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Arthritis Awareness Month

May 31, 2024 by Sarah Byrnes Leave a Comment

Title: Arthritis Awareness Month with a picture of a man's hands holding knee with red color emphasizing pain and swelling.

By Mountain Pacific

May 31, 2024

What is arthritis?

Arthritis is the swelling of one or more joints and describes more than 100 conditions.

Symptoms of arthritis include:

  • Pain
  • Aching
  • Stiffness
  • Swelling in or around the joints

The most common form of arthritis in the United States is osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease in which the tissues in the joint break down over time – most common in older people. This may be the … Read the rest

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International Overdose Awareness Day

August 30, 2023 by Sarah Byrnes Leave a Comment

International Overdose Awareness Day

By Mountain Pacific

August 30, 2023

Raising Awareness for Lives Altered by Overdose

International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, is the world’s largest annual campaign to remember those who have died from an overdose. This year’s theme is “recognizing those people who go unseen” in honor of the people left behind and whose lives are changed forever by overdose, including:

  • First responders to the opioid epidemic – This includes police officers, firefighters and emergency medical
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10 Tips for Living a Heart Healthy Life

September 29, 2022 by Sarah Byrnes Leave a Comment

10 Tips for Living a Heart Healthy Life with hands around a heart

By Mountain-Pacific Quality Health

September 29, 2022

Every year, we celebrate World Heart Day on September 29 to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases and the steps needed for prevention and control.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The American Heart Association (AHA) offers 10 tips to practice heart healthy eating today and every day.

  1. Balance the number of calories you
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Filed Under: Healthy Living Tagged With: CDC, Healthy Eating, heart health

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