Your Health

Debbie Pfeiffer, MS, Registered Dietitian

Vacation is a great time to reduce stress and rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit. It’s not, however, the time to turn back on healthy lifestyle changes you worked on through the winter and spring months. Here are a few ways to maintain healthy habits when you’re out of town and out of your normal routine.
 

Carolyn Burns, RD, Deaconess Weight Loss Solutions

The farmers have been busy in the fields this spring, and their hard work is beginning to show as vegetables ripen. Soon, road-side stands and farmers markets will be brimming with people anxious to purchase their fresh seasonal vegetables. But what about the people not excited for fresh produce season?


 

Kusum Pradhan, MD, FAAP, Board Certified Pediatrician-Deaconess Clinic

The end of school often brings the end of structured academic activities – at least during summer break.  Learn how to keep your child's mind and body active through these next months, so they're ready to return to a productive school year.
 

Rhiannon Anderson, PA, Orthopaedic Associates

Experiencing joint pain? Surgery is not your only option. There are many conservative (non-surgical) options that can provide significant relief from joint pain.

Rebecca Hopper, MD, Pediatrics/Internal Medicine, Deaconess Clinic Henderson

About 20 million United States citizens get a sexually transmitted infection each year, with 15 to 24-year-olds accounting for half of all new STIs. Protecting yourself against sexually transmitted infections is important and should be achieved not through fear, but rather education.