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29 Jun Walk With A Doc – Join us this Saturday!

Posted at 10:36h in Cancer Prevention, Child Health, Colon Cancer, Digestive Disorder, Endoscopy, Exercise, Nutrition, Obesity, Walk With a Doc

Why Walk? There is no question that increasing exercise, even moderately, reduces the risks of many diseases, including coronary heart disease, breast and colon cancer and Type 2 diabetes. Research has even shown that you could gain two hours of life for each hour that you exercise regularly. According to...

18 May Walk With A Doc Has Gone Virtual

Posted at 10:40h in Cancer Prevention, Child Health, Colon Cancer, Events, Exercise, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Obesity, Walk With a Doc

Prior to COVID-19, Walk With a Doc was open to the community. Walkers would enjoy a medical discussion followed by a rejuvenating walk with Dr. Mona Dave and her mother, Dr. Kiran Harpavat. Now, Walk With a Doc has gone virtual! Every Saturday morning at 8:00 AM, a video...

17 Feb What Are Added Sugars?

Posted at 10:00h in Allergies, Cancer Prevention, Digestive Disorder, Endoscopy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Nutrition, Obesity, Walk With a Doc

Added Sugars What are “Added Sugars”? Added Sugars are extra sugar that is not found naturally in our food. Fruits, vegetables, and milk contain sugar naturally. Sugars added during baking and processing to make our food sweet are called Added Sugars. ¾ of all packaged foods have added...

30 Dec You’re Full of Bugs!

Posted at 11:06h in Allergies, Celiac Disease, Child Health, Digestive Disorder, Endoscopy, Infection, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Nutrition, Obesity, Walk With a Doc

You have tens of trillions of tiny bugs living inside your gut. Our gut bugs, or gut microbiota, are unique to each of us. We have more than 3 million microbial genes in our gut microbiota. That means we have 150 times more microbial genes...

10 Oct September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Posted at 09:00h in Child Health, Digestive Disorder, Endoscopy, Exercise, Nutrition, Obesity

1 in 5 children in the United States is obese Children ages 8 through 18 spend on average 7.5 hours in front of a screen using entertainment media. This time does not include the time they spend in front of a computer at school for educational purposes...

Obesity

29 Jun Walk With A Doc – Join us this Saturday!

18 May Walk With A Doc Has Gone Virtual

17 Feb What Are Added Sugars?

30 Dec You’re Full of Bugs!

10 Oct September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Phone
972-265-8222

Fax
972-265-8224

Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8am to 4pm
Friday: 8am to Noon

Address
13192 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 610
Frisco, TX 75034

Obesity

29 Jun Walk With A Doc – Join us this Saturday!

18 May Walk With A Doc Has Gone Virtual

17 Feb What Are Added Sugars?

30 Dec You’re Full of Bugs!

10 Oct September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Phone 972-265-8222

Fax 972-265-8224

Hours Monday - Thursday: 8am to 4pm Friday: 8am to Noon

Address 13192 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 610 Frisco, TX 75034

Phone
972-265-8222

Fax
972-265-8224

Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8am to 4pm
Friday: 8am to Noon

Address
13192 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 610
Frisco, TX 75034