Healthy Living Blog

With a new year comes a fresh start in getting on track to good health. New Year’s resolutions are often full of plans to get in shape, lose weight, or kick a habit. Unfortunately, the failure rate for these new year goals is about 80%, according to the U.S. News and World Report, with most […]

Having to have surgery, a medical procedure, or even diagnostic testing can be terrifying at any age, but it can be especially unnerving for children. While it is entirely normal and reasonable for your child to get nervous, your presence, love, and support before and after the medical procedure will help them through their surgery […]

Many moms-to-be ask our OB/GYN doctors lots of questions about pregnancy, and one of the most popular requests is for more information about the healthy amount of weight to gain during their pregnancy. For that question, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. It can be hard to know how much is too little weight gain during […]

This article is part of the Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy. OB/GYN doctors will classify a pregnancy as high-risk when pregnancy problems and atypical complications threaten a mother, her baby, or both before, during, or after delivery. Here, in the United States, one in ten pregnancies is classified as high-risk. It’s common to have questions if […]

Healing chronic and stubborn wounds can be a lengthy process. There are many reasons why your wound might stop healing. Don’t let a stalled wound stall your treatment plan. The best way to continue healing is to talk with your physician about how you can properly restart your wound healing process.