Beverly Fairhurst M.A., LCMHC, LCDP

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• What Are the Benefits of Drinking Green Tea?

  What Are the Benefits of Drinking Green Tea?Tea is one of the most popular beverages worldwide with millions of people drinking a cup to start the day. There are three main types of tea – green, black and oolong. Green tea, in particular, has been known to have numerous health benefits for...

• Weight Loss Is Key To Reversing Diabetes

  Type 2 diabetes is characterized by the pancreas not making enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels. Previously, the medical community and patients believed that a pancreas that did not work properly lasted for life, but this is not the case. New studies have found that weight loss can treat...

• What to Know Before Taking Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

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• Hiatal Hernia: Get the Facts

  Hernia is formed when an internal organ of the body protrudes into a weak area where it does not belong. Hiatal hernia is a type of hernia which is caused when the stomach protrudes up into the chest through hiatus, an opening in the diaphragm. The diaphragm acts as a separation between chest and...