Making Resolutions?

Follow Our Top Five Tips for a Healthy 2016 Ready to get healthier?  We’re here to help you start your year off right.  Check out the ideas below and let’s go! If you smoke, make a plan now to quit. When choosing a quit date, sooner is better.  Many smokers choose a...

Women’s Health Update

Reduce Your Cervical Cancer Risk Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, which is the lower, narrow end of a woman’s uterus.  It is preventable.  When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and is associated with long survival and good...

Healthy Weight Loss

Do You Believe This Common Myth? Myth:  I should avoid grain products such as bread, pasta and rice when trying to lose weight. Fact:  Unless you have a particular allergy or digestive issue, grains can be considered a healthy part of any diet, including a weight loss...

Senior Health Update

There’s Help for Caregiver Stress There is little doubt that the stress of chronic caregiving for a spouse or family member has significant effects on one’s health.  Some signs of caregiver stress are: Feeling overwhelmed, lonely, guilty, sad or constantly worried...

Yeast Infection

What Every Woman Should Know Genital/vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is often called a “yeast infection.”  It occurs when there is overgrowth of the normal yeast in the vagina.  Nearly 75% of all adult women have had at least one yeast infection.  VVC occurs more...