Category: Health

These posts cover all sorts of topics related to health and wellness. For tips and tricks to stay healthy or improve your health, check out these posts!

Diabetes and Fatigue: Do They Go Hand-In-Hand?

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Diabetes and fatigue are often experienced together, but do they always go hand-in-hand? Or, are there ways to reduce chronic fatigue if you have diabetes? Studies show that patients who suffer from both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes frequently struggle with feelings of fatigue. This type of exhaustion goes far beyond feeling “a little sleepy;” instead,… Read more »

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What You Should Know About Probiotics for Crohn’s Disease

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Crohn’s disease affects roughly 780,000 people in the United States, and it affects each one differently, requiring treatment to be personalized as well. As a known anti-inflammatory, probiotics for Crohn’s disease are becoming a popular treatment method. Crohn’s is an auto-immune mediated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affecting virtually every aspect of the gastrointestinal tract (from… Read more »

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Mixing Alcohol and Antibiotics: Is It Safe?

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Antibiotics are prescribed for many bacterial infections, but is mixing alcohol and antibiotics actually dangerous? Here’s what you should know. Are you taking antibiotics? If you’re considering having a drink to help you recover, relax, and unwind, you might want to think again. Mixing alcohol and antibiotics can result in uncomfortable or even dangerous side… Read more »

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Understanding Group B Strep

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July is GBS Awareness month (also called Group B strep), so this month, we will explore Group B strep antibiotics, infection, prevention and treatment. The first encounter most patients have with Strep B is during pregnancy; it’s common for doctors to test for, and treat, the disorder just before someone goes into labor. But what exactly… Read more »

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The Best Diet Plan for Diabetics to Stay Healthy

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More than 100 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes or prediabetes, and many of these people have difficulty understanding which foods are healthy. So, what is the best diet plan for diabetics? Keto. Atkins. The Meditteranean Diet. Gluten-free. Dairy-free. Vegetarian, soy-free, fruitarian, carnivore, Paleo… No wonder diabetics are so confused about what they… Read more »

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Infant Immunization Week: Why Are Vaccinations for Children Important?

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April 27-May 4, 2019, is  National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). This year, we’ll explore what NIIW is, and why vaccinations for children are so important. This small facet of the World Health Organization’s larger overall World Immunization Week (WIW) gives us the chance to re-focus on the importance of vaccines. NIIW is also the perfect… Read more »

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