For many, a healthy diet and regular exercise are self-prescribed ways to feel better. But for people with diabetes, diet and exercise often are medically recommended to help treat the disease. Diabetes is a disorder where either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells in the body do not recognize the insulin. To understand diabetes, you first need to understand the role of insulin in your body. When you eat, your body turns your food into sugar, also called glucose. At that … [Read more...] about Treating Diabetes through Rehabilitation
Dr. Terry Bagley
Football, Concussions….and You?
Moviegoers who have seen the film “Concussion” know that the movie depicts a true story about a forensic pathologist who discovers severe brain damage in deceased NFL players during autopsies. The physician ultimately determines that the players died from a degenerative disease caused by long-term effects of repeated blows to the head – or concussions. While many of us don’t have to worry about participating in an activity that puts us at risk of continuous concussions, like those who play … [Read more...] about Football, Concussions….and You?
