June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Memory loss? Confusion? Problems with thinking and reasoning? These are symptoms of declining cognitive health and a sad reality for many people right here in our community. Dementia is a term that describes the decline in cognitive health that’s severe enough to interfere with daily life and Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia. […]
Protecting your skin – What are you wearing?
It’s that time of year when the temperatures rise and the amount of clothing we wear falls. For those of you headed to the shore this summer, or for those lucky enough to live here in Wilmington, a standard part of your wardrobe should be sunscreen. Even if you’re just out walking the dog, protecting […]
Lupus Awareness Month
We recently shared information with you regarding an autoimmune disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis. This issue, we’ll feature another autoimmune disease. However, instead of targeting bone joints, this disease targets any and all parts of the body. Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body. In lupus, something goes […]
Causes of stress in kids
What is happening to cause all of the stress? We’ve read many articles and studies and have found many contributing factors including: Homework is starting earlier than ever before. I don’t remember having as much homework in elementary and even up into high school as my children have had. More demands for AP classes. More […]
Tips to Manage Stress
We all hear that the holidays are the most stressful of seasons. However, stress can happen any time of year and can be triggered by a number of different situations. Everyone experiences some level of stress at different points of their life—how we all manage our stress is a completely different story. Something that could […]