Your Health Consult 2018

Portion Size

Why more is not better? Everywhere you look, there are signs to “Supersize” or “Value Size” your...

Instant Gratification

Why is it such a problem? We live in a society where when we want something, we can have it almost...

Health History

Why do you need to know it? Given the number of people who have health problems, it would be easy...

Global Health

Why does it matter? When we think of health, it’s usually in relation to our own or someone we...

Exercise

How much do you really need? Exercise is beneficial for your health, so the more you do the better...

Dr. Internet

Are there risks to looking up health information online? The sheer volume of information on the...

Saving Lives

What happens if we’re only prolonging death? You have probably experienced, or know someone who...

Lifelong Learning

How does it impact your health? When you hear the word learning, the first thing that you think of...

Music

How does it affect your health? We all have different songs that remind us of something, whether...

Cleanliness

Is there such a thing as too much? Everywhere you look you are bombarded with ads or information...

Habits

Why are they so hard to change? Everyone has habits, some are good and some are bad, but we all...

Poverty

How does it affect your health? With the ever-widening gap between the rich and poor in our...

Communication

Why is there a lack of it in healthcare? Communication is essential when it comes to your job,...

Downtime

Why is it important to do nothing? It seems that no matter how hard you try, there is never enough...

America’s Healthcare

Why is it so broken? How do we fix it? When it comes to America’s healthcare system, there is no...

Hobbies

Why are they good for your health? While most of us know what hobbies are, and we probably had one...

Reading

Why don’t we do more of it? Americans are reading less than they used to. Why? The majority of...

Pill Popping Culture

Do we really need a pill for everything? Every time you turn the television on there is a...

Children

Are there health benefits to having them? For many people the ability to have children comes...

Diabetes & Obesity

How are they related? Why do so many Americans have both? When you consider the number of people...

Traveling

Are there health benefits? Are you the type of person who enjoys going to new places, experiencing...

Healthcare & Politics

Why is it such a mess? Regardless of which political party you affiliate with, most of us can...

Healthy Foods

Are they really that expensive? Everyone wants to be healthy and one way to accomplish this is to...

Abortion

Why is it making headlines? When it comes to abortion, everyone has their own strongly held...

American Lifestyle

Why is it going to kill us? Most of us are probably aware of the fact that the American lifestyle...

Health & Wealth

What’s the connection? While you may know that having good health is important, do you know how...

Outside

Why is it so important for your health? For most people, spending time outside is usually an...

Public Health

Why is it so important? When you hear the term “public health,” what comes to mind? You might...

Health Technology

How has it changed healthcare? Technology is all around us. All of us use it in our lives daily,...

Tuberculosis

Why you should be concerned about it becoming drug-resistant? You have probably heard about...

FDA

What is their job? The FDA has been in the news a lot lately. This is especially true with the...

’13 Reasons Why’

The importance of talking about teenage suicide When the show ’13 Reasons Why’ aired last spring,...

Teenagers & Vaping

Should you be concerned? With the invention of the e-cigarette and the lack of appropriate...

Car Emissions

What does the role back of regulations mean? With the announcement by the current head of the...

Antibiotics

Why don’t some of them work anymore? Antibiotics have been proven to be life saving since their...

World Health Organization

What is their role? The World Health Organization isn’t something that most people spend a great...

Cigarettes

Why are they still around? It wasn’t too long ago that you would see someone smoking inside a...

Gun Violence

Is there a way for everyone to be safer? The commonplace of guns being used in violent crimes is...

Pharmaceuticals

Why are they so expensive? When you see the prices for new medications they are astounding. Now,...

Flu Season

Why is this one so bad? When you read or listen to the news, there are numerous stories about the...

Childhood Sports

Are they dangerous? Most people have participated at some sport during their childhood. Yes,...

India’s Air Pollution

Should you be worried? The pictures of the air pollution in India have been all over the news. You...

Lab Grown Organs

The new future of transplants? Imagine if you needed a new bladder, liver or heart, this idea can...

Opioid Crisis Update

When will it end? We are still in the middle of opioid crisis and it doesn’t look like it is going...