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News & Events: Healthy Living

June 5, 2017

Just Say No To Supplements Shakes

It is a common sight in weight rooms and gyms: Blender bottles filled not with water, but a shake or other supplement marketed to help the athlete achieve his or her goals.

June 1, 2017

Healthy Eating at Hospital Cafeteria Bobs Story

After my girlfriend passed away, I became depressed. I started eating and gaining lots of weight. One day I looked at myself and said, “enough.” My job is delivering office supplies and pharmaceuticals including to the hospital.

May 17, 2017

Kick Up Workout With High Intensity Intervals

If you read articles about exercise, you’re bound to come across the term HIIT and how it can improve your personal fitness and help you lose weight. Most people, however, do not know what HIIT stands for or how it works.

April 21, 2017

Dont Walk To The Nearest Running Shoe Store Run

Hockey has expensive skates and bulky pads. Baseball requires a leather glove, a batting glove, and spikes. But runners have one piece of equipment—running shoes. Running shoes do a lot more than protect your feet as you pound on the miles.

April 7, 2017

Take Care Of Your Mental Health

A person should take care of his or her mental health in the same way one cares for his or her physical health, said Joe Lamb, MD, family physician at ThedaCare Physicians-New London. “When we think about heart health, we take steps to manage our weight, quit smoking, or start exercising. But if something happens, like we have chest pain, we need to go in. That’s how we should look at our mental health, too,” Dr. Lamb said.

April 3, 2017

The Weight Room Is My Happy Place

Helping young athletes safely build their strength and endurance is my passion, so I’m the first to admit my happy place is the weight room. As a ThedaCare licensed athletic trainer (LAT) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS), I am contracted full time to work with high school student athletes, parents, and coaches at Shawano High School.

March 28, 2017

Choose Summer Shoes With Structure Support

The shift from cold winter days to warm sunny weather is accompanied by a welcome change of footwear. Some people shed their heavy boots and head outside for more exercise. Others want to show off their pretty pedicures or fling off their flip flops and wiggle their toes in the sand.

The Right Nutrition To Power Your Performance

We have all heard the saying “you are what you eat.” That is definitely true for athletes of all ages, whether you play on a high school team or are training to run a half-marathon.

March 13, 2017

Relief Available For Muscle Pain

Patients with chronic or acute muscle pain may find greater relief through a technique called dry needling. “It’s worked well for people who have tried a lot of other things and haven’t had the best response, said Annie Schmidt, DPT at ThedaCare Medical Center-New London.

March 7, 2017

Deciphering letters behind a doctor name

Recently, one of my colleagues pointed out to me there is some confusion about what the labels of DO and MD after a doctor’s name really means. I had not thought about the distinction since in every day medical practice I do not see a difference.

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