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What Works For Treating the Common Cold
At least 200 virus can cause the common cold, and none will respond to antibiotics. The cough, post-nasal drip, sinus pressure, headaches, and voice changes may require some rest. Yet, don’t despair, there are still effective medications and home remedies that work to treat the common cold.
Health Benefits of Turmeric
Turmeric is a spice commonly found in Indian and East Asian foods and has been used medicinally for hundreds of years in India and Ayurvedic medicine. Turmeric, and its major component, curcumin can help improve arthritis and inflammation, digestive issues, lower heart disease risk, and may even aid in reducing depression. Acquiring all your necessary levels of Turmeric from food sources is difficult, and physicians are now routinely recommending safe approaches to supplementing with turmeric as a treatment solution. In this blog, we detail the roles of turmeric as well as recommended daily allowances.
Vitamin D Supplements
Maintaining healthy Vitamin D levels can help improve your immune health, reduce inflammation, and also promote healthy bones. Is is increasingly common to find both males and females are deficient in their Vitamin D levels. Acquiring all your necessary Vitamin D from food sources and sun exposure is difficult, and physicians are now routinely recommending safe approaches to supplementing with Vitamin D as a treatment solution. In this blog, we detail the roles of Vitamin D as well as recommended daily allowances.
Acne Treatment
Acne treatment can help improve your physical appearance and also increase your confidence. A one-size-fits-all approach to treatment doe not exist. Instead of simply dealing with the blemishes and scars of your acne, consider using medical treatments available to help minimize or stop breakouts. In this blog, we detail what acne is along with multiple ways of treating it.
Cholesterol Diagnosis and Treatment
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that has a lot of important roles in the body. In other words, we need it. It plays an important role. Yet, too much cholesterol in our blood can build up on artery walls forming plaques that can cause clogs. This makes it a lot harder for blood to circulate. Learn about how to diagnosis and treat elevated cholesterol.
Long Covid Treatment
Some people after being infected with Covid-19, they may experience long-term effects from their infection including a range of health problems that can last weeks to months, or longer. This article discussed potential treatments to long-Covid 19
Paying Cash For Medication
Paying cash for medication is increasingly a great option for people with high co-pays with health insurance or people without insurance. But knowing where and how to get the best price is often difficult. Two systems are for cash paying are compared: GoodRx which is a tech company that acts as a middleman at chain pharmacies. Direct Primary Care are where medications are dispensed directly to their patients.
Pharmacy Benefit Mangers
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are essentially middlemen who negotiate with drug manufacturers on behalf of health insurers, large employers and others that contract them. The nature of how PBMs operate has changed radically over the years.
Poison Ivy Treatment
Leaves of Three, Let Them Be. Many people may of heard the old adage above. It’s important to know as poison ivy is found in every county in Michigan. Treatment depends not the location and severity of the reaction.
Sun Safety
Skin cancer is serious, and the primary source of skin cancer is the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Report any unusual spots, lesions, moles, or skin changes to your doctor.At Beyond Primary Care, we routinely offer our patients skin shave biopsies, punch biopsies, as well as excision biopsies of any suspicious looking skin lesions.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
HPV is most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Most men and women will contract some type of strain at some point in their lifetime. For the vast majority of adults, the immune system will fight off the infection and you may never know you had it. Yet, there are times HPV doesn’t go away and it can cause serious health complications, including cancer.
Supplements
There is rapidly growing evidence that certain supplements can help with a great number of medical conditions and concerns, and prescribing them is becoming more common. In addition to the prescription medications that we have been dispensing, we are now stocking and dispensing various supplements.
Relief For Prescription Drug Prices
The majority of people have health insurance that includes coverage for medications. Beyond Primary Care is a Direct Primary Care clinic. As part of our mission to make our patient’s healthcare affordable, we stock thousands of medications. We sell our medications at wholesale prices by contracting with the same medication wholesalers as major chains. However, unlike retail pharmacies our clinic sells the exact same mediations to our patients at those wholesale prices.