Podiatry is the area of medicine that concentrates on the foot, ankle, and lower limb. It encapsulates the treatment of injury, birth defects, as well as the prevention and management of disease. The seriousness of the conditions and diseases varies but is likely to include improving gait, treating diabetes or treatment of ingrown toenails. More…… Read More »
Kefir is truly an elixir of health. Kefir and diet work together to make your digestion and other bodily functions better than ever. It is a delicious fermented beverage that has been around for thousands of years and for good reason. Kefir is a probiotic food, meaning it contains strains of beneficial bacteria that support… Read More »
Mental healthcare access remains a top priority for nine in 10 Californians, while the rising cost of physical and mental healthcare is causing increasing numbers of Californians to struggle to pay for prescription drugs, medical bills, and healthcare premiums, finds a new poll from the California Health Care Foundation. The poll, Health Care Priorities and… Read More »
Empowering Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices, accelerating the adoption of value-based care, using philanthropy as a catalyst for reform and expanding senior-specific models of care are among recommendations for reducing healthcare costs published in a new special report and supplement to the Winter 2019-20 edition of Generations, the journal of the American Society of… Read More »
When “eating clean” becomes an all-consuming obsession, orthorexia may be present where healthy eating can do more harm than good. Eating well can be great for your physical, mental and even emotional health. But when does “eating clean” become too much? What Is Orthorexia? Orthorexia is a serious eating disorder that was defined in the… Read More »