doctor. There might be
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Are you having trouble breathing and/or coughing? If there is a chance things have moved into your lungs, and you are feeling heavy, you should go see your doctor. There might be
Immune Boosters
by Louise May 1st, 2012 | Diet, Illness
It's not exactly what you might call "cold season," but that hasn't stopped a cold from spreading around my college campus. It's been a big concern for the track team, as we are heading into the championship season. Our coach is becoming frustrated by the number of absences at practice due to this nasty cold that continues to spread between teammates. He encourages taking cold medicine right after noticing the first symptoms.
As "luck" would have it, my roommate ended up being one of the first ones to catch a cold; instead of treating myself for symptoms, as my roommate
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As "luck" would have it, my roommate ended up being one of the first ones to catch a cold; instead of treating myself for symptoms, as my roommate