Category: Wellness
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March Colon Cancer Awareness
Everyone seems to be worried about how their butt looks. We do squats and follow a low-carb diet so we can fit in our bikini or our designer skinny jeans. We check it out in the mirror. We ask our husbands and girlfriends if our butt looks bigger. We compare it to the latest celebrity…
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Ideal Protein Announces “Ideal Heart” Month
We are proud to share with you a press release that has been distributed to various media outlets. The press release presents the relationship between excess weight and increased risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular-related issues. Our medical panel states that embarking on the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Method can bring major benefits to…
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New Treatment for Fibroids – Acessa
The Acessa procedure is a new minimally-invasive,same-day (outpatient) therapy for fibroids. It uses a technology called radiofrequency ablation.Each fibroid is destroyed by applying energy through a small needle array. The surrounding normal uterine tissue is not affected.The destroyed tissue may then be completely reabsorbed. Uterine fibroids are a large part of most Gynecologists’ practice. The…
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BioTe and Osteoporosis
New Research: Men are Twice As Likely to Die From the Effects of Osteoporosis Once thought to be a disease primarily affecting post-menopausal women, osteoporosis is now a serious concern for men’s health. In a recently released study, (Osteoporosis in men: why change needs to happen) researchers have found that men are twice as likely…
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Breast Cancer Awareness
Screening and Early Detection Regular screening tests (along with follow-up tests and treatment if diagnosed) reduce your chance of dying from breast cancer. After all, screening tests can find breast cancer early, when the chances of survival are highest. That’s why we fund local programs that provide screening tests in communities. So more people can…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month is October
All those pink ribbons, t-shirts, tennis shoes people wear during the month of October is in celebration of BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH! No one EVER wants to be diagnosed with breast cancer. And it certainly worries people… A LOT!! But is all that “worry” really worth the hype? What is your “real” risk of…
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Healthy Bedtime Habits
They Snack—Smarter If you’re going to have a bedtime snack, make it a kiwi. Eating two of these fruits one hour before bed for a month helped adults fall asleep 35 percent faster and sleep 13 percent longer, found a 2011 study from Taiwanese researchers. It might be the high concentration of antioxidant vitamins C…
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Ways to Boost Your Energy When You Haven’t Slept
Sleeping later than normal throws your body off schedule and will make it harder to fall asleep tonight, perpetuating the problem. No matter how tempting it feels to huddle under the blankets, your body won’t react well to a snooze-in—and neither will your boss. “Natural light calibrates your body’s clock for the rest of the…
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Health Benefits of Birth Control Pills
Oral Contraceptives (Birth Control Pills) Not only are oral contraceptives an excellent form of contraception (birth control), but there are MANY additional health benefits! Is the pill safe? Since the 1950’s women have used birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. Over the last 60 years, the amount of hormone in the pill has continued…
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Endometriosis
What You Need to Know By Jill Case What do pain, infertility, scar tissue formation, adhesions, and bowel problems have in common? They are all things that can be caused by endometriosis, a condition that affects at least 6.3 million women and girls in the U.S., 1 million in Canada, and millions more worldwide. It…