Women's Health Archives - Elite Care Family Medicine

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” You’ve probably heard that exact statement from everyone from your mother to your pediatrician, and for good reason. Well, actually several good reasons. In the Bath Breakfast Project by the University of Bath, researchers found that those who ate breakfast maintained better glucose balance and improved insulin sensitivity, which may lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Eating breakfast also...

Image by Dana Tentis Although doctors still aren’t completely sure of all the reasons antidepressants work to relieve depression, one fact is for certain--treating depression with antidepressants is a journey you should be on with your physician from beginning to end, especially in the end. In a previous blog, we discussed why your primary care provider should be your first stop in treating depression, but we didn’t share why your provider should also be your first...

What’s killed more people than HIV, is more hazardous than parachuting, and more dangerous to your health than smoking? According to one well-respected Mayo Clinic expert, you could be doing it right now. We’re talking about sitting. Dr. James Levine, professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic coined the phrase “sitting is the new smoking” due to the numerous health issues, including potentially deadly problems like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes,...