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Keeping Your Goals1/23/2012 2:47:41 PM Making your resolutions is the easy part, it’s keeping them that is the tough part. Now that you’ve made and shared your goals, it can often be difficult to keep them a priority when the stress of life kicks into high gear, if it hasn’t already. Here are some tips to keep it manageable. Indulge, [...] Read more... |
PSA Testing May be More than a Pain in the Ass1/23/2012 2:10:56 PM PSA testing has been the standard testing mechanism for the detection of prostate cancer for many years. It stands for prostate specific antigen and is a simple blood test that has been relied upon by primary care and specialty physicians alike. However, this standard test is under attack and rightfully so. The U.S. Preventive Services [...] Read more... |
5 Tips to Stay Healthy During the Holidays12/22/2011 10:46:26 AM Personalcare Physicians would like to thank all of our patients, staff and friends for an amazing year. Those in our Healthfit 4 Life program have lost 650 pounds as of Dec. 1 and we want to encourage everyone to stick to their goals as the year comes to a close. We’ve come up with five [...] Read more... |
This Blood Test Could Save Your Life11/30/2011 1:11:43 PM If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. Measure the ratio of AA:EPA in your blood and you have an accurate account of your future health. We all try to take good care of ourselves with the belief that if we do so we will reduce the chances of serious illness. We make attempts [...] Read more... |
Coming Home from College for the Holidays: How to Handle the “Freshman 15″11/30/2011 1:04:18 PM We’re happy to have a new guest blogger, Dr. Lyndsay Elliott. Dr. Lyndsay, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in food and body image issues out of her Newport Beach office. We believe these topics are incredibly important as eating disorders are rampant in Orange County. We’re excited to have Dr. Lyndsay’s expertise! Starting [...] Read more... |
A letter from Skip10/27/2011 12:26:11 PM Here’s what one of our patients said…thanks Skip! Hi Mat . . . I met you in later February, and signed up for the gym/personal trainer program, and have been coming three times a week ever since. Since I am 73 years old, I had no idea how long it would take, or what it [...] Read more... |
Long-Term Care Insurance: Know the facts early10/26/2011 4:37:49 PM Caring for an ill family member can be emotionally, physically and financially exhausting if your resources are limited and you are not prepared. No one really wants to think about a time when they may need assistance with care. Nonetheless, an estimated 43% of Americans will spend time in a nursing home and studies estimate [...] Read more... |
Memory and Aging9/22/2011 9:19:58 PM Does it seem like you’re always looking for your keys when you walk out the door now? Are you repeating yourself during conversations or can’t remember small details? Are you concerned that your memory is getting worse? A certain amount of memory decline is to be expected as our brains age but when should you [...] Read more... |
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month9/22/2011 12:00:52 PM Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men across the country. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and it is more important than ever to be aware of the warning signs and protect yourself and those you love with regular screenings. Prostate Cancer is second only to lung cancer in the number [...] Read more... |
Flu vaccines are in!8/23/2011 9:37:05 AM Our yearly supplies of flu vaccines are coming in! Please give us a call at (949) 706-3300 or contact us via this website to schedule an appointment. Who Should Consider the Flu Vaccine This Year? Infants and children 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine each year for the 2011-2012 influenza season. CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [...] Read more... |
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