Your Health Consult 2020

Cyberbullying

Why is it so prevalent? As the use of social media continues to rise, so does the frequency of...

Vaccinations or No School

Can this be enforced? Due to the anti-vaccination movement that has become more popular in recent...

Nursing Homes

What should you worry about? For some individuals, nursing homes are their only option because...

Hormone Therapy

What’s it used for? We have many different hormones in our bodies and they all serve important...

Broken Heart Syndrome

Is it real? When we lose someone that we care about, we’re usually deeply saddened and grieve. For...

Stem Cells

What can and can’t they do? One topic that is always controversial is stem cells. Some people are...

Exercising

Why is it hard to restart a routine? Being physically active and exercising used to be your thing....

Self-Control

Is it really that hard to maintain? It’s time for lunch, so you go to your favorite café. After...

Chronic Pain

Can you make it go away? Pain isn’t something you want to experience. Unfortunately, some people...

Preventative Medicine

Why is it so important? Most people think of getting medical care when they’re sick or injured....

Obesity Epidemic

Why is it such a problem? For the past few years, there has been lots of talk about obesity and...

Naps

Are they good for you? It’s the weekend and you’re at home due to the rain outside. Once you get...

Meditation

How does it help? Most of us deal with large amounts of stress on a regular basis, especially...

Meat

Is it good or bad for you? It seems like every few years there’s a new report on the risks or...

CRISPR

What is it being used for? In the past few years, there has been talk among the scientific...

Maintaining Weight Loss

What does it take? Most of us know how challenging it can be to lose weight. All of the exercise...

Global Pandemic

Why weren’t we ready? For years, experts had been warning us that there could be a global...

Aging Parents

How do you manage? As people get older, they typically need assistance with things that they...

Old Wives’ Tales

Is there any truth to them? There are many old wives’ tales about numerous things. This is...

Wildfires

How do they impact your health? There’s no question that wildfires are harmful to the environment....

Benzodiazepines

Are they the next big drug crisis? The opioid epidemic has been in the news for the past several...

Secondary Infertility

Why can’t you get pregnant again? You have a wonderful family that is comprised of you, your...

DNA Testing & Privacy

Can you have both? Thanks to several companies, DNA testing has become a popular way to learn more...

TB Vaccine

Why is it needed? Tuberculosis has been a very serious disease for thousands of years that has...

Organic Foods

Do they really make a difference? When you’re in the grocery store, you’ve probably noticed that...

Artificial Sweeteners

Are they bad for you? One thing you’ve probably been hearing a lot about is how bad sugar is for...

Placebo Effect

Does it work? You’ve probably heard the term “placebo effect” before. You might also know that it...

PTSD

What causes it and what doesn’t? Almost everyone has heard the acronym PTSD before and probably...

Murder Hornets

Are they really that bad? Murder hornets…just the name implies that these are something that...

Household Cleaners

What are the dangers? If you’re like most people, you’ve probably got a cabinet that contains all...

Is Gaming Disorder Real?

Is Gaming Disorder Real?

Most of us like to play video games at some point during our lives. For some, they outgrow this as...