Health is Wealth: Primary Care Doctors Offer a Good Return on Investment We’ve all heard the saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” And while it may seem like a bit of a cliché, the idea holds much truth. Today, there are specialists for everything from cardiac conditions to psychological enigmas, but it is the regular preventive measures we take each day that will ward off complex medical problems in the future. By choosing a trustworthy primary care doctor and attending routine ... [Read More]
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What is Considered Healthy Cholesterol?
We have heard it all before – don’t eat too much egg yolk, because it contains too much cholesterol and is not good for your health. While the egg yolk does contain more cholesterol, it also contains very healthy fats and proteins. Everything in moderation is important, but it’s also good to know that cholesterol is separated into both LDL and HDL categories. Well, simply put, there is both healthy and dangerous cholesterol. Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels is essential for the health of ... [Read More]
What Your Heart Is Trying to Tell You: Should You Get An Echocardiogram?
The heart and its beat are what keeps us alive. It happens to be the hardest working muscle in the human body. At an average rate of 80 times a minute, the heart beats about 115,000 times every day, or in a year, about 42 million times. A normal healthy heart beat is 60 to 100 beats per minute, or BPM. The job of the heart in the cardiovascular system is to pump and circulate oxygen and nutrient filled blood to the body’s organs, tissues, and cells through the passage of blood vessels. In ... [Read More]
The Benefits of A Medical Weight Loss Program
Recent statistics will show, that obesity is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the United States, affecting 78.6 million people. It’s a leading cause of death and disease, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Obesity is defined as having an excess amount of fat (adipose tissue), well above what is considered a healthy range. A person with a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 30 is considered obese. There are so many weight loss programs and diet supplements out there, so knowing ... [Read More]
What to Expect From Your Primary Care Physician
Today there is a large primary care gap, meaning that there are not enough primary care physicians available in the healthcare field. Other healthcare professionals such as nurse practitioners (NP) are trying to close this gap, by implementing primary care into their practices. Primary care visits and physicals are important, and without them, our health would not be cared for. Studies in various medical journals such as the International Journal of Health Services have revealed that people ... [Read More]
