Allergies and asthma are often times connected. They are two of the most commonly occurring, chronic conditions in the U.S. Asthma is a respiratory condition in which your airways narrow, making breathing difficult. Allergies exist in many different forms, but a reaction occurs when the immune system reacts abnormally to a foreign substance. People with […]
Emergency contraception is called just that for a reason; it’s meant to be used in emergency situations. It’s intended to be used as a backup birth control method in case your standard method of birth control fails. Sometimes things happen beyond our control that lead us to wonder just how often is too often to […]
There are many options available for women today when it comes to preventing pregnancy. From pills to shots to implants, it can all start to make your head spin. Your age, health, and lifestyle are just a few things to consider when choosing which method is best for you. • Birth Control Pills: As TIME […]
Diabetes can be a confusing disease to understand. You may have heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but really don’t understand the differences between both. However, identifying a few key differences among the two can be a real help in making sense of the disease. Essentially, diabetes is a disease that occurs when […]
“We will just keep an eye on things,” my doctor stated to me after diagnosing me with uterine fibroids. I wasn’t expecting to be diagnosed with something that sounded so unsettling. Relatively symptom free, I wondered how this new diagnosis was going to affect my life. Was I in danger? Should I be worried? Would […]
If you’re living with diabetes, diabetic blood sugar level control is probably something that’s on your mind every day. You may have heard the term HbA1c, or even had an HbA1c test, but perhaps you don’t fully understand what the result means or why it is important. The term HbA1c refers to glycated hemoglobin. What […]
You might be wondering “what are triglycerides and how do I know if mine are too high?” Triglycerides are a type of fat found in our blood that our bodies use for energy. Having a healthy number of triglycerides can be very beneficial in maintaining good health; however, when your triglyceride levels get too high, […]
As parents, it’s our jobs to prepare our children to be successful and healthy adults. In preparation, most parents attempt to teach social skills, how to become financially independent and how to live a healthy lifestyle. But what happens if your child ends up with a medical condition, despite your best efforts? In our latest […]
So many women, including myself, experience heavy menstrual bleeding during their period every month. It is always very inconvenient for me and often times I end up missing work. I’m always spending a lot of money on different kinds of sanitary products every month. Sometimes, I also have lower back pain and my abdomen swells […]
The pill, intrauterine device, the patch, injections, condoms – the list of available birth control goes on and on and comes in all forms and variations, giving women more options to prevent pregnancy than ever before. Although birth control has been practiced for centuries, even documented in biblical times, the first form of birth control […]