More Than Pink

More Than Pink

Despite advances by the medical community and advocates—and despite declining breast cancer death rates—a stubborn truth remains: More than 40,000 women and men in the United States die of breast cancer each year. It’s a truth that Susan G. Komen Michigan, a...
How to Care for Your Skin

How to Care for Your Skin

I don’t know about any of you, but as a teen I totally failed in the skincare department. I had breakouts constantly. And just when I thought they were going away, a new one would start. I couldn’t fight the urge to pick at the blemishes, which always made...
5K Gives Boost to Local Breast Cancer Research

5K Gives Boost to Local Breast Cancer Research

For eight years, a local race has been encouraging women affected by cancer with something very important—Bee Brave! On October 8, 2016, the Bee Brave 5K once again invites runners and walkers from all over West Michigan for a morning of exercise and an opportunity to...
Think You’re Healthy?

Think You’re Healthy?

With any relationship, you get to know someone better through consistent communication. Your physician is no different. Visiting your physician annually—especially when you’re healthy—allows your physician to get to know you and your health better, enabling him...
Fish Are Food

Fish Are Food

Fish is a great meal after a day at the lake. As a low-fat source of protein and hearth-healthy omega-3s, fish provide a lot of great health benefits. However, fish are also packed with chemicals from swimming in bodies of water that have been polluted with PCBs,...