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Moin H Kola, MD

No Matter Your Age, Here's Why You Should Begin Balance Exercises

Integrating balance exercises into your fitness routine is important at any age. Although we tend to focus a lot on aerobic exercise and strength training, practicing your balance will help align your muscular system. This is great for stability and will help prevent future injuries. Whether you need to work on going up and down the stairs or want to improve your balance for all that mountain climbing you do, there’s no better time to start than now.

The Best Mother’s Day Gift? Self-Care

In today’s culture, new moms are under a lot of pressure. In the United States, new mothers often return to the workforce within six months of giving birth. One study showed that 25 percent of new moms returned to work within two weeks — even before their bodies have completely healed from pregnancy and childbirth. 

Your Sweet Tooth Could Increase Your Cancer Risk

Does sugar raise your cancer risk? That’s what a lot of people think. The truth is that cancer cells have no particular love for sugar. They’ll feed on the same substances consumed by all the other cells in your body.

Need a New Hip or Knee Joint? Don’t Sweat It

Give Yourself the Gift of No Holiday Stress

We are in the thick of the holidays, which means we’re seeing a lot of tinsel, having plenty of family gatherings, marveling at multicolored lights … and dealing with stress. I recall watching movies like “A Christmas Carol,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Home Alone.” All have become Christmas classics and yet each portrays some of that stress of the holiday season.

Do You Sweat Excessively? It May Be More than a Nuisance

On a hot day when you're physically active, sweating can seem like a nuisance. It drips down your face and into your eyes, even soaking your clothes to the point of discomfort. Still, sweating is an important bodily function that serves to keep the body cool. As sweat evaporates from your skin, it draws heat out of your body, which helps prevent you from overheating.

Learning a Lifesaving Skill: How the ISR Program Teaches Infants and Children How to Swim

Every day, two children under age 14 die as the result of accidental drowning.

Daniel T Saint-Elie, MD

Amy E Witt, MD