Typing, swiping, lifting, hammering. A lot of what we do for a living involves some level of repetition. This leads to wear and tear on our joints and often chronic pain. You may think that the only answer is major surgery. You know. You’ve heard of folks getting shoulder surgery, knee replacement or carpal tunnel […]
In the early weeks and months after, it can be difficult to believe you will ever reach a time when you forget you had weight loss surgery. However, as the months and years pass, it can be easier to slip into some old habits that can begin to sabotage long term weight management success. The […]
What if I told you that I had something that would help you burn fat, build lean body mass, and burn calories more easily? And what if I told you that, over time, it would also help with improved balance, increased bone density, a reduced risk of fractures and could help improve many health problems […]
Remember the days when kids would bike or walk to school? They’d arrive glistening and energized after their trek in the cool, morning air. More fastidious kids would carefully latch their bikes to the school bike rack, and the boisterous ones would scatter them near the rack and bound into the school building. We call […]
All women in the US, regardless of family history, have a minimum 1:8 or 12.5% risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. Of those that do, 5-10% are considered to be heritable, or strongly related to inheriting a known harmful genetic mutation in a breast cancer predisposition gene. 15-20% are considered to be familial, […]
On September 16, 2016, baby Felix came bursting on the scene two weeks early, with a head full of hair and gorgeous as ever. Born at WakeMed Cary Hospital, weighing seven pounds and 11 ounces, he was everything his first-time parents could ever want, but a complication prevented them from taking him home right away. […]
Most people know that stress and other negative feelings aren’t good for your heart, but did you know there’s a growing body of evidence that indicates positive feelings can actually lead to better heart and brain health? That’s right, a sunny disposition can do more than just keep you smiling — it can actually have […]
On December 19, 2020 while driving to Hilton Head for a week-long beach vacation, Lorraine Johnson and her partner experienced what Lorraine describes as “a day I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” Four hours into their five-hour drive, another vehicle t-boned them, slamming into the front passenger quarter panel of their car at […]
Drew Herman, a fraternal twin born prematurely at 34 weeks, made his surprise appearance with his sister on September 20, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. Lonii Herman and her husband, Will Herman, were joyful new parents, excited to meet their children for the first time. Little did they know what obstacles Drew would face in his […]
It’s National Cholesterol Education Month, so this is an optimal time to get your cholesterol under control. It starts with checking your numbers by making an appointment with your primary care doctor to get your Lipid Panel drawn. Lipids include cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides. It measures Total cholesterol. High LDL […]
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