Photo by RUN 4 FFWPU from Pexels As COVID dynamics are improving around the country, more and more people are returning to exercise, recreation and activity. It is not uncommon for people to hit the floor running, unfortunately ramping up too fast and too soon, after not doing too much can prompt injury. A common injury seen with […]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Image by Colorectal cancer alliance Cancer. The word cancer is gut-wrenching, fear-induced, and just plain unfathomable and unexplainable. This disease has painstakingly taken so many loved ones, young and old. Sadly, each year about 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with this disease and more than 50,000 die. Colorectal cancer, or CRC, is a disease of the […]
Is Dark Chocolate Good for You?
Many people have heard, “dark chocolate is good for you,” but is it really? Let’s first talk about three types of chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate. Chocolate’s darkness is determined by the proportion of cocoa solids made from cocoa beans, mixed with cocoa butter, and sugar. Milk chocolate is the most popular […]