The late 20th century was an era plagued by supersized fast food meals and TV worshiping. Fitness was diminished to thumb exercises from playing video games and wrist lifts from getting the remote control off the coffee table. Chronic diseases and nutrition-based lawsuits stemming from widespread childhood obesity brought a nationwide health epidemic to the forefront. [...]
“Let food be thy medicine,” said Hippocrates. Hippocrates was half right: food, like almost everything else in life, can be a good thing or a bad thing. It can be the gift that keeps on giving, or our mortal enemy. But when we make the right food choices, food can do wonders for our immune [...]
What’s the first thing your little athletes go for after a straight 30-minute sprint in 90-degree Texas weather? Just like a commercial ad, they reach for their Gatorade (or Powerade), guzzle it down, and breathe a sigh of relief. Gatorade was created in 1965 when a head football coach from University of Florida sought to [...]
Sleep should come naturally— you would think. But tell that to the 40 million people in the U.S. that suffer from sleep disorders, or the 70 million baggy-eyed Americans dealing with insomnia. According to recent statistics, a vast majority of Americans, 62% to be precise, experience problems a few nights per week. So, if you’re [...]
Brett Favre. Junior Seau. Jovan Belcher. Ryan Freel. Mike Webster. Derek Boogaard. David Duerson. Andrew “Test” Martin. Reg Fleming. Joe Louis. Bernie Kosar. Bob Probert. Dave Mirra. From boxing and football to hockey and wrestling, what these names have in common is a stellar athletic career. But less discussed is the darker common ground between [...]
When I was pregnant with my first child, I relied on my daily visits to BabyCenter.com to prepare me for the little bean growing inside of me. I read all the baby literature I could get my hands on: Pregnancy from A to Z, What to Expect When You're Expecting , etc. With the proliferation of [...]
Many ER visits are for ankle injuries, often caused by sports injuries, walking on uneven surfaces, or car accidents. When you injure your ankle, you may ask yourself "Is this ankle sprained or broken?" The difference between a sprain and a break is whether you have a broken bone or a stretched or torn ligament or tendon. In [...]
Parents: do you have heat exhaustion questions? Did you know that kids are more prone to heat exhaustion because they have fewer sweat glands? If you have active kids that love to spend time outdoors, brushing up on a little first aid knowledge can’t hurt. If you’re looking for preventative measures, symptoms, and treatment for [...]
No wants to walk away from a family vacay or a relaxing day at the pool looking and feeling like a red hot lobster. So how do we go about preventing sunburn or even skin cancer? We buy the highest SPF sunscreen at $9.00 a pop. But is the cost of SPF 100 really worth [...]
Tyler, TX (June 19, 2016)- Hospitality Health ER has a message for those seeking summer fun: Swimming may be a great way to beat the heat this summer, but it can also present a danger most people aren’t aware of known as secondary drowning. Commonly mislabeled as “dry drowning”, secondary drowning occurs when water is [...]
