Our Podiatric Blog

 Even if you have the world’s strongest willpower, the holiday season is bound to be a challenge. It can seem virtually impossible to stay on track with your healthy living goals and plans. If you want to navigate the season without causing tremendous damage to your...

 When it comes to managing diabetes, the first step is to monitor and control glucose (sugar) levels in your bloodstream. Your primary care physician can advise you on an acceptable range of glucose, and then you need to adhere to your doctor’s orders to stay within...

 November is National Diabetes Month. During this month, communities across our nation strive to bring attention to diabetes and how the disease affects millions of Americans. There are certainly other major diseases out there, but it’s difficult to find one more...

 Stress fractures are an agonizing injury for runners. It’s not so much the symptoms per se as it is the temptation. If the injury had been, say, a bad ankle sprain, there’d be no question about staying off your feet. You couldn’t run if you wanted to. But stress...

 You know the drill – eat right, get enough sleep at night, and exercise regularly for optimal health. Do you actually follow these general guidelines, though? We know it can be easy to come home after a long day at work, kick off the shoes, and head to the couch to...

 There are three certainties in life – death, taxes, and the continual emergence of new fitness trends! From CrossFit to hot yoga to P90X to Tae Bo to [whatever’s coming next], there is always some hot, new program people will sell you on to stay fit. Of course,...

 Warts are rather common—most people deal with at least one at some point in their lives—and seem to develop quickly, so it’s easy not to give much thought to their origins. Knowing what causes warts, though, is important for knowing how to prevent them. Contrary to...

 It’s not even close to being a secret that the foods we eat affect our bodies – for better or worse! The right diet can feed lean muscle tissue and keep you looking trim, while a steady supply of sugar-laden treats will pack on the pounds and increase your risk for...

 Long considered to be an affliction of aging, many people now realize that arthritis isn’t a single condition. There are actually over a hundred different types of arthritic conditions, and they can affect the human body in various ways. Given that each of your feet...