By Alex Anderson, Senior Associate Pastor at Bayside Community Church Remember the line, “Bueller…(long pause), Bueller…(long pause), Bueller,” from the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”? The actor, Ben Stein, made that line infamous as the boring, monotone high school teacher, while he was taking the class role. However Benjamin Jeremy …
Read More »SUFFERING FROM NEUROPATHY? OUR DOCTORS CAN HELP!
By Compton Chiropractic Care – Neuropathy, otherwise known by its symptoms of numbness, pins and needles, or even a burning sensation in the extremities, has several causes and is slowly becoming an epidemic in our society. DID YOU KNOW: In 1976, hundreds of otherwise healthy teenagers, reported to emergency rooms …
Read More »Health Tip of the Month… Men, Get the Preventive Medical Tests You Need
Screening tests can find diseases early, when they’re easiest to treat. Talk to your doctor about which preventive medical tests you need to stay healthy. Body Mass Index – Your body mass index, or BMI, is a measure of your body fat based on your height and weight. It is …
Read More »Is It Time for Full-Time Care?
By Superior Residences Making the decision to move a loved one into full-time care is one of the most difficult choices a family will face. But getting to know the kinds of care that are available and visiting an assisted living residence can put your mind at ease about finding …
Read More »INTERCOMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS AND INSTITUTE HELP PATIENTS GET ANSWERS ABOUT THEIR CANCER CARE
“You have cancer.” These three frightening words can rapidly turn a person’s world upside down, leaving them to ask, “What do I do now? Where do I go for treatment? Will radiation therapy make me tired or even sicker?” The good news for patients is that there are answers and …
Read More »Geriatric Massage Brings Relief from Arthritis and Provides Other Benefits
Geriatric massage consists of specific training and techniques designed to maximize the benefits of massage for the elderly population. This highly-effective type of massage therapy provides not just the well-known benefits massage offers to every client, such as relief of muscle pain and stress, but it also has specific benefits …
Read More »PET and CT Twice the Information in Half the Time
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a type of nuclear medicine used to analyze and measure specific vital bodily functions, including glucose metabolism, blood flow and oxygen use, which can be telling indicators of organ and tissue function. It is also a key diagnostic tool in diagnosing many types of cancers …
Read More »Stem Cells: Helping Veterans Fight Lung Disease
By David Ebner, Staff Writer As they stormed Omaha Beach in Normandy and scurried across the decks of destroyers and aircraft carriers, they weren’t thinking about their health. When they enlisted, they weren’t looking for a job; they were answering a call. Memorial Day and the Fourth of July are …
Read More »"YOU'VE CLIMBED THE RETIREMENT MOUNTAIN. NOW ENJOY THE VIEW."
A few years ago, Greg Parady changed the logo of Parady Financial Group based on a powerful experience he had hiking with his brother, Luke, a world-class rock climber, to the 14,000-foot summit of Longs Peak in Colorado. Greg Parady found out something very important as he gazed at the …
Read More »Why are Cardiac Stress Tests so Important?
When a diagnosis needs to be made looking for heart disease of any kind, a cardiac stress test is one of the most helpful non-invasive test. The medical field uses the non-nuclear. or exercise stress test quite often. This involves the use of treadmills, stationary bikes, and other equipment. During …
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