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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,...

‘Tis the season of the expanding waistline. Some believe that if you don’t leave a holiday meal gathering without having to unbutton your pants to accommodate your full belly you ain’t doing the holidays right. But the truth is, the 1-2 pounds we gain from holiday eating isn’t usually lost over the next year and after a decade, those 1-2 pounds have become 10-20 pounds of excess weight. The good news is, you can avoid gaining that extra pound and still enjoy...