Health Updates & News
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3 Heat Illnesses to Watch For This Summer
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Another Sacramento heat wave means being extra cautious about these heat illnesses due to prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures.
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Cervical Screening Awareness
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Are you overdue for routine cervical screening? It’s Cervical Screening Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of cervical health screening (Pap test and HPV test), which can help prevent cervical cancer or find it early. This week is also an excellent time to set a reminder to schedule this important testing.
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Panic Attack or Heart Attack?
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Since panic attacks and heart attacks share similar symptoms, including chest pain, sometimes people confuse one for the other. Knowing the difference between a panic attack and a heart attack before they occur could be the difference between life and death.
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Signs of Stroke and Reducing Your Risk
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Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and #1 cause of disability in the United States. A stroke can happen to anyone, at any age, at any time, so it’s important to know how to lower your risk of stroke, and what to do if you suspect you or someone with you is experiencing stroke symptoms.
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Concerns About Vaccines
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At River Bend Medical Associates, we believe in preventative medicine. Preventative medicine is the understanding that many serious diseases can be avoided entirely if their causes are addressed long in advance. Preventative medicine typically includes tools in order to attack problems from multiple angles: recommending lifestyle choices, encouraging annual physicals, scheduling screenings for certain diseases that tend to arise at certain times (e.g. breast cancer, colon cancer), and so on. This leads us to one…
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9 Health Benefits of Berries
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Berries aren’t just a delicious treat; they’re nutritional powerhouses packed with vitamins, minerals, and powerful plant compounds. Including them in your diet can offer a variety of health benefits, making them a smart and tasty addition to your daily meals and snacks.
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Sleep for Good Health
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Sleep is essential for good health and wellbeing. Good sleep promotes wellness and resilience while poor sleep negatively impacts almost all aspects of your body and mind. Studies show that not getting enough sleep or getting poor quality sleep on a regular basis leads to sleep deficiency which is linked to many chronic health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, stroke, and depression. Additionally, without deep sleep your body does not…
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Whey Protein Waffles
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diabetic friendly, kidney friendly, low sodium, heart healthy, low carb, family friendly
