Women's Health Archives - Elite Care Family Medicine

Summertime is in full swing and that means long, hot days spent outside at the pool, the ballfield, and local parks. We love the fun activities associated with warmer temps and sunny skies as much as anyone, but we also take care to be safe during the extreme summer temps that are often reached here in the South in the summer months.  Nothing ruins a fun ballgame or day of outdoor chores like heat illnesses and dehydration. Heat illnesses occur when the air temperature...

Skin cancer in millennials, particularly millennial men is on an alarming rise. Young men between ages 15-39 account for two-thirds of melanoma deaths in the US.  Why are we seeing this increase in skin cancer among millennials? Some experts say it’s this generation’s love of tanning and living in the moment that’s contributing to the increased number of skin cancer diagnoses. According to a 2018 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) survey, more than...

Nutrition is essential to our health. However, we encounter so many nutrition “tips” it’s difficult to know what’s fact and what’s fiction. Some of these myths may seem harmless but in fact, they can be quite detrimental to your health. Today we’re busting five nutrition myths commonly believed to be true by most people.  Myth #1 High-Fat Foods are Unhealthy The term high-fat misleads many to believe these foods are unhealthy to consume and lead to...