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EMDR therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, known as EMDR Therapy, is a form of psychotherapy that helps people process through the traumatic experiences that contribute to anxiety, PTSD, panic disorders, and depression. EMDR therapy was founded by Dr. Francine Shapiro. While taking a walk one day, she discovered that her […]

What is EMDR Therapy?

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Common Cold
Common Cold Season As the autumn breeze rolls in, I usually find myself stuck with a cold or extreme allergies. Every season, I hope to finally break my cold streak, but somehow continue to find myself in the same situation− runny nose, stuffy head, and lingering cough that seem to […]

Preventing Common Colds this Fall

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Food advertisements in child obesity
Food Advertisements for Unhealthy Foods Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. Food advertisements play a major role in influencing children to eat ‘fun’ foods that are usually dense in sugars and fats. We have all fallen for food advertisements from our […]

Increasing Child Obesity Through Food Advertisements

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Medicare may provide coverage for Covid-19
Medicare Coverage Recently the Medicare & You 2022 handbook was released. Looking through it, you’ll notice some new coverages and listed updates, including a section that details coverage for Covid-19 as the ongoing health crisis continues. The coverages include vaccinations, testing, antibody testing, and monoclonal antibody treatment. Vaccines Medicare will […]

Medicare: Coverage for Covid-19

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Acupuncture Benefits
Acupuncture History Acupuncture is a treatment that has grown in popularity, evolving into a widely utilized form of integrative medicine around the world. This practice originated in China in 2500 BC and was first used in the U.S. during the 1800s. During this time, many believed acupuncture to be a […]

The Benefits of Acupuncture

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burning calories
Terrorsize During this time of year, it seems fitting to set a spooky mood by turning on a scary movie or two! And while you can sometimes feel lazy or guilty for missing your routine workouts to eat sweets and watch films, research has shown that watching horror movies can […]

Burning Calories While Getting Spooked

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Naegleria Folweri
The Brain-Eating Amoeba As we near Halloween, many of you are probably in a spooky state of mind, watching scary movies and telling haunting stories to prepare for the festivities. Well, I have a scary story for you! You have heard of brain-eating zombies, right? Scientific research shows that there […]

A Frightening Amoeba: Naegleria Fowleri

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Halloween
Halloween is a favorite holiday for many, especially children. They look forward to dressing up as their favorite character and loading their buckets with candy. While every parent should be checking their children’s candy for tampering when they return home from trick-or-treating, for parents of children with allergies, Halloween implies […]

Navigating Halloween with Allergies

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