“What I wish I had known…” is this year’s theme for Mental Illness Awareness Week. Each year during the first week of October, organizations from across the country come together to raise awareness about mental illness. Mental illness affects everyone, either directly...
Why do most men go to the doctor? It’s because their significant other, their mother, or their grandmother tells them they need to. This is the typical reason that I see men in my office. Someone in their life sees something on their back and tells them to follow up...
Holiday season is upon us! Celebrating special occasions with family and friends are usually associated with traditional foods. Navigating these meals can be tricky and a little stressful while trying to follow a healthy lifestyle. Hopefully the tips below will help...
September is self-care month so it’s only appropriate that we use self-care as a theme for this month’s blog. As we continue to navigate through our busy lives and the continuing nuances of this pandemic, it’s vital for us to implement self-care into our lives with...
Growing your own food can be very rewarding. It can save you money, provide you with access to fresh produce, and most of all, you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor – pun intended! But like most things, maintaining your garden is an investment. That...
As the winds of normalcy seem to be blowing in a positive direction, I grow in my concern that our fast-paced, short-attention-span society is going to move forward so quickly that we will lose sight of the lingering pain experienced by so many over the last year....
