Avoiding Holiday Depression
I’m sure you’re like the rest of us running around taking care of the final details of your upcoming holiday gatherings. Whether it’s the food, the shopping, or the travel (or all of the above), this is the season of stress when it should be, as the song says, “the most wonderful time of the year”. […]
Crohn's Disease Awareness
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory, medically incurable disease that attacks the digestive system, causing abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever, and weight loss. Named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn, who first described the disease in 1932 along with colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer, Crohn’s disease belongs to a group […]
What’s the biggest thing to avoid during the holidays? (No, it’s not your family)
It’s sugar. The average American consumes 19.5 teaspoons of sugar per day. Stop and think about that for a minute. That’s sugar you put in coffee and tea, and the sugars in pasta, granola bars and yogurt. That’s an extra 285 calories per day that health experts say is way too much. In a year, […]
Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease marked by reduced bone strength due to bone mass and bone quality. It is often called a “silent disease” because it usually progresses without any symptoms until a bone fracture occurs or one or more vertebrae collapses. Osteoporosis is the major underlying cause of fractures in postmenopausal women and the elderly. […]
Weight Loss Resolution
Thanksgiving is a few days away. Christmas is a few weeks away. It’s getting darker earlier. It’s getting colder outside. These are all things that are potential excuses as to why you aren’t watching what you eat and exercising on a regular basis. This time of year people start thinking about their New Year’s resolution. […]