Health
Tips to Keep Your Dog Mentally Healthy!
Dogs can suffer from mental health issues just like us humans. Sadly, they cannot always tell us what is wrong though. Our friends at Active Dog shared some potential signs your pup may be silently asking for help. Read to learn more from Active Dog.
Prioritizing Your Mental Health!
Dr. Mahvish Qazi, a Hartford HealthCare Medical Group physician at 4920 Main St., Bridgeport, sheds light on the importance of mental health screenings in primary care.
Connecticut Children’s: 24 Questions Teens Should Ask Doctors
We all work hard to empower our kids to speak up when the time is right. By the time your child enters their teenage years, they should be getting ready to take charge of their own health. The more confident they feel speaking up at doctor’s visits, the better. It gives their doctor more information to support them through adolescence – and sets your child up for healthy behaviors later in life too. How can you empower your teen to get more involved at doctor’s visits? Here are tips, with help from Connecticut Children’s psychologists Lauren Ayr-Volta, PhD, and Siddika Mulchan, PsyD.
Meet Dr. Alla Vash-Margita
Read our interview with Alla Vash-Margita, M.D.,Chief of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, who recently launched a specialized Adolescent Gynecology and Endocrinology Program, which helps the many young women at risk for or dealing with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
3 Popular Cold Remedies That Do More Harm Than Good
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group gets to the bottom of why some cold remedies probably aren’t the superheroes we think they are.
2024 New Year, Healthy YOU Guide!
Find ways to get moving and taking care of YOU in 2024 with our list of gyms and trainers. Whether you’re looking to head to a group fitness class, work out with a trainer one-on-one or with your little one in tow… there is an option for you!
Hartford Healthcare: 3 Ways to Transform New Year’s Resolutions Into Healthy Habits!
What’s the key to making a lasting, healthy, New Year’s resolution? Muhammad Bhutta, MD, a primary care provider with Hartford HealthCare Medical Group in Stamford, shares what it takes to beat the odds and make your healthy resolution a lifestyle change.
Iron Health: For Moms Who Want to Optimize Health & Wellness!
Iron Health Physical Therapy & Wellness is committed to helping people move better, feel better, and live better. Learn more about the practice and their advice for moms experiencing pain.
Meet the Founder of Lifelines
Meet Melissa Bernstein, the co-founder of inimitable toy brand Melissa & Doug, and now Lifelines, a collection of physical tools designed for stress relief using a revolutionary wellness technique called Sensory Immersion™: using your senses to send calming signals to your brain.
In addition to becoming an incredibly successful entrepreneur, Melissa built a beautiful family; she is mom to six children ranging in ages from 30 to 15. Underneath all the success, though, was an undercurrent of depression. After facing her mental health struggles and sharing them in her memoir to help others, Lifelines was born.
Navigating Your Child’s Growing Pains!
As your child grows and becomes increasingly active in sports and activities, they are more susceptible to injuries such as fractures, specifically with growth plates. Also known as epiphyseal plates, growth plates are areas made up of cartilage located near the end of a bone, signifying the growth of new bone tissue. Growth plates allow bones to elongate and increase in length as a child grows taller.