Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

August 2, 2023

Just Move! How to Add Movement to Your Day

By Andrea Scott

Sometimes, 30 minutes of exercise feels like too much for one day, but what if you did a few five- to 10-minute movement sessions throughout the day?

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Categories: Woman's Health

August 2, 2023

12 myths about the birth control pill

By Andrea Scott

There are a lot of out there for effective birth control and it can be confusing and create confusion when hearing anecdotal stories of others.

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Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

July 28, 2023

Summer safety for kids

By Andrea Scott

Ways to keep your kids safe this summer The sun is shining, the swimmers are splashing and the kids may be hitting the parks, trails and playgrounds. Don’t let injuries and i…

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Categories: Sleep and Mental Health

July 28, 2023

8 Causes of Night Sweats

By Andrea Scott

Doctors and pharmacists often hear their patients complain of night sweats. Night sweats refer to excess sweating during the night. But if your bedroom is unusually hot or you are…

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Categories: Woman's Health

July 28, 2023

Hypothyroidism in menopause — a whole-body perspective

By Andrea Scott

If you’re a woman heading into menopause – or perhaps already there – and you know you have an underactive thyroid, you may be wondering how your low thyroid function might impact…

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Categories: Eye Health

July 27, 2023

How much do you know about eye health?

By Andrea Scott

Written By: Susanne Medeiros for American Academy of Ophthalmology Apr. 22, 2020 Study after study has shown that people fear vision loss more than they fear cancer, stroke, heart…

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Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

July 27, 2023

Exercise is medicine, and doctors are starting to prescribe it

By Andrea Scott

Clinical research has established exercise as a safe and effective intervention to counteract the adverse physical and psychological effects of cancer WRITTEN BY SCOTT LEAR ON DECE…

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Categories: Gut Health and Digestion

July 27, 2023

Antibiotics before birth and in early life can affect long-term health

By Andrea Scott

By the time they turn one, half of Australian babies have had a course of antibiotics which may have damaging downstream effects on their health WRITTEN BY PENELOPE BRYANT, CHERYL…

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Categories: Nutrition and Diet

July 24, 2023

Just how bad is all that sugar for the heart?

By Andrea Scott

WRITTEN BY SCOTT LEAR ON FEBRUARY 20, 2018 Still nibbling Valentine’s Day goodies? Munching packaged cereals, pancakes or muffins for breakfast? Enjoying a lunch of processed meats…

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