by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Sep 6, 2022 | Health, Medical Conditions, Prevention
When you think of environmental causes of hypertension (high blood pressure), you might picture stress-inducing traffic jams in crowded cities. Lots of people packed in a small space, yelling and honking at each other. It’s a stressful situation, and stress does lead...
by Dr. Craig Veatch | Aug 30, 2022 | Prevention
Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries managed by emergency rooms and primary care physicians. If you’re an active person, there’s a good chance you’ll experience a sprain in your lifetime. Ankle sprains account for anywhere from 16–40% of all...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Aug 23, 2022 | Prevention
High blood pressure is a risk factor for some of the worst diseases of humanity. In fact, high blood pressure is the number one cause of heart attack and stroke. It can also lead to vision loss, heart failure, kidney disease or failure, metabolic syndrome, and...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 7, 2022 | Prevention
Family medical history can be a scary thing. Sometimes genetics can feel like a curse. If your grandpa died of cancer, and your dad got cancer, will you get cancer? What about a heart attack? Diabetes? We all die from something. But many people want to know how...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | May 24, 2022 | Medical Conditions, Prevention
When COVID hit in 2020, there was a lot we didn’t know about the virus and its effects on the human body. One of the biggest things we couldn’t figure out was why, after seemingly turning a corner and being discharged from the hospital, people were dying. Why was this...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Apr 26, 2022 | Prevention
One of the most common conditions we see and treat as physicians is heart disease. And there’s a reason for that. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. More than cancer. More than respiratory disease. More than infectious diseases. Nearly half of all...
