AFMC HealthSpot
Yoga is good for the body and the mind
September is National Yoga Month. Yoga is a mind-body practice that combines physical movements with controlled breathing and meditation and relaxation. Yoga has many potential health and wellness benefits. Almost anyone can do it. Yoga continues to grow in...
Recipe: Mango Shake
Looking for something fruity and cold on a hot summer afternoon? Try this simple and nutritious mango shake! Ingredients 2 cups low-fat (1%) milk 4 tablespoons frozen mango juice (or 1 fresh pitted mango) 1 small banana (freeze the banana for a thicker ice-cream like...
Overdose Can Affect Anyone
An overdose means having more of a drug (or combination of drugs) than your body can cope with. An overdose can happen to anyone. All drugs can cause an overdose, including prescription medication prescribed by a doctor. There are a number of signs and symptoms that...
Seven Myths About Children’s Eyes
Think you have the facts on your child’s eye care? When is the right time to have their eyes checked? Is too much screen time damaging their eyes? Do they need to wear sunglasses? There are a lot of myths and misinformation out there about children’s eye health. Don’t...
Preparing kids to go back to school
Listen to Dr. Chad Rodgers, AFMC chief medical officer and board-certified pediatrician, as he joins Kevin Miller on KARN-FM 102.9 to talk about what parents need to know when sending their kids back to school both in the classroom and virtually. Also, what new...
Arkansas Good Medicine Gives You Time to Learn
As a practicing physician, spare time to learn about health care policy or the larger factors that determine patient health can be nonexistent. AFMC is here to help. Applications are open for the third year of the Arkansas Good Medicine (AGM) fellowship program. AGM...
Taming Ticks: 6 Tips to Enjoy the Outdoors and Prevent Lyme Disease
Are you spending more time outdoors during the pandemic? Getting fresh air is not only good for you but breaks up the monotony of staring at computer screens or the same walls day-in and day-out. There are great rewards being outside but also some risk. In a previous...
Returning to School Safely During COVID-19
Listen to Dr. Chad Rodgers, AFMC chief medical officer and board-certified pediatrician, as he joins Kevin Miller on KARN-FM 102.9 to talk about returning to school safely in the fall - what parents need to know, and how to avoid junk science when looking for...
Are You Getting Enough Sleep? 26 Top Tips for Restorative Sleep
Are you getting enough sleep? There’s no simple answer for everyone. Although we all need sleep during every 24-hour period to stay healthy, the amount varies with each person. American adults are sleeping about an hour less than they did 20 years ago. Even the loss...
Surviving a Heat Wave: 10 Tips to Save Lives
If it’s summer and you’re in Arkansas, you know it’s coming – a fry-an-egg-on-the-pavement heat wave. Even if it’s not an official heat wave, we have many more weeks of hot, humid, sticky weather before fall. Heat can be a killer if you don’t take precautions. Heat...
