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Here you will find healthy recipes and lifestyle tips to tie into your everyday routine. We strive to promote body positivity while teaching the fundamentals of nutrition and fitness. Learn more about matters like mental health and body image, while discovering workout routines and meal plans that work for your lifestyle!
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When Should You Go to Urgent Care?
“Better safe than sorry”, many of us heard growing up. But how does that apply practically to medical situations? How can you tell if that stomachache requires a trip to the ER or is just a result of a bad dinner? If “When should I go to the ER?” is a recurring...
Happy Thanksgiving from Main Street Medical Clinic!
Whether you’re new to Main Street Clinic or you’ve been with us for a while, we want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! It’s time to take time off work, enjoy a great meal, and spend time with your family. What are you thankful for this year? Here’s what the team at...
6 Important Micronutrients for a Healthy Life
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. Our body...
How to Improve Your Bone 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...
4 Tips for Healthy Napping Habits
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....
Checking Your Vital Signs
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 temperature...
4 Office Health Tips for Desk Workers
About 13% of jobs in 2016 were classified as sedentary, meaning they required virtually no physical labor or movement. Sitting down for work all day might sound relaxing and easy. However, remaining seated and relatively motionless for too long can take a toll on...
Why Perfectionism is a Problematic Philosophy for Your 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...
