by Carolina Healthspan Institute | May 6, 2015 | Health Blogs, Physicians Corner, Research
In the March 2015 edition of the journal, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, researchers showed the direct effects of physical activity on the body and brain using identical twins as each other’s test and control groups. This extensive study selected...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Apr 1, 2015 | Health Blogs
Many of our readers come to us for hormone deficiencies, brain function optimization and general wellness, but sometimes we all need a little help in other areas of our lives too. One of those areas is motivation. Below you’ll find 8 ways to fuel your motivation....
by Margaret Conger | Mar 19, 2015 | Health Blogs
Carolina HealthSpan Institute Sponsors 5K in Charlotte to Benefit Project 2 Heal Changing the lives of children and adults with special needs, one puppy at a time, Project 2 Heal’s goal is to utilize the healing power of dogs to help children and adults with...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Jan 22, 2015 | Health Blogs
Memories can be good, bad, indifferent, clear, fuzzy or sometimes even non-existent. But how do you know if your memory is functioning properly? Sometimes we forget (pun intended) what the basic function of memories are; to help learn and develop, protect ourselves...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 31, 2014 | Health Blogs
For well over a couple of decades, without fail, health has been the number one New Year’s resolution every year. From quitting smoking to exercising more, eating better and getting more rest, health is on everyone’s mind after a hectic holiday season....
by Margaret Conger | Dec 17, 2014 | Health Blogs
It is that time of year when people are getting sick. You may go to your doctor with a sore throat and cough and beg and plead for an antibiotic. Be advised, antibiotics are used in treating bacterial infections, preventing the spread of disease, and minimizing...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 12, 2014 | Health Blogs
As we age, one of the scariest thoughts that cross our minds is that some day we might lose the ability to care for ourselves. Placing a burden on our friends and loved ones is not a goal of anyone, but certain circumstances and disease processes dictate the necessity...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 2, 2014 | Health Blogs
In a world where our average attention span has dipped below that of a gold fish (9 seconds) and everyday more activities start to pile up on our plates giving us less and less time to be “healthy,” it becomes all the more important to do whatever is the most...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Sep 9, 2014 | Health Blogs
In 1984, although it was not the first personal computer introduced, Apple launched a revolutionary product: the first Mac. Today, 30 years later, they released the iPhone 6 with a QuadCore 64-bit processor, a smooth 3+ million times the processing speed of the ’84...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Sep 6, 2014 | Physicians Corner
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