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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It is sad to say, but until a medical condition is affecting us or someone we love, most of us take our health for granted. In fact, most people do not put much thought into how new medications, surgical procedures or treatments make their way to the general public. In order for a new treatment […]
“I hope you never take one single breath for granted,” says Lee Ann Womack in her country hit, I Hope You Dance. She expresses the importance of living life to the fullest. So many of us take the simple act of breathing for granted; but for those with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, taking […]