Most of us are well aware that looking directly at the sun causes serious damage to your eyes and can even cause blindness. Unfortunately, there’s a persistent myth that suggests that during the solar eclipse, the rays of the sun are less powerful and therefore safer to look at. This simply isn’t true. Even when […]
Town hall: Colorectal cancer questions, answered
In this town hall-style video, Prisma Health experts, including George Blestel, MD, colon and rectal surgeon; Jennifer Fletcher, DO, primary care physician; and Lindsay Johnson, GI oncology nurse navigator, answered common questions about colorectal cancer, including: For more information on colorectal cancers, you can find other videos, podcasts, and blog articles right here on Flourish. […]
How to get better sleep: Snoring, menopause, sleep aids and more
Antoinette Williams Rutherford, MD, sleep medicine expert, and Yemi Olatunde, MD, internal medicine physician, answered questions about how to improve your quality of sleep, including: For those who have trouble sleeping and are interested in learning more about what could be causing poor sleep or ways to get more sleep and feel better rested moving […]
Weighing in on GLP-1 weight loss medications
In this video, internal medicine and obesity medicine specialist Yemi Olatunde, MD, and endocrinologist Sandra Weber, MD, answered questions about GLP-1 weight loss medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro and more. Questions answered by our experts included: For those interested in more information on weight loss, including bariatric surgery, nutritional advice, exercise and fitness opportunities and more […]
Is collagen good for you?
In this video, registered dietitian nutritionist Lisa Money discusses what collagen is, what it does and the best way for you to ensure you’re getting enough collagen to make the most of its benefits. What are collagen peptides? “Collagen peptides have been hydrolyzed into a form that is easily digestible,” said Money. “So it’s basically […]
Town hall: Advice on fitness, health and being your healthiest you
Whether you’re the type to make New Year’s resolutions and try to stick to them the whole year through, you’ve recently begun working toward a fitness or health journey on your own, or you’re just curious about recent trends in health and wellness, it’s hard to tell which trends are any good and which are […]