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What is blood pressure?

Leslie Conner, ARNP | July 19, 2016 | 1 comment
 

When your heart beats, it pumps blood around your body to give it the energy and oxygen it needs. As the blood moves, it pushes against the sides of the blood vessels. The strength of this pushing is your blood pressure. If your blood pressure is too high, it puts extra strain on your arteries (and your heart) and this may lead to heart attacks and strokes.  The first (or top) number is your systolic blood pressure. It is the highest level your blood pressure reaches when your heart beats.  The second (or bottom) number is your diastolic blood pressure. It is the lowest level your blood... Read More

Wellness tip: Energy drinks

Stephen Campbell, MD | July 14, 2016 | 3 comments
 
Did you know?

Energy drinks contain up to five times more caffeine than coffee. Although it seems like the solution to a lack of energy, there are negative side effects that come with it. Many can experience nervousness, irritability and rapid heartbeat when consuming these drinks. Many energy drinks contain high levels of taurine and some have 50 or more grams of sugar! If you track your sugar readings, you’ll see your blood sugar spike temporarily and crash, leaving you more tired than before.

My word of advice 

Skip the energy drink. Instead have two glasses of icy, cold water.... Read More

10 Tips for Pediatric Check-ups

Wendy Sue Swanson, MD | July 12, 2016 | 2 comments
 

Prevention is genius medicine. By making smarter choices, detecting risk early, not only do we improve our quality of life, but we can prolong people’s lives. Pediatrics is the perfect place to master this. Because of the incredible opportunity we have to prevent injury and illness during a person’s childhood, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updates and refreshes their schedule of recommended screenings and guidelines for wellness visits every year. It’s put into a huge “... Read More

Eating Healthy on a Budget

Amanda Brown, Staff | June 28, 2016 | 8 comments
 

I often hear people say and I have said to myself many times, “eating healthy is expensive!” But, it wasn’t until I heard the rebuttal, “but so is being unhealthy,” that I had a mental shift!  I decided that eating healthier for me and my family was a must. Now, let me be straight… we are far from perfect. We indulge on occasion, sometimes too much, but, as my Primary Care Physician told me, “strive for improvement, not perfection.”

#1 — Set a budget

When my husband and I first created our weekly budget, yes, weekly – it keeps us accountable! I reviewed two months of spending on... Read More

Welcome to a Healthier You!

Everett Clinic, Staff | June 27, 2016 | 7 comments
 

We all just want to be healthy. That’s why our purpose has always been to make lives better together through health and healing. We’re writing this blog for our patients, each other and our community so that there is a place to obtain the tools and information to educate, empower and encourage our participation in healthcare.

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
—Jim Rohn 

This blog will share information from Everett Clinic teammates and providers on a variety... Read More

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