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My illness started out like any other intestinal virus, not pleasant but certainly not serious. My symptoms abated around 2 am. Later that morning, I ran a low-grade fever and felt like a wrung-out dishrag, my usual modus operandi after a stomach bug. However, as the day wore on, my fever rose, and the stomach … Read more
The effects of stress on my body lingered for months. Red, painful hives erupted beneath the top layer of skin on my hands and arms; visible but unreachable. Finally, after enduring weeks of itching and peeling skin, medication alleviated some of the discomfort. Perhaps your child or teen wrestles with anxiety. Or, in our post-pandemic … Read more
Anxiety, the most common mental health diagnosis, is on the rise. There is a mental health crisis in the United States as one in four people experience some type of mental health disorder like depression, panic attacks, or anxiety according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. But how are we supposed to deal with anxiety? Anxiety overcame … Read more
When we hear our physician speak the words “healthy lifestyle,” our thoughts may turn to the gym, to our refrigerator, or a bulging waistline. What should we give up? What can we keep? How can we change? But what does a healthy lifestyle really mean? Finding nourishing choices and achieving balance in our lives is … Read more
If you are like most people, you aren’t certain what healthy relationship characteristics are, and you might not even believe healthy and fulfilling relations exist. Have you taken steps towards building a healthy relationship? You strive to be the best version of yourself through eating a healthy diet, exercising, and getting necessary sleep. However, you … Read more