
What you should know about Monkeypox
Just what none of us needed in our third year of a global pandemic: Monkeypox, a new health concern. As with any unfamiliar disease, fear, myths, and misinformation can spread quickly. It's important to learn the facts from trusted medical authorities. The good news...
Summer wellness and safety in the great outdoors
The summer is a terrific time to focus on your personal wellness. Vacations, walks on the beach, hikes in the woods, and time spent outside playing tennis or sharing barbecues with friends and family are all great ways to lower your stress and bolster your physical...
May is the month to raise your mental health awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness, reducing stigma, and seeking help for ourselves or our loved ones. As we pass the two-year mark of the pandemic, we can all agree that it's been a tough time - particularly for anyone who faced...
Be kind to your kidneys – it’s National Kidney Month!
When's the last time you gave much thought to your kidneys? If you are among the estimated 10% of people who suffer the excruciating pain of passing kidney stones, you may think of them often. It's estimated that 37 million people in the United States have chronic...
A Valentine’s Day gift from the heart
Looking for a Valentine's Day gift to really show someone you love how much you care? Here's a great idea: A home blood pressure monitor! If you think that's an odd suggestion, hear us out. February is Heart Health Month, the perfect time for you and your loved ones...
It’s time to get the seasonal flu shot!
Get your flu shot early! That's the advice from health experts now that we are in the 2021-22 Influenza or "flu" season. Doctors are urging everyone over the age of 6 months to get a flu shot early. It's rare to have a once-in-a-century pandemic coinciding with the...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Learn the risks and symptoms
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Nearly a quarter of a million U.S. women get breast cancer each year and more than 42,000 women die from the disease. Next to skin cancer, it is the most common form of cancer for women. Most women who get breast cancer have...
New study: “5 a day” fruits and vegetables help lower your risk of disease
For a number of years now, US dietary guidelines have been promoting the health benefits of "5 a day" for your intake of fruits and vegetables. Despite this ongoing campaign, the average American eats only about one serving of fruit and 1.5 servings of vegetables per...
What you need to know about the Delta Variant (Covid-19)
Just as we were all beginning to relax a bit with the freedom from Covid-19 that vaccines allowed us, there has been a rapid surge of a new Covid-19 strain among the unvaccinated called the Delta Variant. We've compiled the...
Outdoor fitness and fun to shed those pandemic pounds!
If you have had your vaccines and you're ready to venture back out "in the world" you are just in time for Great Outdoors Month, which is celebrated by the National Park Service every June. Find your park and plan your summer adventure. Many national parks are...
Pandemic toolkit: Covid-19 Vaccines, health & safety and more
With the promise of Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, there is new hope for relief from the pandemic and a gradual return to normalcy in the new year. But even as this hopeful news breaks, every day continues to bring heartbreak as the virus spikes to new heights...
Get your flu vaccine early this year!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone get the flu vaccine in September or October before the start of the flu season. Flu producers are gearing up to boost the supply and many pharmacies and clinics are administering seasonal flu...