This is the time of year when the sun starts to get up a bit earlier and go down a little later, which give of us more time to get out and walk either before or after work. We always recommend walking to our patients as a safe and easy way to get more exercise and improve core strength, but there are many more benefits to daily walking that may not be so obvious. Not only does walking affect your … [Read more...] about March Into Wellness
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Health Benefits of Love!!
February is already here! It may seem like we were just spending the holidays and the new year with friends and family just a few days ago, and yet here we are in the Valentine month of love and friendship. All this month that we are reminded to show the ones in our lives that we care and appreciate them. But it may not just be a gimmicky holiday designed by the chocolate and card companies, there … [Read more...] about Health Benefits of Love!!
Healthy New Years Resolutions
A New Year always brings with it new hope for what’s to come, as evidenced by the very concept of the “New Year’s resolutions” that many of us will begin on the New Year’s Eve and break by MLK Day! Then there are the “new year, new start” challenges like Veganuary (going vegan for the first month of the year) and Dry January (cutting out alcohol for the month) which seem to be all the rage. Every … [Read more...] about Healthy New Years Resolutions
Why Giving is Good for Your Health
“Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew in the good old world. And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. “ - Charles Dickens, “A Christmas … [Read more...] about Why Giving is Good for Your Health
No-Shave November is National Men’s Health Awareness Month
November annually presents a compelling reason with a social message that can encourage men to go for that “full-bearded and moustache look” for the whole month. No-Shave November” is defined as a month-long journey where men avoid shaving and grooming in order to increase men’s health awareness – specifically discussion about prostate cancer. It means embracing the hair which is lost by many … [Read more...] about No-Shave November is National Men’s Health Awareness Month