Is Gout Arthritis? Understanding the Inflammatory Nature of Gout
Is gout arthritis? Discover the answer and learn key management strategies in our comprehensive guide to this painful condition.
What is the Arthritis Wellness Blood Test?
Explore the Arthritis Wellness Blood Test and how it aids in diagnosing and monitoring rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions. Understand the importance of early detection and proactive health management with this comprehensive blood test panel
Why Consider Getting a Nutritional Blood Test Panel? Understanding Your Nutrient Levels Is Critical
Explore the advantages of getting a nutritional blood test panel and its significance to your overall wellbeing. Discover how it can help identify nutritional deficiencies and imbalances so you can optimize your diet and lifestyle accordingly.
Understanding the Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy Test: A Comprehensive Guide
The Vitamin D 25-hydroxy test is a reliable way to measure Vitamin D levels in the bloodstream and identify deficiency early on. Walk-In Lab offers affordable and confidential access to this and other lab tests, allowing individuals to take control of their health and well-being.
Signs of Hypothyroidism & Hyperthyroidism
Before we talk about thyroid disorders, let’s make sure everyone is on the same page as to what the thyroid does. It’s main function is to maintain a body’s metabolism through the use of hormones. It tells our cells what to do and how much energy needs to be expended to do it. It’s kinda […]
Is It Hemorrhoids Or Colon Cancer & How To Tell The Difference?
The symptoms to both are similar, but the diseases are wildly different, as well as the seriousness and treatment. Regardless of which you might have, see a doctor. But to help in the interim time before you get an appointment and to perhaps ease your mind, we’ll explain the differences you should be feeling and seeing from your body. But first:
How To Read Your Lipid Panel Results
Most people don’t think about their cholesterol levels until a doctor orders a lipid panel for them. There are no symptoms of having high cholesterol. That’s how you can go from living your life normally one day and having your whole world turned upside down the next. If your lipid panel results come back high, what […]
5 Celebrity Fitness Tips
Celebrities have way more resources than the rest of us normally do. To keep looking good and fit, they hire professionals to whip them into shape. But occasionally, they spill the beans on their workout routines. We put together a few of these celebrity fitness tips to help you achieve your fitness goals! 5 Celebrity […]
How To Avoid Weight Loss Plateau
Whenever you make the decision to start losing weight, eventually you’re going to reach a place where you want to lose more, but seem to be stuck at same level no matter what you do. You have now entered the Weight Loss Plateau Zone! Fret not. You can still reach your goal and here’s how. […]
Thyroid Quiz
The thyroid is a small gland that influences every cell in our bodies. To do its job properly, the hormones it produces has to be balanced perfectly. How much do you know about how the thyroid functions and the types of diseases that can happen when they aren’t balanced perfectly? We put together this short […]
How To Be Healthy During The Holidays
Holidays can be the best time of the year AND a huge pain. Staying healthy during the holidays can be challenging. Not only are there a ton of temptations to be unhealthy, but holiday stress can build up as well. Did you know that on average people add a pound of weight this time, every […]
Hormone Quiz
We throw around the word “hormonal” a lot, especially if someone is acting out of the ordinary. Do you know why? It’s because hormones control most of our body’s major systems. If you don’t know what hormones do for you, it’s a good time to find out! We put together this short video quiz to […]
12 Days of Wellness
A new year is coming and with it comes a whole new chance to be healthy. Making health resolutions are easy, but how do you stick with them? We’re going to help you out with that! Here are 12 things you should do every month. They won’t take up a lot of time. They are […]
Can You Outgrow A Food Allergy?
For most people, holidays, birthdays and general celebrations are a happy time. For people with food allergies, these times bring additional challenges too. Does everyone know about their allergies? If it’s potluck, does everyone making food know about your food allergy? Cross contamination is a concern. Depending on the allergy, the reaction to some foods […]
Heart Health Quiz
The staples of being heart healthy are not a mystery: eat better, exercise, don’t smoke, don’t drink too much. But, of course, that’s not all. We put together this short video quiz to test your knowledge of heart health. For our first question, let’s get a better sense of the size of the health problem […]
How To Manage The Cost Of Diabetes
You’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes. Now what? You are now part of a large group of people (approximately 30 million Americans) that have to figure out how to manage the cost of diabetes. Even though these can be troubling times financially for you, it’s VERY important to keep up with your care. It will […]
Arthritis Quiz
Believe it or not, arthritis is not well understood. A lot of people “think” they know everything there is to know, but their knowledge is incomplete. To prove our point, we put together this short video quiz to challenge your preconceptions. Let’s start with a simple question. 1. Is Arthritis a single disease? Is it […]
Is Alcohol Good For You?
Is alcohol good for you, really? Really?! There have been studies that suggest it’s possible. How many of us have heard a glass of red wine is good for your heart? But is that true or is it just a myth that makes us feel better? Seeing as it’s Liver Disease Awareness Month, it’s worth […]
Should You Have A Double Mastectomy?
One option that is used for both prevention and treatment of breast cancer is the double mastectomy. It is, however, an aggressive option that has become more common in recent years. In fact, the choice to have a double mastectomy has increased 21% from 2005 to 2013 among both women with and without a cancer […]
Cholesterol Quiz
Unlike our other quizzes, there’s so much information out there about cholesterol. This quiz should probably be easy-peasy. We expect to hear about a lot of perfect scores out there. Let’s jump right in! Cholesterol Quiz 1. In 2014, 73.5 million people have high cholesterol. What percentage of those people are getting treatment to lower […]