Research shows that memory loss can begin as early as your 20s, and it continues as you age. Thankfully, taking a few easy steps throughout your day can help you stay sharp. When you eat a heart-healthy diet that is low in saturated fat, you reduce your risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity, all of which are believed to contribute to memory loss.
Getting older is a natural part of life. As we grow older, we experience an increasing number of major life changes, including career changes, retirement, children leaving home, the loss of loved ones, and mental and physical changes as well. How we handle and grow from these changes is the key to staying healthy.
A common issue regarding healthcare today is that people feel that their doctor’s appointments are rushed. Many people say that they don’t get enough time to ask questions and, consequently, do not fully understand the instructions their doctor gave them. Everyone gets about 15 minutes of face time with their doctor (unless you're a member of a direct primary care practice), so it’s often difficult to remember everything you wanted to bring up or that was discussed. Being prepared beforehand with a list of questions for your next doctor’s appointment will help ensure a more productive visit and increase the potential for a more effective outcome. Use these tips to prepare yourself for your next office visit:
With the older population of Americans steadily increasing along with the demand for primary care physicians, we at Total Access Medical are firm believers that direct primary care movement is not just a phase. Patients who belong to these kind of practices experience better care for less money while physicians experience stronger relationships with their patients and little overhead costs due to no insurance. But for patients unfamiliar with direct primary care, the concept may be confusing.
The #1 travel nightmare for older adults and adults with chronic diseases is to forget, lose or misplace medications. What do you do when you're on the road or even overseas without your daily medication? If you're in the United States, it should not be much of a problem but if you're traveling abroad, it could be a much more serious issue. The seriousness of the missing medication depends on your health condition. For some travelers, missing medication is a mild issue but for others it can be life threatening. Before we get started with what to do when your medications go missing, let’s look at how to avoid the problem.
There are countless reasons why you may be searching for a new primary care doctor. Perhaps you moved to new area, or have a new insurance plan. Maybe your primary care physician is retiring or you want to try out a different type of healthcare, such as concierge medical care. But where should you start? Use this checklist to make the process of finding a primary care physician easier.
In an study published last week entitled, “Direct Primary Care: Practice Distribution and Cost Across the Nation,” Philip Eskew, DO, JD, MBA and Kathleen Klink, MD, document, research and analyze Concierge Medical Practices and Direct Primary Care (DPC) practices spanning across the United States. Topics include: the stigma associated with the term "concierge," a distinction between the various healthcare models, an explanation of why DPC is growing in today’s medical world, and an an analysis of how it meets the basic desires of both physicians and patients and how it is priced across the U.S.
Today's business executives live stressful lives. On top of the stress they receive little sleep, fail to get adequate exercise, sit for extensive periods of time, travel frequently and care for their loved ones at home. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle while also managing a hectic work schedule and catering to a family can seem impractical. Luckily, direct primary care helps ease and prevent those pains and worries. In this article, I've broken down the ways that direct primary care benefits the typical business executive both in the office and at home.
As the number of older Americans continues to grow significantly, many are facing problems finding physicians who are trained and experienced in treating the health problems that become more common with age. To make matters worse, the U.S. will face a shortage of between 46,000 - 90,000 physicians by 2025. But, there is a way to win during this inevitable doctor shortage and that is with direct primary care (DPC). With more and more direct primary care practices opening up across the country, you can have easier access to your doctor, longer appointments, same day appointments, and coordination of care when you travel.
For most of us, vacation is a time of relaxation and tranquility. However, for the unlucky few, vacations can turn into a nightmare. There are plenty of stories of vacationers injuring themselves while hiking, eating uncooked foods, drinking contaminated water and urgently having to go to the local hospital where healthcare is minimally supervised. In this blog post, I'll explain how a membership with a direct primary care practice and a having your own concierge doctor can significantly alleviate and prevent travel health pains and problems.
