As I’ve mentioned before, I take care of a lot of anxiety and depression. Life is hard. While I am not opposed to using medications to help with anxiety and depression, I always emphasize these other important factors in healing.
Fats are good! I repeat: fats are good! … some of them.
I’d like to give you an easy to understand summary of what to look for in foods to help you eat fewer bad fats and more healthy fats. You’ll see some common buzzwords in quotes.
The guidelines for cervical cancer screening have changed a lot over the years, which can be quite confusing. But, here is the good news: PAP smears are done less frequently these days when the result is normal.
Some of the people I love most in the world currently smoke tobacco or have smoked for much of their life. So if you are reading this and you currently smoke, I want you to know that it is not my intention to shame you.
Here is another favorite recipe in the Lessing home – it is a little more time intensive than some of our usual weeknight recipes, so it is a special treat when we have it on the menu. This recipe is from Kate from the blog Cookie and Kate.
It is unacceptable that so many in the LGBTQ community have faced harassment or discrimination while seeing a healthcare provider.
One of the most common things that I see in family medicine is patients with various aches and pains: low back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, just to name a few that I’ve seen this week already!
Newer guidelines recommend all adults can start screening for colon cancer at the age of 45, or younger if there is a strong family history of colon cancer. Colonoscopy is one of our best tools to screen for and prevent cancer – accurate, reliable and efficient.
Are you wondering if you need to fast before your blood draw? Well, the answer may be No, and here are a few reasons why…
Many Americans take a dietary supplement, multivitamin, or herb on a regular basis or at least a few times per year. I take a few myself!
You want to be sure that supplements contain the actual ingredients stated on the label!