" It’s early spring, which means it’s time for all young athletes to get ready to join their teams to compete in the spring, summer or fall. According to a report Sports and Fitness Industry Association, about 21.47 million children in the United States participate in organized sports, which comes to about 75 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls. One essential step in your preparation for your sport of choice should ...
" Mother knows best when you’re growing up, but even the most informed and well-meaning mothers sometimes gave us advice that we later discovered wasn’t quite right. We here at AFC/Doctors Express took a list of some of the most popular pieces of motherly health advice and evaluated them. Read on to find out which pieces passed muster, and which ones we can leave behind! Put hydrogen peroxide on that scrape! Verdict: Not ...
" Advertisers constantly drop the term ‘superfoods’ to highlight foods that are supposedly extremely rich in nutrients. While there are indeed foods that are considerably healthier than others, the term is a little bit of an over-exaggeration. However, the below foods are among the healthiest on Earth, as they offer a number of health benefits, ranging from reducing blood pressure and boosting the immune systems: Avocado Thanks to the widespread popularity of avocados, people are now ...
" Medicine is probably one of mankind’s biggest accomplishments. It can be listed up there with farming, electricity and the microchip as one of the advances that fundamentally changed how people lived, mainly because it gave us power over our own bodies that we had never had before. It might seem counterintuitive to think that medications could ever hurt us, but the reality is that medication misuse and adverse reactions cause more than 700,000 ...
" Last week, we covered different preventative measures you can take to avoid some of spring allergies’ worst symptoms. This week, we’re going to discuss what our center can do for you if you’re experiencing any allergies. While spring allergies are one of the most prevalent allergies around, there are a number of different allergies. Over 50 million Americans experience allergies each year. This includes spring allergies and others, such as: Dusts Drugs Pets ...
" Summer is fast approaching, which means it will be time to get out the bathing suits and short shorts! Who doesn’t begin to feel a little insecure after a long winter of bundling up? But before you start getting ready to bare your “bikini body” on the beach, AFC/Doctors Express wants to know: how do you feel about crash diets? For those who have never tried one, a crash diet is when you ...
" It’s been almost a week since March Madness began, and literally everybody’s bracket by this point has already fallen apart. The NCAA Tournament marks the most basketball-dense period in the American sports calendar. 64 teams qualify for the most chaotic tournament in all of sports. As of today, only 16 teams remain. While this means over half of the tournament’s games have already been played, there’s still plenty of basketball left ...
" Spring has sprung, and telltale sniffles are beginning to fill the air. For some people, this beautiful season is nothing but misery, due to the constant sneezing, congestion, itchy eyes and countless other exhausting symptoms. Seasonal allergies affect as many as 50 million Americans, and it’s not just a mild annoyance. As many as 55 percent of workers report calling in sick at work because of allergies. There are many ways to avoid the ...
" St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, and those celebrations bring green beer and pub crawls. This St. Patrick’s Day, the team of Providers at your local AFC/Doctors Express wants to raise your awareness of binge drinking and the harmful effects that it may have on your health. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, binge drinking is defined as a pattern of drinking that brings the blood ...
" Each March marks National Nutrition Month. March also happens to be the best month in many parts of the country to begin planting a number of different fruits and vegetables. Get your Spring off on the right foot by starting your very own garden. Many health organizations assert that eating local foods is proven to be far healthier than foods oversaturated with preservatives and additives. Many life-threatening health conditions, including pancreatic cancer, are believed to ...
