Ten Thousand steps a day: it’s a walking goal that has taken the world by storm over the past few years, one that equates to roughly 5 miles per day, depending on one’s stride. So, is 10,000 a magic number we should strive for or a marketing tactic used to sell trackers? Well, the answer...
Dry, itchy skin can be more than just uncomfortable, especially during the fall and winter months when the heat is on. With decreased humidity, increased exposure to forced air heating, plus the drying effects of wind and cold, your skin’s natural oils can be stripped away and make it feel like sandpaper. Luckily, you don’t...
By the time you read this blog, we sincerely hope that a cure has been developed for the novel Coronavirus along with drugs to properly treat the disease. But that time isn’t now. Which makes it doubly important that you make lifestyle changes, as needed, to build and maintain a strong immune system to help...
Pink eye is an inflammation of the tissue that covers the eyeball and the inside of your eyelid. The medical term for pink eye is conjunctivitis, but the former describes it as it appears to others. Most pink eye cases are caused by a virus, but it can also be caused by bacteria, germs, or...
If you’re prone to coughing and sneezing attacks inside your own home, doesn’t that kind of the tarnish the whole “your home is your oasis” metaphor? In fact, dozens and dozens of our patients live in perfectly comfortable homes and yet feel like they have a perpetual cold. Except that they don’t. Because in most...
When you think of having a beverage, you think of liquid refreshment. And if it’s water you want, you want it cold. But what if we could show you a host of health-related benefits from drinking hot water – would you consider changing things up a bit? Read on – you might just be tempted...
When times are tough – like right now, March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic – it pays to be extra careful with your personal hygiene. Today, our focus is hand sanitizer, especially since it can be one retail item especially hard to find during a crisis which, in turn, causes many people to buy more...
You don’t need to be a germaphobe to want and appreciate a germ-free house. We’re not talking about the “live in a bubble” germ free – just common sense ways to help maintain your good health. Remember – the stronger your immune system, the better your body can fight back against the flu and viruses....
