November 4, 2016 Vaccines have received a lot of criticism recently, but no other health intervention is more effective at reducing the spread...
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Medical Update Archives
Medical Updates – What’s Your Gut Tell You?
“All disease begins in the gut.”-Hippocrates Hippocrates was a classical Greek scholar born in 460 B.C. His wisdom is over...
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The Limestone County Council On Aging: Assistance With Medicare And More
The Limestone County Council on Aging (COA) is a department of the Limestone County Commission. Its services are also supported...
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Preventing and Managing High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects 30% of Americans, and the older one gets, the higher the chances...
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Eye Health Tips – Simple Tips for Healthy Eyes
Your eyes are an important part of your health. There are many things you can do to keep them healthy...
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Medical Update – Could The Cancer In Your Family Be Genetic?
Let’s face it; cancer is an unfortunate fact of life. The American Cancer Society predicts that over 1.5 million Americans...
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a technique gaining ground as an adjunct or alternative treatment to various medical problems. The...
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Why Choose Chiropractic Treatment?
The science and medicine of chiropractic is based on the central nervous system and its control over the function of...
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Medical Update – Summer Safety
It’s time for another 3-day summer weekend! Independence day is now upon us, and many of us have plans for...
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Medical Update – Staying Healthy All Summer
It’s that time of year again! School is out, warm weather abounds, and families flock to various vacation spots. Many...
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Staying Active And Eating Healthy At Work
Obesity has become an epidemic in the U.S., but not in the traditional sense of the word. The Centers for...
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Medical Update – Homeopathy: Too Good To Be True?
I heard about homeopathy a couple years ago from a friend. At first, the only thing I tried was Arnica,...
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Preparing For Peace At The End Of Life: Part One
This is the title of a presentation coming to Athens State University on May 10, 2016 at 11:30am. In it,...
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Medical Update – April is National Autism Awareness Month
Over the last several years, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome have been frontrunners in discussions regarding health and education in children....
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Medical Update – Intermittent Fasting
Being from down South, many of us grew up in churches. We have read the various portions of the Scriptures...
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Lyme Disease – Medical Update
It’s that time of year again: Spring! The trees are budding, the flowers blooming, and the warm sunshine beckons us...
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Choking On Cornbread, Strangling On Shrimp, And Marching For Midwives
Imagine you (or a woman that you deeply care about) have recently moved to Alabama and discovered that you are...
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Understanding And Combating Adrenal Fatigue
Feeling tired all the time, yet have trouble falling asleep when you lay down at night? Are you more irritable,...
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Medical Update – February Is American Heart Month
It’s that time of year again: the time where you see red hearts everywhere you go. Everyone is talking about...
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