School is back in session and that means many student-athletes will begin practices soon. While teenagers are not known for maintaining a healthy diet, active teens can require up to…
Heart Hospital of Austin provides free heart screenings to young athletes twice a year—once in February and then again in August prior to each school year—to provide early detection of…
I watched with great sadness earlier this year as two high school athletes—within one month—lost their lives while playing the sports they poured their hearts into. Two others nearly died…
There are currently 28 million headache sufferers in the United States. 21 million are female, and 7 million are male (www.americanheadachesociety.org). People often attribute headache pain to allergies, food or…
Regular aerobic exercise may decrease your risk of death by 15% and add 3 years to your life. Effectiveness of exercise depends on what you do—1 hour of walking versus…
