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9 Feb , 2018

What’s All the Rage About the Keto Diet?

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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 Articles

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 Friday Articles

#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 Articles

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 Articles

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 Friday Articles

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...

31 Oct , 2017

What You Need to Know About Rib Fractures

Jessica Pena

Orthopedics Articles

Rib Fractures - Information you should know Did you know that a broken rib is a common injury that occurs when one of the bones in your rib cage breaks or cracks? Well, most cases of a broken rib result from blunt chest trauma that can occur from...

27 Oct , 2017

6 Reasons to Eat More Pumpkin

Kim McIntosh

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It’s that time of year again! Pumpkins at every grocery store, on everyone’s front porch, even in our specialty drinks. But pumpkins aren’t just for carving or for your pumpkin spice latte – you can eat them too, and not just in pie! These wonderfu...