Just because your symptoms stopped doesnāt mean you should stop taking the medication. By Barrett White Antibiotics are medications utilized to treat bacterial infections by either killing the bacteria or keeping it from reproducing. However, we contain numerous bacteria throughout our bodies and different bacteria are sensitive to different antibacterial drugs.Ā Ā Antibiotics are a medicine …
Category Archives: Family Medicine
While we work through falling temperatures, holiday fatigue, and the stress of budgeting, we can still relax and reset our mindset. By Barrett White Holiday fatigue is real. While we can make changes in our lives to make the holidays less stressful for ourselves ā like sticking to boundaries with difficult family and friends, setting …
By Barrett White Many people spend hours at a time on their feet or seated at a desk every day. Over time, either can cause back pain if your posture isnāt very good, or if you have an underlying health condition. Both standing for long hours and sitting at a desk with poor posture can …
By Barrett White Like oil in the moving parts of a machine, our joints are lubricated by a substance called synovial fluid. As the temperatures drop in the winter months, that fluid can become less like lubricating oil and more like molasses. While cold weather canāt cause arthritis, it can make the symptoms more unbearable. …
By Barrett White Have you ever been home alone with the TV off, no music playing, but for some reason you hear that high-pitched ring? Most people have experienced āringing in their earsā at some point: Itās not an external noise like a phone, television, or radio; and other people canāt hear it. Itās right …
by Ashley Guidry, Communications Associate Coughs, colds, flu, oh my! Keep your family healthy this RSV season. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are cold-like symptoms that infect your lungs and respiratory tracts. The virus begins spreading around October and then all the way to the end of April. Although the virus can affect anyone, it is …
By Barrett White High-carb, low-carb, no-carb? What does your body need and why? Fad diets are hard to stick to, and for that reason they often donāt work. For you to hit your goals ā whether your goals are aesthetic or for better health ā youāll want to understand how nutrition works in your body, …
by Ashley Guidry, Communications Associate Emotional Wellness is defined as properly coping with life and developing healthy relationships. October is recognized as the month to monitor your emotional health and check on your loved ones. The pandemic has emotionally changed us in ways most of us may never recover from. To social injustices then food …
by Ashley Guidry, Communications Associate Did you know Legacy helps patients schedule their mammograms? If your answer is yes, youāre ahead of the game! If not, then youāre in luck. For this breast cancer awareness month, weāre breaking down what you can do to get preventative treatment. Individuals who are 40 and above or have …
Breastfeeding, or chestfeeding, for any amount of time has significant health benefits for baby and parent. By Yanett Hodgson, IBCLC August is National Breastfeeding Month! Per the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, āBreastfeeding is key to sustainable development strategiesĀ post-pandemic, as it improves nutrition, ensures food security and reduces inequalities between and within countriesā. Breastfeeding, …