Fit Nation Tri Challenge (the “Challenge”)
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
How many times have you thought about doing something and you keep telling yourself that you’ll do it “someday” or it’s on your “to-do” list?
Well, I know I have a pretty long “to-do” list and a Triathlon is on my list along with running the [...]

Guest Blog by Leo Galland, MD and Jonathan Galland
Sweet Potatoes:  A Traditional Source of Nutrition
Sweet potatoes are a Thanksgiving classic, and a superfood with surprising nutritional benefits.
First cultivated in the highlands of South America, sweet potatoes were recognized as a great source of nutrition and soon spread rapidly around the world.
Beneath the skin sweet potatoes [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Latest breaking news this week

New mammogram guidelines set by the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends that women begin breast cancer screening every two years starting at age 50, instead of every year beginning at age 40.
These new standards sent a shock wave throughout women and the [...]

The single most important question every woman needs to ask her doctor is “What do I need to do to be healthy,” says Robin H. Miller, MD, a board certified internist, integrative medicine specialist and co-author of  “The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond”.
When it comes to women’s health the three major areas [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
After you had the tough task of searching for health information on the H1N1 swine flu vaccine from various media outlets; you’ve now determined that you would like to receive the H1N1 vaccine, but where do you go to get the H1N1 swine flu vaccine?
Thanks to Mashable, (the world’s largest [...]