Women's Health
Understanding Endometriosis: Recognizing Signs and Treatment Options
With Erin Stone, MD, FACOG, Tryon Medical Partners
Have you...
Would Personalized Physician-Guided Weight Loss Work for You?
Managing your weight at a healthy level as you...
Is Menopause Affecting Your Physical and Sexual Health? Laser Treatment May Be the Answer
With Alyse Kelly-Jones, MD, FACOG, IF, Tryon Medical Partners
Although...
Exercise for Menopause: 3 ways to Adapt Your Workouts after 40
With Philomena Salvemini Hilton, MD, FACOG, Tryon Medical Partners
Menopause...
MYTHBUSTING on Some Popular Diets
It seems like our friends are trying a new "miracle diet" every week (especially leading up to swimsuit season) and it got us thinking... which of these fad diets will actually get the job done? We talked to a...
Do you need a cleanse, a detox or both? Advice from the pros on what’s right for you.
Feeling bloated, sluggish or just downright yucky? The answer might be a cleanse or a detox. Or both. Wait, what? Are they not the same thing?
You might be using these terms interchangeably but the truth is there's a big...
Local Doctors gifting up to $175,000 of life-changing plastic surgery procedures.
The plastic surgeons at Hunstad Kortesis Plastic Surgery Center + MedSpa are launching an innovative program called EMERGING HOPES to provide life-changing plastic surgery procedures from board-certified surgeons to deserving individuals in North and South Carolina.
Drs. Hunstad, Kortesis and Bharti...
When A Healthy Focus Becomes Disordered.
Is there such a thing as too healthy? Too fit? What is the difference between health-conscious and obsessive? Many of us spend significant amounts of energy trying to get in shape and eat healthily, but when does it become...
Infertility: Fact or Fiction?
Did you know that infertility is more common for men and women than many people think? Research shows that it is a disease with psychological symptoms equal to that of a terminal illness. In other words, individuals who are...
Lose weight with Evolve Medical’s HCG Diet Done Right
How does losing up to a pound a day before summer sound? It could be a reality with help from the folks at Evolve Medical Associates. This medical spa located on Fairview Road offers your typical Botox, CoolSculpting and other...
Vein treatments can get your legs ready for summer
The same thing happens about this time every year: we dial back the calories, dial up the gym time and reach for the sunless tanner — all with the goal of getting our bodies looking their best for summer. But there's...
What on Earth is Brown Fat and Why do You Need to Know About It?
As we prep for bikini season, "fat" might sound like a dirty word. However, researchers are now discovering that brown fat can actually burn calories.
Brown fat vs. white fat
Think of these two fats as a good cop/bad cop scenario....
Exploring Integrative Healthcare in Charlotte with The Center for Healing Arts
I round my shoulders forward to protect my heart.
That's what I told Dr. Babak Mokari, DO at the CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS when he asked me about my neck and shoulder pain. Dr Mokari is an osteopathic physician specializing...
Why is it so hard to lose weight over 40?
Remember the "Freshman 15"? Snort. #forgeddaboutit. Your real problem is the "Fifty 15" or heaven forbid, the "Fifty 50." How many times have you heard something like this.....
I used to live on a diet of pizza and ice cream, and...
What are the signs and symptoms of menopause and perimenopause?
In her ob-gyn practice at Mintview OB-GYN, Dr. Alyse Kelly-Jones is particularly interested in women's sexual health and in their health & wellness issues in the menopause decade. This period begins when your hormones begin to drop (in your late...
Crazy ways to lose weight: fact or fiction?
You made your New Year's resolution a week ago but despite fighting for a treadmill on three consecutive mornings and politely declining a coworker's birthday cupcake one afternoon, that needle on the scale is just not budging.
Sound familiar? Who's ready...