Introduction This Straight, No Chaser guide acknowledges the important work of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness How’s your breast cancer awareness? Breast cancer affects so many of us. If it doesn’t affect you or your family as well, I hope it’s not because you haven’t been paying attention. Sadly, one in … Continue reading Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Each October, we wear pink to show our support for breast cancer awareness. This empowering campaign helps to shed light and bring awareness to this disease that affects one in eight women. Each year, an estimated 250,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the U.S., according to the National Breast … Continue reading National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Detecting Breast Cancer Early
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If you’re in the healthcare industry, be it your own private practice or you’re part of a hospital group, surely you’ve considered utilizing a healthcare consulting firm to help improve efficiency, optimize everyday operations, better meet patient needs, and increase your bottom line. If you’re on the fence about whether you should hire a healthcare … Continue reading Top Benefits Of Hiring A Healthcare Consulting Firm
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Back to school season is an exciting time for children of all ages, from preschool through college, as they head into a new academic year full of new experiences, lots of learning, and time with new and old friends. Unfortunately, back to school time can also mean germ and sick season for your home. As … Continue reading Back To School Tips For A Healthy Transition
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Introduction This post introduces the Straight, No Chaser 30-Day Plank Challenge. The Straight, No Chaser challenges are always designed to find the simplest way to directly affect conditions that directly correlate with disease. This month’s example again looks at heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Did you know that the simple act of measuring your … Continue reading Join Our 30-Day Plank Challenge!
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Introduction This Straight, No Chaser acknowledges that September is Pain Awareness Month. In the midst of all the conversation about the national opioid epidemic, many of those suffering from acute and chronic pain are finding themselves lost in the struggle. Better public education regarding expectations, beliefs, and understanding about pain are all important. Additional measures include … Continue reading September is Pain Awareness Month
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Introduction This post is for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. We offer answers to a few questions and additional resources. The first is this video from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about whether you should get tested for prostate cancer. Basic Facts Men (and those who care for men – meaning everyone) should be … Continue reading Prostate Cancer Awareness for 2019
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Introduction This post is about suicide prevention and recognition. Suicide Prevention: One Conversation Can Save a Life Suicidal thoughts affect individuals of every age, gender and background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Although common, suicidal thoughts should not be considered normal. Often, they indicate more serious issues. … Continue reading Suicide Prevention and Recognition
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Introduction This post is about healthy aging! 10 Tips for Healthy Aging Here are some ideas, modified for this audience, originally put together by the editors of Healthy Aging® Magazine. Do not act your age …or at least what you think your current age should act like. What was your best year so far? 28? … Continue reading September is Healthy Aging Month!
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Introduction This Straight, No Chaser post brings you a push up challenge! It addresses exercise benefits and the link between push-ups and your risk of stroke and heart attacks! Push Ups In The News An absolutely fascinating study out of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (go, Crimson!) suggests that the number of push … Continue reading Push Up and Heart Health: Join Our Push Up Challenge!
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