_ Obesity What Obesity Does to the Spine By Sondra Forsyth article With so much focus on the many health risks of obesity ΓÇô including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer ΓÇô many … Read More→
_ Well-being Try Some Tai Chi By Jane Farrell article With roots in 12th-century China, tai chi is a form of moving meditation that can help both your body and … Read More→
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_ Alternative Health Medical Marijuana Senior Health 7 Reasons Why More Grandparents than Ever are Using Marijuana By Jane Farrell article The legalization of medical and recreational marijuana across the country is changing the nationΓÇÖs perception of what used to be … Read More→
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_ Pain Management Fewer Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Are Relying on Opioids Alone By Jane Farrell article Opioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in … Read More→
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_ Pain Management Hospitalized Seniors Resist Medical Marijuana, but Opiates Prescribed for Nonsurgical Conditions Result in Poor Outcomes By Sondra Forsyth article In one of the first studies of its kind, nearly one-third of 10,000 older adults were prescribed opiate pain medications … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse How to Tell if Your Teen Is Using Drugs By Jane Farrell article Prescription drugs, especially opioids, are a growing threat to the health of young people, with 6 percent of teens 12 … Read More→
_ Lost Fathers: How Deaths, Divorces, and Disconnections Impact Our Health and Happiness By Sondra Forsyth blog Like most people, IΓÇÖve come to accept the inevitable losses in my past as part of life, something everyone experiences. […]
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_ Will PrinceΓÇÖs Death from a Fentanyl Overdose Change Anything? By Sondra Forsyth blog To say that the death of Prince a few weeks ago was a shock to the music community would be […]
_ Pain Management For Millions on Long-Term Opioid Medications, Change Will Be a Challenge By Sondra Forsyth article A team of researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System … Read More→
Are You Blocking Your Feelings? By Sondra Forsyth blog Few of us were taught what the feelings are for, much less how to process and express them. Most of […]