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Strength and Cardiovascular Health

Feb 3, 2020

Do you have a lower extremity injury that doesn’t allow you to use typical cardiovascular machines at the gym? Or do your legs ever just need a break? As a Nurse Practitioner, I spend a lot of time on my feet (as seen above!) And as a triathlete, I commonly have an...

B Vitamins

Jan 9, 2020

B Complex Vitamins are an excellent supplement that can be taken for several reasons including; energy, mood, immune boost, weight control, preventing headaches, heart health, and to improve skin and hair. These important, water soluble vitamins are helpful for many...

Sign Up for a Race/Event

Dec 19, 2019

Yes, that picture of a cute dog is only very slightly related to the content of this post, but we got your attention didn't we!? Do you wanna get in shape? I highly recommend to set a goal. A great way to do this is to sign up for a run/race ie 5 or 10 K race, maybe...

Mediterranean Diet: Heart Healthy and Delicious!

Dec 19, 2019

The most important starting place for a healthy lifestyle, is healthy eating choices. It is no secret that the American stye of eating overly processed, convenience foods is leading to poorer and poorer health. Rather than choose a traditional “diet," it's important...

Get the Lowdown on Eating like a Caveman

Dec 7, 2019

The most important starting place for a healthy lifestyle, is healthy eating choices. It is no secret that the American stye of eating overly processed, convenience foods is leading to poorer and poorer health. Rather than choose a traditional “diet”. Its important to...

Exercise After Injury

Nov 13, 2019

Exercising can help you through the healing process. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Injury struck close to home lately with Whitney's leg injury. Many of you have been asking to see her x-rays, so we are including them here, but we're also including a few notes about...

Osteoporosis in Women

Sep 20, 2019

OSTEOPOROSIS in WOMEN - - - - - - - - - - - - If you are female over the age of 50, now is the time to get screened for osteoporosis. As women reach menopause, production of estrogen goes down, estrogen is what increases the absorption of calcium into the bone,...