by Main Street Medical Team | Nov 13, 2020 | Healthy Lifestyle, Preventive Health, Vitamins & Health Supplements
Macronutrients–proteins, fats, and carbohydrates–are most people’s primary focus when planning a healthy diet. These categories do provide a quick and easy breakdown of different foods and help people plan a healthy diet. But they’re not the whole story....
by Main Street Medical Team | Nov 6, 2020 | Bone Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Preventive Health
What’s one of the most important and yet most invisible parts of your body? Your skeleton. Your bones act as a framework for your body, allowing you to move and even to stand upright. Naturally, your bone health requires the same care you’d give to any other aspect of...
by Main Street Medical Team | Oct 30, 2020 | Healthy Lifestyle, Preventive Health, Sleep
What do most of us do when sleepiness strikes in the middle of the day? If we’re in a conducive situation, we may sneak off to the couch or bed for a quick power nap. Plenty of adults find a brief period of sleep to be just what they need to get back into a busy day....
by Main Street Medical Team | Oct 23, 2020 | Healthy Lifestyle, Preventive Health
You’ve likely heard about the ideal vital signs–heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure, etc. for someone your age and build–but may not know how to keep track of these signs yourself. Some require equipment not everyone has. However, your pulse and...
by Main Street Medical Team | Oct 9, 2020 | Healthy Lifestyle, Preventive Health
To some extent, we all deal with perfectionism. Maybe we’ve set too high standards for ourselves or someone else, or we’re struggling to live up to someone else’s expectations. This can be challenging enough in settings like work or school. But when it comes to your...
by Main Street Medical Team | Sep 25, 2020 | Post-Acute Care, Preventive Health, Surgery
Anyone who has ever experienced surgery knows that things don’t stop when the operation does. Your body needs plenty of time to recover, both from the surgery and from whatever made the surgery necessary in the first place. As much as you want things to get back to...
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