Pass the salt – 9 in 10 get too much
February 16th, 2012 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
The Centers for Disease Control reports that 9 in 10 Americans consume too much salt every day. “Too much sodium raises blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke,” said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “These diseases kill more than 800,000 Americans each year and contribute an estimated [...]
Dr. Wisner Honored as Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Vanguard
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
Dr. Mark Wisner, D.O., was named an inaugural Meaningful Use Vanguard, or MUVer, by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology during the program’s first recognition ceremony on January 12. In Colorado, only about 275 of more than 2,500 primary care providers and two Critical Access Hospitals have adopted and achieved “Meaningful [...]
Not enough time to work out? Traveling? No money for a gym? Here are 3 solutions.
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
Time, money, and space are all excuses that sabotage your activity levels, which in turn can negatively impact your health. It’s a catch 22 – you need energy to work out, yet working out will boost your energy. So tune out your internal saboteur and get moving. Here are 3 solutions that stop your excuses, [...]
Holiday Schedule
December 22nd, 2011 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
Happy holidays to our patients. We wish you a healthy, fun-filled season. Our holiday office hours are as follows: Friday, December 3: morning appointments only Monday, December 26: office closed Tuesday – Wednesday, December 27 – 28: office is closed, but we will fielding phone calls and scheduling future appointments Thursday – Friday, December 29-30: [...]
Study: Fitness May Lower Death Risk Even Without Weight Loss
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
Researches at USC found that men who maintain or improve their activity level, even without losing weight, can increase their overall fitness level. Published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, researchers found that within the 14,000 study cases, even when they did not lower their weights they sustained their fitness level and had about [...]
Did you see us in Boulder’s Lights of December parade?
December 6th, 2011 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
Boulder Peak Family Practice partnered up with our good friends at SOBO Homes Inc to present a float in last weekend’s parade. The huge gingerbread house rolled down the parade route, complete with lots of pint-sized helper elves, unicyclists, and adult-sized gingerbread greeters. We’re proud to be a part of this community, and bringing smiles [...]
Using BMI to determine “underweight” “normal,” “overweight,” or “obese”
November 12th, 2011 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
The percent of Americans of a “normal weight” has increased over the past year, barely overtaking the “overweight” status, states a Gallup Poll released in October. But what exactly labels you as underweight, normal, overweight, or obese? Individual BMI values of 30 or higher are classified as “obese,” 25.0 to 29.9 are “overweight,” 18.5 to [...]
Finishing off that Halloween candy? Consider this…
November 3rd, 2011 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
A Cooking Light feature by Sidney Fry, MS, RD, put popular candy on a quadrant grid to determine better treat choices. The delineation consisted of Less Saturated Fat to More Sat Fat, and Less Sugar to More Sugar. The best choices of Less Sat Fat/Less Sugar and their corresponding calories per serving is: Laffy Taffy [...]
Have a teen? Put them to bed.
October 11th, 2011 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
Nearly 70 percent of teens are not sleeping the recommended hours on school nights, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention Medicine’s online report states that students with less than 8 hours sleep on an average school night were more likely to engage in health-risk behaviors including fighting, smoking [...]
Thank you for these first two years!
September 30th, 2011 | Posted in: Healthy dose of news
We recently celebrated our 2nd anniversary at Boulder Peak Family Practice. The office was created to bring back a personal, knowledgeable relationship between doctor and patient and to provide quality care. Part of our mission is to support the local community. So far we’ve been proud to sponsor: South Boulder Little League; American Cycling Association; [...]