HEALTH

Emerald City Therapies

Emerald City Therapies

THINK BIG. HAVE HEART. BE BRAVE. Inspired by the classic children’s story The Wizard of Oz , Emerald City Therapies helps children of Ellis County discover the tools they need to access and engage the world around them. Sometimes, for parents and children alike, gathering knowledge, holding your heart close and mustering the courage to…

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Celebrating Breast Cancer Survival, Your Way

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE STRUGGLES YOU’VE OVERCOME IN YOUR FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER For a lot of my patients, celebrating breast cancer survivorship is important— they understand that overcoming the challenges of diagnosis and treatment is something that they want to acknowledge and honor. Even if fighting breast cancer isn’t always a positive…

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Why am I still getting pimples as an adult?

Adult acne can persist through adolescence into adult years or can first appear in adults in their 30s, 40, or 50s. t more commonly affects women than men.  Red bumps, pustules, whiteheads, and blackheads can all occur. Larger acne bumps, or nodulocystic acne, can result in scarring. The most frequently affected area is the jawline. However, adult acne can also occur elsewhere on the face,…

Clearing Up Cancer Misconceptions

Cancer is a serious illness. And the traditional treatments for cancer – surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy – often have a reputation of being as hard on the body as the disease itself. While for some forms of cancer that may unfortunately still be the case, the progress that has been made in diagnosing and…

What to Expect in Sickness

What to Expect in Sickness

It’s a time-honored tradition. Couples entering marriage take vows to stick by their spouse, “for richer or poorer,” and, “in sickness and in health.” While not every married couple will experience post-nuptial times of poverty or wealth, every family is certain to face health challenges during a marriage. Hopefully, those challenges will be relatively minor…

A Major Pain In The Joints!

When you think of costly health conditions, what comes to mind? Heart disease? Diabetes? Obesity? Probably not arthritis. However, arthritis is among the most widespread, costliest – but often overlooked – conditions affecting Americans. According to a 2013 National Institutes of Health study, 55 million adults in the United States had physician-diagnosed arthritis costing an…

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I Have Breast Cancer – Will I Need Chemotherapy?

Is chemotherapy always the treatment for breast cancer patients? Maybe not, says a recent study When women are diagnosed with breast cancer they have lots of questions, and learning about their treatment options is at the top of the list. They often ask me whether or not they will need chemotherapy. “It’s an understandable concern—chemotherapy…

Keeping the Holidays from Getting You Down

Keeping the Holidays From Getting You Down

From mid-November through the end of the year, the biggest health worry people for many people is what is going to happen to their waistline thanks to all the holiday goodies. However, there is another health concern that is often overlooked: behavioral health. And not just run-of-the-mill holiday stress. Feelings of depression and anxiety can be…