Stomach pains making you feel yucky? Paying attention to your gut could turn your frown upside down. by Dr. Amelia Averyt What exactly is abdominal pain? Your abdomen houses your stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small/large intestines, and blood vessels among other connective tissues that keep these organs in place and oriented correctly. The abdomen and …
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Both Legacy and the City of Houston are sponsoring community events this spring. By Barrett White Throughout February and into the springtime months, Legacy will be hosting our own community events, as will the City of Houston. With the season just a couple months ahead, so what better time to start penciling fun community events …
By Ashley Guidry If youāre living the single life and donāt have a partner to keep you company, expand your options! Spend Cupidās holiday your way! According to the Census Bureau, about 50% of adults are single in the U.S. Thatās about 126.9 million people who are unmarried. When Valentineās Day rolls around most singles …
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.Ā By Barrett White Tuesday, February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and increase HIV prevention, testing, and treatment in Black communities. Black communities made up the second highest percentage of new HIV cases in Houston in the most recent …
What kinds of outdoor activities are there, and how do we combat allergies while we participate? By Barrett White From February until early in the summer, trees, flowers, and grasses begin to release pollen into the air. Pollen becomes the biggest allergy trigger during the springtime. āThe type of allergy we see mostly is allergic …
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. …
Join us this evening, December 1, at South Beach, 810 Pacific Street, to honor the observance. By Barrett White The HIV epidemic has been present in Houston for 41 years now. More than a million Americans are living with HIV, and about 10% donāt even know theyāre positive. According to the most recent available data …
We mourn today as we witness another senseless act of violence on the LGBTQ+ community. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of the five people whose lives were senselessly taken, and the eighteen others who were injured in aĀ shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Today is a day to remember …
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, …