Apr 19, 2016 | Health Tips
AAASHHHHHEW……… SEASONAL ALLERGIES ARE HERE! As the weather starts to get warm and the flowers begin to bloom, many of us struggle with the ever so bothersome symptoms of seasonal allergies. So what causes seasonal allergies? As it turns out, an abundance of pollen can...Apr 3, 2016 | Health Tips
Alcohol consumption is a charged topic. We constantly see bars and alcohol advertisements — as well as cautionary, if sensationalized, tales in the media — but we rarely have the necessary and difficult discussions about safety, addiction, and abuse....Mar 4, 2016 | Health Tips
What is the difference? The common cold is caused by a wide variety of respiratory viruses whereas the flu is caused by the Influenza virus, type A or type B. Although both are viral infections, influenza tends to present with more severe symptoms, which include high...Feb 29, 2016 | Health Tips
When it comes to your diet, the guidelines are fairly simple: eat a diet rich in fruits, veggies, whole grains, and unsaturated fat. The hard part, of course, is actually doing it! In the interest of helping you start — or continue — to eat...Feb 1, 2016 | Health Tips
Nobody likes talking about heart disease. But we need to: heart disease remains the leading cause of death in both men and women — it results in 1 in 4 deaths nationwide — and yet a quarter of these deaths are preventable through simple lifestyle...Jan 4, 2016 | Health Tips
You know that donating blood is important. But do you know how important? In honor of National Blood Donor Month, we’re taking a hard look at the numbers. And they are truly staggering: Someone is in need of blood every 2 seconds. More than 41,000 blood...