Seaside Medical Practice Blog

Mothers, take note. When your child falls and scrapes her knee or bruises her arm, how do you console her? After hugging her and kissing the ‘ouchie’ away, do you take out the Neosporin, and put a band-aid on it? Do you really believe a petroleum based antibacterial...

by Stacy Matthews Branch When many of us think of a water crisis, we tend to think of desert conditions, scarce rainfall, or sanitations problems affecting the availability of clean, potable water. In states such as California with water scarcity issues, governments...

Patients often gloss over the topic when asked to talk about their sexual health. Almost always, providers have to initiate the conversation, as patients are either uncomfortable or unwilling to bring up the subject. I’m always amazed me when I hear the sad response,...

The peanut allergy has been one of the fastest growing and deadliest allergies in recent history. It is responsible for more deaths from anaphylaxis, than any other food allergy, with rates in children that have more than tripled in the United States from 1997 to...

by Nasimeh Yazdani, M.D The Omega-3 Index is the sum of 2 prominent long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA) in red blood cell membranes and is expressed as a percentage of total erythrocyte fatty acids (FAs).  It has...

It’s that time of year again - Open enrollment! Everyone is starting to feel the effects of the Affordable Care Act and the impact it has had on the market. Since it’s inception there have been over 31 million people who have entered the marketplace. While it affords...

These days, everyone is talking about Meditation.  Mindfulness, relaxation, being present, even meditation retreats where all you do for 24 hours is sit and breathe.  Meditation moves us in a very profound manner.  Why? There are many reasons, one of which relates...