Category: HEALTH

ORAQUICK® TEAMS WITH MAGIC JOHNSON TO PROMOTE HIV TESTING

ORAQUICK® TEAMS WITH MAGIC JOHNSON TO PROMOTE HIV TESTING

[ 0 ] March 25, 2013

Launches “Make Knowing Your Thing Today” Campaign to Promote the Importance of Knowing Your HIV Status Earvin “Magic” Johnson Helps Kick Off Awareness Campaign, Encouraging and Inspiring Others to Share Their Story About Their Decision to Test for HIV OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR), maker of the OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test, announced today the launch of [...]

SPRING UPDO: NO KNIVES NEEDED

SPRING UPDO: NO KNIVES NEEDED

[ 0 ] March 12, 2013

by dr. darren farnesi and dr. bridget o’connell anderson -  Interested in the youth-enhancing effects of a facelift but don’t want to have surgery? The ever-evolving world of non-surgical cosmetic procedures has thankfully developed some amazing result-oriented treatments. Why do we want a non-surgical facelift? To combat the 3 Ds of Aging: -Deterioration (wrinkles, texture [...]

PERK UP THAT SEX LIFE

PERK UP THAT SEX LIFE

[ 0 ] February 12, 2013

by dr. darren farnesi and dr. bridget o’connell anderson  –  SEX, LOVE AND HAPPINESS These three words have become the theme for February, making it a great time to evaluate how happy you are with your sex and love life. If the quality of your sex life is in decline, it may mean you are [...]

STOP SWEATING NOW!

STOP SWEATING NOW!

[ 0 ] January 15, 2013

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Range Rovers—lots of great things have been imported from the U.K. Now we can add another: The Stop Sweat Now® treatment. First developed in London, this innovative system is now available for the first time in Southern California. For whom is it designed? Everyone. Are you bothered by underarm sweat? [...]

STAY HEALTHY WITH THE CENTER LONG BEACH

STAY HEALTHY WITH THE CENTER LONG BEACH

[ 0 ] January 9, 2013

AN INTERVIEW WITH ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR PORTER GILBERG by tim parks – As the saying goes, “you are nothing without your health” and nowhere is that made more abundantly clear than at The Center Long Beach. The LGBT facility is home to a number of health and wellbeing programs as well as support groups, which encompass [...]

ARE FOOD SENSITIVITIES MAKING ME FAT?

ARE FOOD SENSITIVITIES MAKING ME FAT?

[ 0 ] November 20, 2012

by dr. darren farnesi and dr. bridget o’connell – FOOD IS MEANT TO BE NOURISHING, to give us energy and allow us to perform optimally. But how often do you feel tired, bloated and gassy or have brain fog after a meal? Or may be you’re having difficulty losing weight or experiencing vague symptoms but [...]

BACK TO SCHOOL: BACK TO THE BASICS

BACK TO SCHOOL: BACK TO THE BASICS

[ 0 ] October 18, 2012

- by chris tina bruce BASICS OF SPORTS NUTRITION Understanding sports nutrition can help you make food and drink choices that will complement your physical activity, as well as help to improve your endurance, speed recovery from exertion and will lower risk of injury and assist in rehabilitation. TOP 10 MICRONUTRIENTS •          CALCIUM: [...]

Protein Bars ….What’s Best?

Protein Bars ….What’s Best?

[ 0 ] October 4, 2012

by Kyle Washburn Health & Fitness Editor Monday Oct 1, 2012 I am often asked, what is the best protein bar? Best is a relative term, making it a very difficult question to answer. It also calls for a longer answer than what the person asking wants to hear from me. He or she simply wants [...]

Pain In The… JOINT?

Pain In The… JOINT?

[ 1 ] September 19, 2012

by dr. darren farnesi & dr. bridget o’connell Currently, medical treatment for joint pain and musculoskeletal injuries is limited to over-the- counter and prescription medications, ice and heat, physical and chiropractic therapy,and possibly surgery. However, some of these treatments may cause undesirable side effects or may not fully resolve the pain. Also, many individuals are [...]