Health and Wellbeing

Your Physical Health Physical health is often defined as the absence of disease or serious illness and possessing the ability to perform daily activities without extreme difficulty. Your overall physical health can be affected by a variety of things such as your diet, level of daily physical activity, and behaviors. Adopting healthy habits can prevent

Annual Check-Ups Continuing on with our August Prevention Series, today we are covering annual check-ups! Annual check-ups with your doctor are extremely important because they provide a time to discuss information not typically covered during a regular doctor’s appointment. If you haven’t scheduled your annual check-up for this year yet, now is the perfect time

It is Time to Schedule Your Preventative Screenings August is the start of our annual Prevention Series! Part One is all about preventative health screenings and their benefits. As fall gets closer and with the holiday season right around the corner, now is the perfect time to schedule your preventive screenings. If you aren’t exactly

Mindfulness Meditation Explained You have probably heard the term “mindfulness” a lot more in recent years as it has become a popular way to help people manage their stress. You might be wondering though, what exactly is mindfulness and how does it help with stress? We will answer both of those questions below! The American

What is a Superfood? “Superfood” is a relatively new term and if you are unsure of what it actually means, you are not alone! According to Medical News Today, there is actually no standard criteria or legal definitions classify any food as a superfood. However, most superfoods are plant-based and the term generally means that

What is Chronic Kidney Disease? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not talked about often, but the CDC estimates that about 15% of the US population has it. CKD is developed when the kidneys become damaged and are not able not clean the blood as well as healthy kidneys. This is a very series condition because