Recent Wellness Articles
September is a time when the spotlight is shined on suicide prevention in an effort to share information and offer understanding about a crisis that reaches every community and every age group. According to the CDC, one person dies by suicide every 11 minutes, a...
Caring for your own health is paramount. But caring also for that of the greater community is a passion held by a number of women who are members of Saint Mary’s Foundation’s Grand Girlfriends™, a group focused on combining their efforts to better health outcomes for...
If you ask a woman about their knowledge of perimenopause and this transitional time of life, you’re likely to get a similar response: “There’s so much I wish I knew.” Dr. Diana Bitner, FACOG, MSCP, Co-founder and CMO, true. Women’s Health, explained that one of the...
In October, much attention is paid to breast cancer awareness, but what about breast awareness as a whole? To get the bigger picture, we talked with Maia Sullivan, DO, with University of Michigan Health-West; Jamie Caughran, MD, FACS with Trinity Health Grand Rapids;...
As the summer days begin to wind down into a new season, a new school year also comes along with it. But before kids head back to the books, families are tasked with ensuring everyone’s set up for success when it comes to their health and wellness once the first day...
Urban You has never treated wellness as a checklist of standalone services. Since expanding beyond medical aesthetics in 2020, the company has built its identity around integrated health—the idea that how you look, feel, and function are connected, and that lasting...
Your Midlife Symptoms Have a Group Chat Let me introduce you to the midlife group chat. Sleep is telling mood that it only got four hours last night. Mood has forwarded the message to appetite. Stress is sending paragraphs. Energy has left the conversation entirely....
Summer is a time for outdoor fun, relaxation, and making memories with loved ones. It’s also a time when children are at risk of experiencing what’s known as the “Summer Slide”—learning loss some students experience when they’re away from the regular rhythm of school....
In partnership with First Steps Kent and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Michigan State University’s Rx Kids program has launched in zip code 49507 in Kent County. Starting July 1, eligible families in Kent County 49507 can now receive $1,500 during pregnancy...
Many women have been there—urging a significant other, father, or other man in their life to take their health more seriously. With June being Men’s Health Month, we’re examining why men are less likely to visit the doctor’s office for preventative care and how to...