Recent Wellness Articles
If you work full time, you don’t need to tell me how difficult it is to fit exercise into your schedule. I already understand. Toss in some kids, difficultly sleeping through the night, and a marginal social life, and we could write a book together. We all know...
Tips to Help the Helpless Anyone who knows me well knows there is inadvertent humor (if not irony) in my being asked to compile tips on adjusting to Daylight Saving Time. I’ve always considered Daylight Saving Time the longest four-letter word known to humankind, and...
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Bradley Bengtson, MD, has more than twenty years’ experience in plastic surgery. Sought after worldwide as a leader, researcher, and educator, Dr. Bengtson has performed more than four thousand primary and secondary breast augmentations...
Adult acne is more common than you think. But products and experts are readily available to treat, prevent, and help maintain a fresh-faced you. Here are five tips to help you get rid of those pesky zits. 1. The first step is to exfoliate the face to...
Year after year January 1 rolls around and we make promises to ourselves to workout more, eat healthy, and lose weight and then come to find that by January 3, we have one more family party to go to and those chips and french onion dip start calling out your name....
Selling contact lenses without a prescription is illegal and can put consumers' eye health at risk, warns the Michigan Optometric Association (MOA). All contact lenses are classified as medical devices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and require a valid...
As the holiday season moves swiftly towards us, a balance in life can become more difficult to manage. Though the season is cheery and full of celebration and memories, it can also become overwhelmingly busy in many aspects. Not entirely limited to the holiday season,...
More than ninety percent of children*, will trick-or-treat this Halloween and return home with bags full of sugary candy that could end in rotten results. Cavities take six to twelve months to get to the state of detection, but "right around Halloween, we do see...
Seeing our loved ones age can be a difficult process. We want what’s best for our parents and grandparents, and as their health changes it’s not uncommon to worry about their safety. A serious side effect that we, as physical therapists, often see with aging is the...
Whether you want to look good or feel good, it all begins and ends with one thing—a smile. An attractive smile makes a lasting first impression, gives you confidence, makes you generally happier, and is good for your overall emotional and physical health. And the only...