Many of us have caught ourselves spending hours scrolling through our phones. There is no shortage of apps to download for our phones, from games to entertainment and even health. Why not put some of that scrolling to use? Here are free and helpful apps to download depending on your goals: Weight Management Losing Read More
Today's Updates
Take care of yourself this fall and winter.
The leaves are turning, the days are becoming shorter, and the weather is getting crisper. There are many things to love and enjoy with the changing seasons, including Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, but getting sick is not one of them. Many factors play a heavy role in the increased susceptibility and spread of viruses during Read More
Eat this, Not that
Eat This not That So easy for all of us to get started with our New Years’ goals and begin to lose steam about a month in, but there’s no time for that! I wanted to create an easy to follow “Eat this not that” guide that you can use to develop some new meal/snack Read More
Supplement of The Week — GI Advanced Probiotic
Supplement of The Week GI Advanced Probiotic River Bend GI Advanced Probiotic is a must for anyone trying to maintain the integrity of their gut flora. Composed of a special freeze-dried strain of 10 billion non-GMO Saccharomyces boulardii isolated from Litchi fruits. Who Benefits? An easily irritable gut: Most likely due to years of Read More
Cutting out added sugar
The average American consumes an astounding 23 1/2 tsp of added sugar or 94 grams of sugar a day. How much is that? Well, the American Heart Association recommends us to consume no more than 25 grams of added sugar daily. Which, is already far too generous in my perspective. The average American should be Read More
Vitamin D — Supplement of The Week
Supplement of The Week Vitamin D Essential for proper bone strength and healing, immune function, and improved arterial function. Our Vitamin D supplement contains 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 as Cholecalciferol and 200 mcg of vitamin K as Phytonadione (included to prevent calcification of the arteries). Are you getting enough Vitamin D? Most likely Read More
Supplement of The Week- Omega Health
Supplement of The Week Omega Health Omega Health is an ultra-purified, high-dose omega 3 fish oil supplement serving essential to everyone as a potent anti-inflammatory agent. Who Benefits? People with chronic conditions: major anti-inflammatory agent in the body. Diabetics: Increased Insulin Sensitivity, lower blood sugar. High Cholesterol: Lower Triglycerides and increased HDL Read More
Introducing Athena Health
An EHR that works with you to address healthcare’s problems We are happy to announce the release of our new and advanced Electronic Health Record (EHR), Athenahealth. Athenahealth in the simplest of description is a Cloud-based system that allows your doctors and medical staff to observe your history, implement new medical plans, and track your Read More
RBMA x NivanoHealth
We have exciting news! #teamrbma is excited to announce that we have expanded our care capacity by moving forward with a partnership with Nivano Healthcare. River Bend Medical Associates has a 25 year history of exceptional and culturally compassionate care. We place a premium on promoting the growth of the communities we serve. Nivano, from its founding, Read More
How to Choose Your Doctor
Our patients benefit greatly from being a part of River Bend, because they gain access to our team of experienced physicians, physician’s assistants, and nurse practitioners. When patients join our practice, they can request a specific doctor to handle their care. We strongly encourage our patients to ‘shop around’ and choose the doctor at our Read More
Meet Olivia: How Our Communications Liaison Improves Your Care
You may not know her by name, but if you’ve visited River Bend Medical Associates before, then there’s a good chance you’ve spoken to Olivia Garcia, our Communications Liaison and Quality Management Analyst. Olivia spends much of her time being mom to her two year old son. But somehow, she still finds time between home Read More
Senate Bill 277 Frequently Asked Questions
See these questions and answers in Spanish These FAQs were last updated on 5/25/2016 (this included edits to question 19). This content is considered current until any future update is made. Immunization Requirements for 2015 1. In 2015 and future years, which vaccines are required to enter child care or school in California? For child Read More