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14 May , 2018

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New Occupational Medicine Specialist Joins Healthpointe in Temecula

Healthpointe is proud to announce the addition of a new Occupational Medicine specialist, Dr. Jose R. Morales, to their practice in Temecula, California. Healthpointe is proud to announce the acquisition of Dr. Jose R. Morales, Occupational Medici...

16 Mar , 2018

Tips to Prevent Sports Injuries

Kim McIntosh

It seems like every other day, another professional athlete is “out for the season” because of a (sometimes preventable) sports injury. According to Healthpointe’s sports medicine department, some of the most common sports injuries that are seen in...

9 Feb , 2018

What’s All the Rage About the Keto Diet?

Kim McIntosh

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What is the Ketogenic Diet? The Keto (key-toe) diet is a diet that many people have taken to but a lot haven’t heard of, understand, or even know how to pronounce (I was calling it the “kett-oh” diet for the longest). A basic description of wha...

29 Jan , 2018

What Causes Dark, Under Eye Circles?

Kristin Minasian

Dermatology

If your eyes are looking more like a panda's than a human's lately – due to dark under eye circles – then you'll want to read up on theses causes! Too Much Sleep: Dark circles are often associated with a lack of sleep. This is true, but t...

5 Jan , 2018

Preventing Type 3 Diabetes

Kim McIntosh

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What is “Type 3 Diabetes”, you ask? There’s only 2 types of diabetes, you thought? Well technically, you’re right. Type 3 Diabetes is a title that has been proposed for Alzheimer’s Disease due to the correlation that researchers have found between...

29 Dec , 2017

8 Ideas to Help Jump-Start Your New Year’s Nutrition Goals

Kristin Minasian

Nutrition Fridays

#1. Keep a food diary. Record everything you ate for the day, when you ate it, what you would have done differently (if anything), and – most importantly – how the food made you feel (both physically and emotionally). Identifying what works and wh...

9 Dec , 2017

Healthpointe Accepting Applications for Three $1,000 Student Scholarships

Kristin Minasian

Press Release

Healthpointe’s Medical Director Dr. Ismael Silva is proud to announce that Healthpointe is now accepting applications for three $1,000 academic scholarships to Southern California students interested in a medical career. On the creation of the s...

8 Dec , 2017

Food Safety at Home and While Eating Out

Kim McIntosh

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We all love food—whether it be pasta, seafood, burgers, chicken, or burritos, food is not only needed but loved. But what about when we feel we’ve been betrayed by that great love? That’s right, I’m talking about food poisoning. Many of us have at...

28 Nov , 2017

How Weather Affects Orthopedic Pain

Kristin Minasian

Orthopedics

Remember Shel Silverstein’s infamous “Sick”? Allow me to refresh your memory with a few lines: “I cannot go to school today, / Said little Peggy Ann McKay.” (1-2) “My back is wrenched, my ankle’s sprained, / My ‘pendix pains each time it rain...

3 Nov , 2017

Healthy Heart – Not This Diet!

Jessica Pena

Nutrition Fridays

Maintain a Healthy Heart by Avoiding These Foods We have all heard that with a proper diet you can prevent heart disease. It’s also common knowledge that a proper diet can improve cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, weight issues, and...