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## [Tips on How to Stay Healthy This Winter](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-stay-healthy-this-winter)

 Dec 08, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

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We found 15 great ways to stay healthy this winter! From getting your flu shot to having a productive argument with your significant other!

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## [Winter Affects Health](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/winter-affects-health)

 Dec 04, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

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In this report from [AccuWeather](https://www.accuweather.com/), six different, and perhaps unexpected, ways winter can affect your health are discussed.

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## [Bill Gates Focuses on Alzheimer's Disease](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/bill-gates-focuses-on-alzheimers-disease)

 Dec 01, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

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As a leading provider of concierge medical care, [Total Access Medical](https://www.totalaccessmedical.com/), is on the front lines of helping people live longer lives through better quality of care. We agree that as people live longer we have to turn our attention to rising rates of [dementia](https://www.alz.org/what-is-dementia.asp). [Alzheimer's Disease](http://ad.foundation/)deserves funding, attention and support. Finally it's getting some. We need more.

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## [Concierge Medicine is For Everyone. Particularly College Students.](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/concierge-medicine-is-for-everyone.-particularly-college-students)

 Nov 27, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

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A recent study, in part at the [University of Michigan](https://www.umich.edu/), shows that the [wellness of students](https://www.uhs.umich.edu/well-being), including their mental outlook and stress management, is more important than their [body mass index](https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/index.html) in predicting and diagnosing their overall physical health.

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## [The Day After Thanksgiving. Staying Healthy.](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/the-day-after-thanksgiving.-staying-healthy)

 Nov 24, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

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Kim Povec, a registered dietitian with the [University of Rochester Medical Center's Healthy Living Center,](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/community-health/programs-services/healthy-living-center.aspx) says don't skip breakfast the next day! She has some other helpful tips including how to balance your diet the next day, make sure to start walking ASAP and adjust your mind set.

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## [FluView: Get the Latest National Flu Information](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/fluview-get-the-latest-national-flu-information)

 Nov 13, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

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Did you know there is a weekly publication from the [Centers for Disease Control](https://www.cdc.gov/) called [FluView](https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm), which shares are the latest national Flu data?

 

It is published online every week and brings us the most up to date and important news, numbers, trends and advice we need to know from national sources we trust the most.

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## [Trends In Health and Wellness](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/trends-in-health-and-wellness)

 Oct 31, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

Thus far 2017 has proven be to be a year of enlightenment in health and wellness. At [Total Access Medical](https://www.totalaccessmedical.com/)we found an excellent summary of 12 trends in health and wellness from [MyDomaine](http://www.mydomaine.com/health-wellness-trends-2017), which include everything from detoxing from sugar to the benefits of mushrooms and cryotherapy.

Click here to read the details.

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## [What You Need to Know About Functional Medicine](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-functional-medicine)

 Oct 09, 2017 by [Total Access Medical](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/total-access-medical)

[Functional medicine](http://drhyman.com/about-2/about-functional-medicine/)is a new and improved way to treat your health. It is a personalized system which allows for new scientific techniques and methods to translate into the healthcare and provider market and get to the patient.

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## [What Do Food Cravings Actually Mean?](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/what-do-food-cravings-actually-mean)

 Jul 10, 2017 by [William Kirkpatrick](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/william-kirkpatrick)

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Have you ever craved a very specific food? The pint of ice cream calling you

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## [9 Foods for Healthier Skin](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/9-foods-for-healthier-skin)

 Jun 30, 2017 by [William Kirkpatrick](https://wellness.totalaccessmedical.com/blog/author/william-kirkpatrick)

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It is well known that a diet filled with power foods such as dark leafy greens, blue berries and avacados can help beat chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

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