wellness information

About Body Composition - Your body is made up of bone, organs, muscle and fat. There are numerous different techniques to evaluate your lean vs. fat mass, with hydrostatic weighing being the gold standard. [read the whole article]

Cancer: Prevention is Best - There are lots of factors that play into a person's risk of developing cancer. Aspects such as genetics, environmental factors, smoking, nutrition and physical activity can determine your life risk of developing malignancy. I think we can all agree that the earlier you detect cancer, the better chance you have of fighting and beating the disease. [read the whole article]

Preventing the Common Cold - Let's follow these easy recommendations to at least try and keep away the sniffles or flu. [read the whole article]

Burning Fat - Essentially, if you decrease your input and increase your output, the result will be a net loss. But is there a way to optimize fat burn? Well here are some suggestions that may help!! [read the whole article]

Avoid Overuse Injuries - How to prevent overuse injuries and therefore chronic pain. [read the whole article]

Control Stress - AHHH... sweet, beautiful, relaxing exercise. What you say? Well, here is the news- Four ways exercise helps control stress. [read the whole article]

Avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis - Just a quick thought prior to possible travel, because we care and want you back without incident. DVT, also known as a clot in the deep veins, can be life threatening. So here are some tips on how this may be avoided this travel season. [read the whole article]

Travel Fitness - Keeping active is a lifestyle change, a paradigm shift, which should be maintained whenever possible. So here are a few suggestions to staying active while travelling. [read the whole article]

WellnessMD - Taking a proactive approach to prevention and wellness to help manage patients' health. [read the whole article]

High Heels - X-rays illustrate why wearing heels is simply just not good for your feet. [read the whole article]

So, is sleep as important as we claim? - We know we need food to survive, right; well the same applies to sleep.  [read the whole article]

Exercise is Key To a good Life - Dr. Martin Katz hopes to open our eyes about our health; helping us to notice what's going on in our own bodies through preventative medicine and physical activity. [read the whole article]