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Don’t Forget Your Fruit
Summer and fall are great seasons to eat fresh fruits from your local farmers market and Hy-Vee stores. Not only does fruit taste absolutely delicious, but it provides many health benefits as well....
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Five Tips to Tame Pulmonary Disease This Summer and Fall
It may be September, but we’ll still have plenty of heat and humidity to face before the seasons change. That sort of forecast isn’t great news for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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Help for Headaches
Whether your head is throbbing, pounding or just plain aching, you’re not alone. In fact, headache is among the top 10 reasons for seeing a doctor. If headaches are new and different from headaches...
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Apples: A Fall Favorite With Health Benefits
Before pumpkin spice season, the apple was the ruler of fall dishes. This long-time fall favorite shows up in a ton of recipes this time of year from applesauce and apple pies to caramel apples and...
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Stop the Sitting Disease with a Half-Dozen Surefire “Get Moving” Tips
We all got the memo about Americans changing work habits. Our sedentary skill-based workplaces have us gaining weight and losing muscle mass every day. But you don’t need to reconfigure your entire...
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“Digital Detox” Can Recharge Your Brain
We hear it constantly: screen time is bad, phone snubbing and digital dependency are rampant and we’re all growing apart due to this annoying and seemingly unstoppable desire to update, check updates...
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There’s an App for That, But Does It Help? Making Sense of Fitness Technology
As citizens of the smart-phone age, we find ourselves connected to our super-computing dynamos 24/7, devices that literally can do it all, from track our shopping to show us the big game when we are...
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Weight-Loss Path is Worth the Travel: A Physician’s Perspective
This is the third entry in a series by Leonard Gutnik, MD. You can read his first entry here, or read his second Balance post as well. I have been on the Ideal Protein pathway for almost nine years. It...
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Holiday Health Tips: Stay Accountable and Check In
If you’ve been working hard to make changes to your eating and exercise habits, the holidays can be a rough time of year. The occasional, “I’m just going to treat myself” moment can turn into a daily...
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If You Can Count, You Can Tame the Toxic Tension in Your Day
You’re like everyone else, and you’re not really using your lungs much. In fact, most people use about 10 percent of their lungs through the course of a normal workday. Stop for a second and think...
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If the Shoe (or Boot) Fits … You’ll Treat Your Feet Better
When you insist on a good fit, you’ll do yourself a favor all winter long and still wear some of the coolest boots and shoes. No, really! That’s the word from Michael Zimmerman, DPM, Avera Medical...
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Therapists Offer Travel Solutions to Avoid Trouble When on the Holiday Road
If you’re worried more about your back pain instead of looking forward to your holiday traveling, you can be more apprehensive than appreciative. So whether you are traveling in a car or a plane here...
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Not Just Kid’s Stuff – Adults Need to Stay Current on Vaccinations
While you’re certainly familiar with a three-letter vaccination that you should get every year as the leaves pile up, many adults may overlook the facts when it comes to vaccinations beyond the flu....
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New Year, New You? How To Really Follow Through
Well, it’s almost time to ring in the new year. How many of you gave up on this year’s New Year’s resolution? It happens. But it doesn’t hurt to try again. After all, the goal is for long-term...
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Avoid Holiday Pains in the Neck with These Tips
The Christmas season is upon us! The lights, the festivities, the snow, special times with family and friends and our celebration of Christ’s birth: there are so many good things to look forward to...
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Sick? When to Tough it Out and When to Stay Home
Do your job. Here in the Midwest, our strong work ethic is almost taken for granted. But when you’re sick, it’s time to shelve that good attitude. “Gutting it out” when you’re shedding a virus around...
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‘Tis the Season to Make (And Keep) Resolutions
As I am in the midst of the holiday season and busy with the holiday rush, I realize it is time for me to sit down and set my 2017 goals! I set SMART goals. Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant...
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Get Your Sweat On
It’s officially cold outside! Walking to work today, I felt my eyelashes freeze my eyes open. I realized that in order to sweat this season I am going to have to make a conscious effort. Sweating is so...
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Set Specific Goals for New Year’s Success
If you’re among the 80 percent of Americans who just say PASS when it comes to setting New Year’s resolutions – think again. We can all use some positive change, and with a bit of insight, yes, you...
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Contact Lenses and Good Eye Health – Don’t Skimp When it Comes to Sight
There’s nothing wrong with being frugal – just like our moms and dads taught us. We squeeze toothpaste tubes until they are flattened, clip coupons and of course we keep wearing our contacts well past...
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A Holistic Approach to Discovering Your Ideal Body
When it comes to starting a weight loss program, your needs – physically, mentally and emotionally – are unique. That’s why the best approach is one that’s personalized for you. Discover how to make...
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Walk Like a Penguin and Other Tips to Avoid Winter Slips
Don’t underestimate the snow, slush and ice beneath your feet. Every winter the number of injuries that come from falls increases by more than 10 times, and those spills can happen to anyone. Avera...
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What Do You Know About Osteopenia? Take Our Quiz!
We’ve all heard of osteoporosis, but what about its cousin, osteopenia? Theresa Hansen, APRN, Avera family medicine provider, talks about the similarities and differences between the two...
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Healthy Eating During Cancer Remission
I am a firm believer in the simple idea in these three words: Nutrition is Power. I believe that nutrition can empower your body, can help strengthen you, and can also help prevent diseases such as...
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Thinking About an ER Visit? Maybe AveraNow Can Help
Have you ever had the feeling while walking out of an emergency room that maybe you could have waited until the next morning and saved the money? Well, thanks to revolutionary technologies such as...
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What Your Stools Are Telling You about Your Health
It’s not a tidy topic or one we share widely in polite company. But it is something with which we’re innately familiar. You know – almost everyone looks when they are done with their No. 2s or “their...
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Top Five Tips to Help You Sleep
Almost everyone’s looking to sleep through the night and to get good rest from their sleep. If you’re like many who awake tired or crave naps all day, check out these five suggestions that really help:...
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What Pee Color Means
Our fascinating bodily functions can tell us about our health, and urine is no exception. You’ve probably wondered why it can vary in shade from day to day. Dileep Bhat, MD, a urologist with Avera...
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Get Your Colon Prep On: 10 Tips to Get Through It
The hardest thing about colonoscopy is often the prep the day before the actual screening. Here are our best tips to help you through your colon prep. Try to schedule Monday morning if possible so you...
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How Serious Is it? When to Avoid the ER and When to Go
Knowing when to go to the emergency room and when to head to an urgent care clinic can save you both time and money. In fact, it’s estimated that 13 – 27 percent of all emergency room visits could be...
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