General Wellness

Make sure your food is prepared safely to avoid foodborne illness. This is especially important for pregnant women, who are at higher risk for Listeria and parasites due to a weakened immune system. Luckily, you can take measures to keep yourself and others safe.

Depression can be a result of life events, seasons, work stress, finances, or a strained relationship. It’s natural to feel a little blue, fatigued or empty from time to time. However, if your brief bout of sadness or tiredness deepens, begins to interfere with your daily life or leads to loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed, you may be experiencing depression.

If you suffer from muscle weakness, bone pain, the winter blues or increased illness when winter rolls around, you might have a deficiency of vitamin D. How do you get enough of the sunshine vitamin on a cold winter day?

What was the last random act of kindness that you performed? Are you kind to yourself? Do you struggle with less-than-nice thoughts (and sometimes words)? Whether you need a mini-kindness makeover or a more significant overhaul in attitude, there’s no time like a beautiful summer month to kindle a kinder spirit. Kindness is the perfect combination of nice, thoughtful and sincere, and, like stronger muscles, it’s definitely something you can cultivate through a few exercises.

Vital signs and a vital culture. Patients and providers. Exams and education. A typical day at Clinic Sofia includes a lot of activity, connection and conversation. Before the doors open, the front desk team is already handling calls, fulfilling medical records requests and planning for the day ahead.

I’m sorry: two powerful words that can feel too hard or too awkward to say sometimes. While we try to teach our kids the importance of an honest apology, we may struggle with this action ourselves. If “I’m sorry” doesn’t roll off your tongue when an apology is called for, the following tips can help.