Aging Preventive Care
18 articles
What is silent gastroesophageal reflux and can it be cured?
You’ve been cleared for allergies. You’ve finished multiple rounds of antibiotics for a throat that never quite gets better. You’ve Googled your symptoms more times than you would…
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Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines: Everything to Know About Your Options
Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet it remains one of the top causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States. That gap between what is possible and…
How to Live Longer and Age Gracefully—Healthy, Science-Backed Tips
Aging gracefully, embracing the years, seasoned with style, growing older with ease—you’ve heard the phrases we wrap around the idea of how to live longer and healthfully while…
Sober Curious?
If you’re planning to start the new year by forgoing alcohol, you’re not alone. Over the last decade, Dry January has become a cultural and social media phenomenon as many people…
How Environment Can Have a Positive Impact on Health
Our environment is one of the biggest influential factors on our health. Factors like the air we breathe and the water we drink have a role. Even how we interact with the natural…
Handling Winter Bugs: Comparing RSV, COVID and Flu Symptoms
Now that the throes of the COVID pandemic are behind us, it might be easy to shrug off seasonal illness. However, with COVID-19 added to the list of seasonal concerns, along with…
Protecting Your Muscles: How to Prevent Sarcopenia
As we age, we begin to lose strength and muscle mass, however, for some, this can happen more quickly. Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of muscle mass due to aging. It affects…
Know Your Risk: 6 Most Common Types of Cancer in Colorado
June marks National Cancer Survivors Month. To help raise awareness, Aspen Valley Health has outlined the six most common types of cancer in Colorado. Knowing more about the most…
What Do I Need to Know About RSV, Flu and COVID this Winter?
As an emergency room doctor in a ski town, this question definitely makes my top 10 frequently asked questions. First, cold and dry air creates the ideal conditions for viruses to…
Preventative Care Pays Dividends for Diabetes Patients
From changing the oil in the car to flossing our teeth, if faced with the alternatives, we’d rather have a car that lasts and a full set of teeth to go with it! The same goes for…
Easy Steps You Can Take for a Lifelong Journey Toward Better Health
Personal health and wellbeing is just that — personal. Your plan to achieve better health is influenced by your goals, lifestyle, family, genetics and medical team. It’s important…
The Scoop on Sunscreen and Skin Cancer Prevention
In addition to wellness and health coaching, Amy conducts annual skin checks for employees. We spoke with her on National Sunscreen Protection Day to urge people to think about…