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Hypertension In Seniors: Can Exercise & Diet Save Your Heart?

Center for Family Medicine

This health condition has no apparent symptoms, so doctors must conduct blood pressure readings to diagnose patients. Stage 1 hypertension is diagnosed when the systolic reading is consistently 130 mmHg and up, and the diastolic measurement is 80 mmHg and above. Can hypertension lead to other diseases?

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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. Primary care physicians take it upon themselves to get to know patients in person, which helps them attend to their needs. Yearly check-ups are not only for people with a medical history.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Increasing physical activity: Regular exercise helps you slim down and boosts heart health. Losing extra weight: Carrying excess weight strains your heart and blood vessels.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Increasing physical activity: Regular exercise helps you slim down and boosts heart health. Losing extra weight: Carrying excess weight strains your heart and blood vessels.

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Easing Arthritis Pain: Natural Remedies & Medical Treatments

Center for Family Medicine

Medication and physical therapy If lifestyle changes cannot reduce pain significantly, pain management is a useful tool. Physical therapy (PT) is a non-surgical, natural remedy for arthritis. With PT, a specialist helps the patient go through a series of stretches, exercises, and modalities to reduce pain and improve function.

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

Smith, a general internist and professor of medicine and psychiatry at Michigan State University, explains why our medical system consistently prioritizes physical over emotional health and presents some ambitious proposals for how to rectify this harmful disparity. This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

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How to Manage Prediabetes with Food (What Actually Works)

Vida Family Medicine

At Vida Family Medicine, I’ve helped hundreds of patients improve their blood sugar without extreme dieting or cutting out the foods they love. Pre-diabetes is a condition where your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. What is Pre-Diabetes? The main culprit?