Bubbly and extraverted, Alexis Harris loves listening to music and making TikTok dance videos — similar to many teenagers. Thrice exceptional (diagnosed with ADHD, autism and a learning disability), she lights up when asked about her school — East Wake High, favorite subject — math, and hopes for the future — advocacy. Alexis plans to […]
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Your Weight Loss Journey and Weight Management Medications
When most of us think about medications, we think of medications as a form of treatment for a medical condition. For instance, if a patient has high blood pressure and a doctor starts him/her on a medication to lower blood pressure, like Zestril, that is exactly what the medication does — it directly lowers the […]
Strategies for Shedding COVID-19 Weight Gain
What’s been an emotionally-taxing several months for many of us has led to another potentially hazardous health problem – weight gain. Unfortunately, widespread weight gain is becoming all too common after months of unhealthy habits including a lack of physical activity and overeating that can be difficult to avoid amidst the COVID-19 chaos. There are […]
Healthy New Year! A NEW Approach to Losing the Weight for 2019
It’s a new year and time to set (and achieve) those new year’s resolutions! Losing weight is one of the most common new year’s resolutions, but it’s one that can be very difficult to keep. Many don’t know where to start, while others need someone to hold them accountable and to cheer them on along […]
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