Fall Allergy Season has started in North Carolina. Our weed count is 62,571 today, September 19, 2016 which is very high. Ten days ago the the weed count was 36,078. Allergy Symptoms: Runny nose Sneezing Tiredness Daily headaches Congestion Coughing Coughing when being active or right after being active Hives WHAT IS … More Fall Allergies – Ragweed, Mold, Weeds
There is a constant battle between viruses, bacteria, parasites, cancer cells and our Antibodies. The goal of these articles on Immune Health is to give you the tools to build your antibody army in number and efficiency. Part 2/4 on Building the Immune System for Back to School – Exercise. Here is the link … More Building Your Immune System for Back to School – Exercise
Post 1/4 On Building Your Immune System Today the topic is Supplements. There is tons of information out there about vitamins, herbs, and probiotics. It can be very confusing. Let’s break it down: ** Vitamin D ** We don’t make enough or at all vitamin D. We must ingest it or have sunlight exposure without SPF … More Preparing Your Immune System for Back to School – Supplements
During these past few weeks, many college bound freshman have been making their final preparations for starting their journey into adulthood. These days have been filled with excitement and anticipation, but also a lot of anxiety. Though Change leads to great accomplishments personally, educationally, professionally, and financially, it comes with stress, worry, tears, fears, and anxiety. … More Handling Anxiety that comes with Change
The New App that is taking the world by storm – Pokemon Go What you need to know: Released with the last 10 days Everyone is obsessed with this app It’s outperforming Twitter already It uses your phone location to find pokemons Pokemon appears on your phone wherever you point your camera The goal is … More Pokemon Go Details
The cost of most medications has become a real challenge in this era of High Deductible Insurance. With lots of insurance changes this year, lots of people are struggling with medication bills, even more then before. This is not going to change any time soon. Furthermore, I am a customers who also looks in horror at … More Money Saving Apps for Medications
Many people gain between 2-7 lbs while on vacation, according to a recent article discussed by Cleveland Clinic. The weight gain is not the only worrisome thing, it’s also the habits that are formed in a short period of time. The study showed that one week is long enough for most people to give up on … More 10 ways to prevent weight gain on vacation
Check-up season is here. It’s time for camp forms, college paperwork, sports physicals, vison check, hearing evaluations, and immunizations. The most distressing part of the annual evaluation for kids and parents is the vaccine administration. Even though immunizations have been show over the years and in thousands of articles to be one of the … More HPV vaccine, What You Need to Know
It seems like lately I have been discussing ear infections A LOT. It is true that I am a pediatrician and that one of the most common things I see in clinic is, in fact, Ear Infections. So lets take a few minutes and go over some basics about Ears and Infections. And then lets … More The Story Behind Pesky Ear Infections
Its that time of the year when we see lots of Strep in Clinic. All year long we see Sore Throats, that everyone fears its strep, but 90% of the time it is just a virus. So how do you know? When do you go to see your doctor? When do just stay home and … More Sore Throat – is it Strep or Something Else?
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