by Donna Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAP | May 7, 2013 | Healthy Eating, Stress Management, Wellness Tips & Information
By Donna L. Hamilton, MD, MS Paying attention to how we eat as well as what we eat can help us eat less and enjoy more. It also can help manage stress by turning a routine event into a mindfulness activity. Try one or all of these tips for a week or two and see if...
by Donna Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAP | Apr 30, 2013 | Wellness Tips & Information
by Dr. Donna L. Hamilton, MD, MS Itchy, red eyes. Running nose. Lots of sneezing. Sound familiar? To millions of people who suffer with environmental allergies it does. For some these symptoms offer an occasional nuisance. For others, they significantly affect...
by Donna Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAP | Mar 26, 2013 | Self-Care, Wellness Tips & Information
By Dr. Donna L. Hamilton, MD, MS What do the words health and holistic have in common? Word buffs may have guessed it: They both come from root words meaning “whole.” Yes, a holistic health approach literally means addressing the whole person, as in body, mind and...
by Donna Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAP | Mar 11, 2013 | Safety, Self-Care, Wellness Tips & Information
By Dr. Donna L. Hamilton, MD, MS In addition to remembering whether or not you’re moving your clock forward or backward for the daylight savings time change (by the way it’s spring forward, fall back) it’s important to remember a few other health and wellness boosting...
by Donna Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAP | Feb 28, 2013 | Safety, Wellness Tips & Information
By Donna L. Hamilton, MD Snow. It’s an inescapable part of winter in many parts of the world. It can bring peace to those who watch it from their warm, cozy indoor perch wrapped in warm clothes and nestling a mug of hot chocolate. Eventually, however,...
by Donna Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAP | Feb 11, 2013 | Self-Care, Wellness Tips & Information
Dr. Donna L. Hamilton, MD Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. In spite of this scary fact, many women don’t know how to decrease their risk of having one or how to increase their risk of surviving a heart attack. It’s time to...