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  • 10 ‘Healthy’ Foods That Aren’t Good for You

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    By: OLADUNNI FILANI, MD Even though food companies market many foods and beverages as “healthy,” some may not be nutritious choices. Many are packed with sugar, salt and other ingredients that can impact your health. Here are 10 popular foods widely viewed as “healthy” that are actually not good for you. Veggie chips: “Veggie” may…

  • Move Over Lyme Disease, Here Comes Babesiosis

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    By: TIMOTHY KLEPPER, M.D. Tick season is here, and we’re hearing the usual warnings about Lyme disease. But due to a mild winter and spreading tick population, there’s a new threat to watch out for: babesiosis (bah-bee-see-oh-sis). Both Lyme disease and babesiosis are parasitic diseases carried by deer ticks, also called black-legged ticks. The CDC…

  • Spring-clean Your Way to Better Health

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    By: ARLENE CABRERA, FNP-C Spring-cleaning is a good way to greet the arrival of warm weather after being cooped up indoors for months. It’s a time to declutter and purge, but it also has real health benefits, from boosting your immune system to reducing stress. Before you pick up a broom, see how making your…

  • Telemedicine: Fast, Convenient Care

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    By: ARIEL WARDEN-JARRETT, M.D., FAAFP, Clinical Director, After Hours Telemedicine At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, MPCP expanded our telemedicine services to give more patients access to safe healthcare. Since then, many of our patients have come to appreciate telemedicine as a fast, convenient alternative to office visits. Telemedicine allows you and your provider…

  • Careful with the Caffeine

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    For most adults, caffeine helps us wake up in the morning and gives us a pleasant boost during the day. There are a variety of available caffeinated products to suit any taste, from tea and coffee to energy drinks and chocolate. Caffeine is a stimulant, and its effects increase with the amount consumed. Up to…

  • 8 Tips to Protect Your Mental Health from Toxic Social Media

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    Social media is a great way to connect with friends and family, as well as keep up with news and the latest dance craze. While social media is a positive part of many of our lives, this 24/7 connection also has risks for our emotional well-being. In fact, a survey from the American Psychiatric Association…

  • How Depression Affects Men, Women and Teens

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    In recent months, I’ve seen an increased number of patients with symptoms of depression. The Covid pandemic, inflation, war and political turmoil, increased work and home responsibilities — it’s enough to upset anyone’s emotional balance. Often, my patients report an upsetting life event, like the death of a loved one, a relationship breakup, problems on…

  • ADHD: Not Just for Kids

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    When you hear the term ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), do you imagine a noisy child bouncing from room to room, making a mess as they go? ADHD is often diagnosed in childhood, but about 4% of adults also deal with it. Among adults, Millennials have the highest rate of ADHD, and that is growing….

  • YIKES! I’m Too Young to Have High Blood Pressure and Diabetes

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    When you hear “high blood pressure” and “diabetes,” do you think of health problems your parents or grandparents may have? Unfortunately, a growing number of young adults are dealing with these dangerous conditions. In fact, Millennials (born 1981-1996) are now being diagnosed with high blood pressure and diabetes at greater rates than any other age…