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Does your doctor have time to listen?
In traditional medicine, today’s physicians often run from exam room to exam room with little time to address the complete spectrum of a patient’s needs. The goal of this model—driven largely by Medicare and insurance companies—is to see as many patients as possible, get a specific diagnosis, and prescribe a solution, if one...
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Set yourself up for success
Clients often come to us looking for help with stopping the dangerous pattern of yo-yo dieting. They go on restrictive diets, lose some weight initially—often losing muscle at the same time—and then end up regaining the weight back and then some. According to Healthline, one in three dieters ends up heavier than when they started...
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Can’t walk in winter? Let’s dance!
When it comes to improving your venous health, one of the best things you can do is to walk. Walking strengthens our calf muscles, which act as the body’s “second heart.” They help pump blood up and out of our lower legs, preventing the build-up of toxins, which can cause swelling, achiness, inflammation, ulcers and more. But as winter...
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Here’s how you can stay active and fight joint, muscle and nerve pain with physical therapy first
When pain is present, your body will naturally want to limit movement and then compensate to avoid that pain, thereby creating new injuries. You hurt your foot, ankle, shoulder, hand or knee, and medical professionals who are not physical therapists, including orthopedic surgeons, want to immobilize it. They want to put you in a boot, a splint or...
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Before buying hearing aids
If you are experiencing hearing loss and seeking solutions, knowing where to turn for help can be confusing. “Many people are concerned they’ll be ‘sold’ hearing aids,” says Dr. Sarah Curtis, Au.D., founder of Sounds of Life Hearing. “You may have friends who made an investment in hearing aids and it didn’t work out very well...
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