Category: Other Conditions

What to Eat to Lower Your Cholesterol

Ok, if you’re reading this, then chances are you or someone you love has been advised to change their diet to help lower their cholesterol. You can click here to read my blog that explains more about cholesterol? (link to blog on Why You Should Care about Cholesterol) Know your numbers Ideal results Total Cholesterol […]

Whooping Cough (Pertussis): What You Need To Know

Whooping cough, which is also known as Pertussis usually starts much like a cold, with a runny nose, low-grade fever between 100 -102 degrees, a mild cough, and feeling that you have a cold or flu.

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Vaping & the Rise of E-Cigarettes

Vaping or E-cigarettes, it’s still smoking and still highly, highly addictive and all the flavored additives can cause pneumonia and more serious issues.

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Why Should You Care about Cholesterol?

Knowing more about Cholesterol, what your values are and what they mean could help you live a lot longer and be healthier.

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A Primer: Immunizations

It’s easy to forget that in our grandparents’ time, serious infectious diseases like measles, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, German measles, and influenza caused severe harm and in many cases death to infants, children, and adults.

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