Women's Health Archives - Elite Care Family Medicine

It's that time of year again--the time when the winter blues set in. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to stay distracted and too busy to think about being sad. However, for some, the holidays are the onset of painful depression. For others, it’s the days following the end of the holiday season that brings on feelings of sadness and fatigue. Why People Get Sad During the Winter The cold, gloomy days of January can lead to the development of...

As much as we hate to start out 2022 with more discussion about Covid-19, recent developments concerning the virus have prompted this much-needed update.  We’ll start with the not-so-great news. On November 24, 2021, a report of a new variant of the covid-19 virus found in South Africa was sent to the World Health Organization (WHO). By December 1, 2021, the new variant, now called OMICRON, had made its way to US shores.  What We Know About...

Around one in ten people in the United States have some form of diabetes. About 90% - 95% of those people have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs when a person’s pancreas stops producing enough insulin and their cells don’t effectively use the insulin that is produced. Here are nine early warning signs of type 2 diabetes. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it’s time to talk with your healthcare provider. Always Feeling Hungry People with...