Are you an apple? A pear? Or maybe a ruler? Discovering your body type is more than one of those silly online quizzes. Understanding your body shape could help you find the most effective workout and, according to many studies, help improve your health. There are so many factors that can determine our body type: …
Most of us are familiar with the throbbing ache in your temples. Just another headache, right? Not so fast. “Migraines impact over 37 million men, women and children in the United States, but fewer than 5 percent of those affected have been accurately diagnosed and received appropriate care,” says Brandeis Brockman, CRNP, BSN, MSN, nurse …
Migraine vs. Headache: How to Tell the Difference Read More »
What’s your biggest concern at this very moment? Now imagine your best friend in your shoes. What advice would you give them? Maybe you would tell them to take a deep breath and get a little perspective. When they see that this will pass, calm often takes over. Why not show yourself the same compassion? …
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Preventative care is an often overlooked but an important part of young men’s health. Seeing your doctor once a year for an annual physical can seem like a burden when you’re a healthy teenage boy, but it’s a great opportunity to check in, make sure all is well, and clear you for the upcoming school …
Why Physicals Are Especially Important for Teens and Young Men Read More »
This is going to surprise a lot of people, but teens should really be getting eight to 10 hours of sleep every night,” says Elizabeth Rainville, PA-C, a physician assistant in Penn Medicine’s Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Department. Why so much? Through age 20, Rainville says, men and women are finishing the advanced stages …
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