Healthy Tips
The articles listed below are featured in the Bee Newspaper and serve as useful information to keep our patients healthy.
Say A-a-a-ah to the Spa
By Diane Woolverton
One of the best ways to unlock stress and open the door to relaxation and a better night’s sleep is a day at the spa. Anything from a manicure and pedicure to a deep seaweed wrap have the ability to put us in a state of relaxation and self-indulgence that can have physical, emotional, and psychological benefits. Continue Reading...
Winter Skin Protection
By Diane Woolverton
Now that winter has finally arrived bringing the snow and colder temperatures it is time to remind ourselves how to protect our skin. Everything from chapped lips to dry toes needs protection during the winter. Continue Reading...
Use it or lose it
By Diane Woolverton
Staying active is the best thing you can do for your brain. In the United States much of our active life is tied to our work environment and when we retire we tend to slow down our activities. Continue Reading...
Trick or Treat
By Diane Woolverton
This month is breast cancer awareness month so before you hand out the treats to your trick or treaters, treat yourself to maintaining good breast health. Continue Reading...
Treatment for Arthritis
By Diane Woolverton
Millions of Americans suffer from arthritis. Did you know that there are a many types of arthritis? The more common forms we hear about are rheumatoid and osteoarthritis but there is a variety of arthritic conditions that not commonly discussed. Continue reading...
The Women of WNY Medical, PC
By Diane Woolverton
It is not often that you find a doctor’s office staffed and run all by women. WNY Medical is one of those rare offices. Continue Reading...
Preventing Falls in the Elderly
By Diane Woolverton
The well-known phrase, “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” is an unfortunate reality for many elderly men and women. One out of every three Americans over the age of 65 fall at least once a year suffering injuries such as bone fractures, joint dislocation, and other serious trauma. Continue Reading...
Now is the Time to Exercise Your Brain Pt. 1
By Diane Woolverton
With spring in full swing and summer right around the corner now is the time to not only exercise our bodies but also our brains. Healthy eating is beneficial to both the body and the brain. Continue Reading...
Is it the Flu or a Cold?
By Diane Woolverton
As we are well into the winter season, so are we well into the season of the cold and flu. Many symptoms of both are similar, but how can we tell the difference and what are the best ways to protect ourselves? Continue Reading...
Holiday Happiness for Diabetic Patients
By Diane Woolverton
With the holiday upon us people with diabetes may find it difficult to resist all those holiday sweets and yummy temptations. It may be easy to turn away from the candy offered in the mall as we shop, but when it comes to sitting down to those scrumptious holiday meals desserts may be hard to refuse. Continue Reading...
Healthy Living
By Diane Woolverton
In the last year or so we have seen a number of alternative exercise businesses opening up in our neighborhoods. Places offering yoga, meditation, and massage, are popping up all over Western New York. Continue Reading...
Finding the Right Fit
By Diane Woolverton
As we get older our reasons for seeing a doctor changes. We are encountering different changes in our bodies, some of which need extra special attention and care. The 50 and over population begin to deal with different ailments, diseases, and illnesses many doctors are not focused on or trained to treat. Continue Reading...
Dehydration Prevention
By Diane Woolverton
It’s been a pretty hot summer and by now many of us are really feeling the heat. Dehydration prevention is one of the most important things you can do this summer to keep yourself healthy. Continue Reading...
Dance for the Health of It
By Diane Woolverton
Getting out there and going dancing is not just for the young but also the young at heart. Dancing for those of us fifty and over can be one of the healthiest things we can do for our bodies as well as our minds. Continue Reading...
Compliance is Key to Good Health
By Diane Woolverton
Who do we turn to when something is wrong with our health? We go to the most trusted source; our doctor. We spend our hard-earned money and our time in the waiting room for our turn to tell the doctor what is wrong, and we look to him or her for answers to help us fix it. But do we always listen? Continue Reading...
Breast Cancer Awareness
By Diane Woolverton
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. The National Cancer Institute estimates that there are over 200,000 new cases of breast cancer in 2010 alone and over 39,000 deaths. Breast cancer is claiming the lives of too many of our women. We are losing friends, sisters, aunts, and mothers to this disease. Continue Reading...
Beware of Sun Sensitivity
By Diane Woolverton
Now that summer is here we love to spend as much time in the sun as we can. If you have been in the sun for any length of time and notice any changes to your skin, how you are feeling, or experience any type of sensitivity a doctor should be consulted. Continue Reading...
Be Smart About Supplements
By Diane Woolverton
Maybe you have noticed the variety of advertisements in magazines, on television, and across the internet aimed at boosting your memory and focus, enhancing your energy, or even spicing up your sex drive. Continue Reading...
A Healthy Man Says "I Love You Too"
By Diane Woolverton
Women are more likely to go to visit a doctor on a regular basis. We go for our annual mammogram, our yearly pap test, and are aware of the need to do monthly self-breast exams. However, our men are better at maintaining the house, the car, and the lawn than they are about their own bodies. Continue Reading...