Wellness Moments
The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete—a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme is called “The Great Imitator,” because its symptoms mimic many other diseases. It can affect any organ of the body, including the brain and nervous system, muscles...
Top Habits To Avoid For a Healthy Heart
What can making better choices do for your heart health? Consider this information found from the Nurses' Health Study: Nonsmoking women with a healthy weight who exercised regularly, consumed a healthy diet, and had an alcoholic drink every other day were 83% less...
How a Female/General Health Profile Can Improve Your Overall Health
By having an expanded health profile completed, you will receive an overall picture of your general health status. Each test is designed to inspect key parts of your body and how they are functioning. The process includes an extensive panel of 14 tests checking...
Thyroid Disease: Classified Into Two Types
The thyroid gland produces hormones which are crucial in regulating many bodily functions, including basic metabolism. Thyroid function is also greatly influenced by the status of the adrenal glands. Thyroid disease is very broadly classified into two types....
How to Encourage Healthy Employee Habits that Last
Ringing in the New Year is expected to come with the thought of New Year’s resolutions. What many individuals don’t realize is that business owners make resolutions, too. For the average person, a resolution involves ways to improve their health. Diet, exercise or...
How Knowing Your Blood Type Could Save Your Life
It's important for each person to know their blood type. In case of an emergency, some people have to receive a sudden blood transfusion. Individuals with AB Positive blood are known as universal recipients because they can receive any one of the blood groups or Rh...
Key Facts: Cholesterol Types To Be Aware Of
Cholesterol is a waxy substance that comes from two sources: your body and food. Your body, and especially your liver, makes all the cholesterol you need and circulates it through the blood. But cholesterol is also found in foods from animal sources, such as meat,...
The Ultimate Guide: An Anemia Profile
We offer a test series is designed to investigate anemia, which is a condition that affects the red blood cells in the human body. Anemia classification is generally based upon the number, size, shape, and the hemoglobin content of red blood cells. Some types of...
Learn How: A Vascular Ultrasound Can Save Your Life
The key to preventing cardiovascular disease, also called coronary artery disease (CAD), is managing your risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high total cholesterol or high blood glucose. But how do you know which risk factors you have? The best way to find out...