Confession: we're fans of Royal Pains. It's funny. It's smart. It's touching. But it's also a TV show, which means you can't necessarily trust it.
Confession: we're fans of Royal Pains. It's funny. It's smart. It's touching. But it's also a TV show, which means you can't necessarily trust it.
For those of you who've been following our blog series on corporate wellness, we hope you've enjoyed it. Here are links to part 1, part 2, and part 3.
This month, in an effort to celebrate 2015 and all the resolutions we've made to lead healthier lives, we launched a blog series about corporate wellness. Read part 1 and part 2 here.
Last week, we launched our new blog series on health and wellness in the workplace. Below, we're providing four straightforward strategies to get your organization started on its wellness path.
Hello, 2015! We've been eagerly awaiting your arrival because we're excited to try out our New Year's resolution for a heathier workplace.
Hard to believe another year has come and (just about) gone. It's time to take a look back at some of the great things from 2014.
Four words that can make people shake in their shoes are this: you have high cholesterol.
High cholesterol, as you probably know, is an important risk factor for heart disease (but not the only one). The good news is that there are successful ways to treat this illness. It's also important to keep in mind that your cholesterol numbers are just one element in the "Big Picture" of your overall health.
Below, our Total Access Medical doctors in Philadelphia & New Jersey weigh in on high cholesterol—why understanding it matters, what causes it, and different ways to treat it.
Back in September, we wrote about what a holistic doctor does that a general practitioner doesn't do. This big difference is this: western medicine, which your GP falls under, treats the disease, while holistic medicine treats the whole person.
That's the admittedly oversimplified explanation, which is why we thought we'd share some insightful words from Dr. Daphne Goldberg, since she practices both holistic/integrative medicine and family medicine.
If you've made it to the Golden Years, then you already know how much your body has changed since you were twenty-two. Guess what? It's OK. That's how it's supposed to be. It's the circle of life, after all.
That said, because your body has changed, it deserves a medical practitioner who has a thorough understanding of these changes: what they mean today and what they could mean tomorrow. And that's where a geriatric doctor comes in.
We talked about the many benefits of seeing a geriatric physician in this blog post. Now, let's talk about what you can expect when you work with one.
Imagine an internal medicine practice that truly "gets" you, your schedule, your goals, your fears, even your name every time you walk through the door. This is exactly what happens when internal medicine meets the concierge model.
