This year, an estimated 4.5 billion prescriptions filled will be in the U.S., and with about half of consumers taking at least one prescription medication within the next 30-days. In fact, according to a recent JD Power study only 10% of people talk to their pharmacist when picking up their medications. To help improve communication… Continue reading Six Tips to Improve Communication With Your Pharmacist
Author: Sondra Forsyth
Giving Older Skin the Care It Needs
Maybe not everything improves with age, but one thing – healthy, vibrant skin – is not something that must be relinquished to younger years. Senior skin needs special care. And if we treat our skin right as we age, healthy, vibrant skin can accompany us into our golden years. Our skin starts aging while we… Continue reading Giving Older Skin the Care It Needs
Still Time to Plant Vegetables
Now is the time to plan and plant vegetables for a bountiful fall harvest. Planting now extends the harvest season for greater yield without expanding the garden. Start by looking for vacant spaces in the vegetable garden. Fill areas that were not planted this spring or replant rows of quick maturing vegetables like lettuce, spinach,… Continue reading Still Time to Plant Vegetables
Managing Insects on Vegetables and Herbs
Homegrown fresh vegetables not only taste better; they are more nutritious. Plus, you can control what products are applied to the plants to control insect pests and disease. The first steps to growing a productive vegetable garden and protecting your harvest begin with proper planning and care. Select the most disease-resistant varieties available when… Continue reading Managing Insects on Vegetables and Herbs
Plant Roses in Honor of National Rose Month
Celebrate National Rose Month (June) by adding a rose or two to your garden or containers this month. Now it is easier than ever to enjoy their beauty and fragrance thanks to lower maintenance and disease resistant varieties. Many gardeners have switched to hardier, more pest resistant shrub roses for just this reason. The… Continue reading Plant Roses in Honor of National Rose Month
Vacation Care for Container Gardens
Planning a few long weekends or a vacation may have you rethinking your garden plans. Don’t let time away from home stop you from growing flowers and vegetables in containers. Irrigation systems with timers and self-watering pots are options to make container gardening and vacation care easier. You may, however, just be looking for ways… Continue reading Vacation Care for Container Gardens
Why Feeling is Lost After Mastectomy and How Sensation Can Be Restored
Autologous reconstruction – using a woman’s own tissue to create a new breast – has become the “gold standard” for breast reconstruction, either immediately following mastectomy or later. Nipple-sparing mastectomy with autologous tissue breast reconstruction delivers a soft, warm, natural breast that is often barely distinguishable from a woman’s original breast. Sometimes, however, the natural… Continue reading Why Feeling is Lost After Mastectomy and How Sensation Can Be Restored
Pass the Herbs, Please
Boost the flavor and health value of your meals without adding more salt. A trip through the spice aisle at the grocery store and close look at the labels reveals the secret to salt substitutes – herbs. Growing your own, not only saves money, it ensures the freshest flavor and highest nutritional value. Plus,… Continue reading Pass the Herbs, Please
Tips on Treating Congenital Breast Deformities
Breast development in adolescence and the teen years is an important marker in the transition to adulthood for young women. At an age typified by self-consciousness about body image, coming to terms with anomalies in breast development is particularly difficult. Most congenital breast anomalies are not medically dangerous but can cause emotional distress. Fortunately, these… Continue reading Tips on Treating Congenital Breast Deformities
Select a Quality Potting Mix for Gardening Success
Improve your indoor and outdoor container gardening success with a quality potting mix. This can be more difficult than it sounds since you can’t see or feel the product you are about to buy. Ask your gardening friends for recommendations and once at the garden center, check the package, and compare label information before making… Continue reading Select a Quality Potting Mix for Gardening Success
Treating Excess Skin and Fat Above Your Waist
Love handles. Donut. Muffin top. Spare tire. Saddlebags. Whatever you call the accumulation of fat above or around your waist, it is one of the areas of the body most resistant to slimming strategies and a source of frustration for both men and women. Excess fat around the abdomen and hips is caused – as… Continue reading Treating Excess Skin and Fat Above Your Waist
How to Help a Grieving Friend
At some point in our life, most of us have to learn to cope with the loss of a loved one. Companions on the grief journey—especially for the first few years after loss—make a huge difference. Sadly, most of us don’t know what to say to a friend who is grieving, or what we can… Continue reading How to Help a Grieving Friend
Be Your Own Best Advisor: Learn These 6 Fundamentals for Wealth Management
There is no shortage of information someone can find on the internet, and that’s part of the problem for people trying to make the right investment decisions. There is an overabundance of information, so much that it can make your head spin. The solution to this information-overload issue isn’t always to hire a financial professional… Continue reading Be Your Own Best Advisor: Learn These 6 Fundamentals for Wealth Management
Planting Tips for Growing Success
Increase your growing success by giving your transplants a good start with a few simple planting techniques. Preparing them for the transition outdoors and planting properly will help you grow your best garden yet. Transplants started indoors from seed or purchased at a local garden center or greenhouse need time to prepare for their outdoor… Continue reading Planting Tips for Growing Success
5 Tips for Young-Looking Skin as You Grow Older
Oh, the benefits the years bring: experience, wisdom, patience…but wrinkles? Age spots? In our field, decades of research have brought major anti-aging advances that can help people enjoy the plusses of getting older while still looking younger. Thanks to breakthroughs in understanding our skin’s underlying processes and the cumulative roles that time and lifestyle play… Continue reading 5 Tips for Young-Looking Skin as You Grow Older
How to Remove a Tick – and Keep It Away in the First Place
The Lyme disease VIP list includes supermodels, movie stars, and megawatt musicians: Bella Hadid, Alec Baldwin, Ben Stiller, Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne, Shania Twain, Daryl Hall, and Kris Kristofferson. Since scientists identified the Lyme bacteria in 1982, the disease has exploded. The public faces that have shared their battles reflect that surge. The CDC estimates… Continue reading How to Remove a Tick – and Keep It Away in the First Place
How to Prepare for a Telemedicine Appointment
Tips from board-certified dermatologists Consumer demand for virtual health care has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to telemedicine, patients with new concerns and those with chronic conditions can have an appointment with a board-certified physician from the comfort and safety of their homes. According to dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology — a… Continue reading How to Prepare for a Telemedicine Appointment
Tips for Seed Starting Success
You created your wish list, ordered some or all of the seeds you will need, and they are beginning to arrive. Make the most of your investment with a bit of planning. Starting seeds at the proper time, indoors or directly in the garden, ensures a good start to the growing season. Check the back… Continue reading Tips for Seed Starting Success