Kimberly Powell, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will join Internal Medicine at Fayetteville Diagnostic this week. Nurse Practitioner Powell has spent more than a decade in healthcare as a Registered Nurse, working in progressive cardiac care, medical-surgical care, urgent care, and primary care. She completed her undergraduate studies in Nursing at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, […]
Category Archives: Internal Medicine
So You Have Low Blood Pressure. Now What?
If your doctor talks to you about your blood pressure, the conversation is likely to focus on high blood pressure. High blood pressure is known as “the silent killer,” and an estimated one third of Americans have it. Half of those people are not controlling their high blood pressure, and it can have deadly consequences. […]
National Men’s Health Month
June is Men’s Health Month. This year, the focus is on setting a good example for the next generation. In addition, Men’s Health Month 2022 is calling for two important steps for men’s health: Get screened First, make sure you have a wellness visit with your primary care physician each year. At your wellness visit, […]
4 Surprising Things that Affect Blood Pressure
What affects blood pressure? You may already know that regular exercise and eating right can help keep blood pressure low. You probably realize that smokers are likely to have high blood pressure. But you may not know about some other factors that can affect blood pressure. Here are four items that might surprise you. How […]
Can You Eat Too Much Protein?
Paleo, keto, Atkins, or Dukan — high protein diets are trendy and appealing with their promise of weight loss without hunger. Plenty of people jump at the chance to enjoy practically unlimited bacon burgers (without the bun). Protein is one of the essential nutrients your body needs to build and repair tissue, too, so you […]
Take Charge of Your Health
The last few years has taken its toll on everyone’s health, physical and mental. Many of us have developed unhealthy habits, experienced health issues, and dealt with anxiety and added stress. However, it doesn’t have to be this way! MANA encourages you to take charge of your health by scheduling an annual wellness visit. There […]
When Should You Begin Colon Cancer Screenings?
The American Cancer Society recommends colon cancer screening beginning at age 45. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States, and the second leading cause of death from cancer (when data on men and women are combined). But regular testing is one of the most effective ways to prevent colorectal cancer. […]
Understanding Anemia
Anemia is a common condition affecting as many as one third of women during their childbearing years, and up to one fourth of children as well. Three million Americans are diagnosed with anemia each year. Still, it is often misunderstood. In casual conversation, we often use the word “anemia” to describe someone who doesn’t get […]
Preventing Diabetes
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and for 2021 the emphasis is on preventing diabetes. According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report, 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and 88 million American adults have prediabetes. That adds up to one third of American adults. And most of them don’t know that they have diabetes or prediabetes. […]
Increase Your Energy
Author Scott Adams suggested that personal energy should be the main metric we use to measure how well our lives are going. We all have lots of demands on our time and lots of different priorities. How can we juggle all those priorities and make sure we do the most important things first? “The way […]