Meet the nurse practitioner

YOU CALL A MEDICAL OFFICE requesting to be seen for a routine health concern and are advised that the next available slot in the doctor’s schedule is two months down the road. You can, however, get in to see a nurse practitioner the very next day.

Look as young as you feel

What does the skin on your face, neck, chest, and hands reveal about you? Will the fine lines, brown spots (age spots), large veins on the hands, and sagging jowls and neck portray you as tired, withered, and older than you look or feel?

EATING WELL - Five lifestyle tips for preventing diabetes

PATIENTS OFTEN TELL ME they have a touch of “sugar,” which I find humorous. What they’re really trying to express is that they have been told their fasting blood sugar is a little higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Thanksgiving tradition strengthens our community

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GIVE THANKS and celebrate the holiday.

Plan now to prevent the postholiday fitness motivation lapse

The holiday season—and its attendant overconsumption—will soon kick off when we all sit down to a Thanksgiving feast.

You’re never too old for Super Slow Training

THOUGH MOST OF the clients currently taking advantage of the Super Slow Training method offered at TriggerPoint are in their 40s, this evidence-based, time-efficient exercise solution is gaining popularity among people of all ages—including individuals well into their senior years.

Cancer staging: What do those numbers mean?

ATTHE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS, cancer patients are usually informed of the stage at which their cancer was discovered, giving them a sense of how far their disease has progressed. How is the stage of a cancer determined, and what do those staging numbers actually mean?