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Gardening is wonderful for its bounty of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers, but this feel-good hobby also comes with a list of physical, mental, and emotional benefits. We’ve got a few good reasons to get your hands dirty this summer. Gardening can help: Provide exercise. Whether you’re shoveling or pulling weeds, being active in the ...
Readying your teen to go to college means more than picking meal plans and packing clothes and sheets. It’s also preparing for the inevitable health issues that come up during their first time living outside of the family home. Most colleges provide a list of immunizations that your teen should have before stepping on campus. ...
A Stress-Free Way to Find Your Bliss For many people, just thinking about meditating triggers the very thing it’s supposed to help relieve—stress. That’s because there are so many misconceptions about it, like you must sit still for long periods, completely empty your mind, and think about nothing. “The truth is there are many ways ...
Let’s face it— interacting with your doctor can be stressful. The pace is fast and the system can be intimidating. Clear and open communication and a concerted effort to understand the health care system works in your favor, says Kathy Prybylski, RN, one of the co-facilitators of CentraState’s Take Control of Your Health, a chronic ...
5 Foods for a Healthy Colon A healthy colon’s main job is to, ahem, keep things moving. Exercise and drinking plenty of water certainly help in that department, but what you eat may be the biggest help of all. To keep your colon in tip-top shape and reduce your risk of gastrointestinal issues and diseases ...
CentraState Cancer Center offers Cutting-Edge Screening for Pancreatic Cancer When pancreatic cancer is detected early, it’s more treatable. But therein lies the problem – it’s very difficult to detect early. Pancreatic cancer often has no symptoms until it is advanced and has spread to other organs in the body, making early diagnosis very challenging. But ...
Gotta go a lot? You’re not alone. More than half of men will experience an enlarged prostate starting at around age 50, says urologist Troy Sukkarieh, MD. While the condition, known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is usually not serious, it can cause some annoying symptoms, including frequent urination, especially at night, and the urge ...
CentraState recently opened its new Cardiovascular Interventional Suite, which centralizes cardiac catheterization, endovascular, and interventional radiology services in a 9,300-square-foot addition on the north side of the medical center. This innovative three-room suite features the latest technologies and the capacity to serve a greater number of patients. The suite houses CentraState’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, which ...
Mood swings. Bloating. Headaches. Difficulty concentrating. Imagine if you experienced these symptoms for several days out of every month. For many women, this is their reality. More than 31 million women in the U.S. experience PMS (premenstrual syndrome). Some women only feel several days of mild discomfort before their period. For others, debilitating symptoms can ...
Jay Olarsch is an avid runner, so he was concerned when he didn’t have the energy to finish a swimming test during his son’s annual Boy Scouts camping trip last summer. “I felt exhausted,” says Jay, 53. “My body just gave out halfway through the test, which was really surprising.” The Morganville resident attributed the ...
