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Many people when they think of inflammation, they think of a swollen ankle, or pain in the hip. While that is one type of inflammation, not all inflammation causes pain.

In today’s world, with our knowledge of how the violent game of football impacts the bodies of football players, NFL stars are doing everything they can to prolong their careers from being drafted in their early twenties all the way through their primes into their late thirties.

The difference between acute and chronic inflammation is that acute inflammation is typically short, and chronic inflammation is persistent and long-lasting. Acute inflammation is said to have five major traits, including heat, swelling, and loss of function in the affected area.

Weight loss is one hot topic. More than 40% of people that visit their physician have a concern related to their weight. However, what are the main areas that you can focus on to make weight loss a reality?

A toxic body can lead to chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, depression, digestive disorders, infertility, hormonal imbalances, allergies, and even cancer.

At Progressive Medical Center, we have observed that even when people follow healthy dietary guidelines, they can still have serious health problems. They may digest their food poorly, experience digestive distress, or be generally sickly.

We have created a new series called the Integrative Medical Update! This series will focus on ways that you can become a healthier you through discussing specific conditions, treatments, and even things you can do without going to a doctor’s office!

When a person takes a drug, it’s critical that he or she first consider the potential for interactions with other substances in the body. Drugs can react to other medications, health supplements, and even food or alcohol.

Most times, we reserve this blog for educating about treatments & conditions, information such as new treatments & protocols we offer, and, sometimes, entertaining articles. While none of that is going away, it’s time to spotlight a topic that is even more important than anything mentioned above. This is Part 3 of our series Real Stories: The Long Journey of our Patients.

Most times, we reserve this blog for educating about treatments & conditions, information such as new treatments & protocols we offer, and, sometimes, entertaining articles. While none of that is going away, it’s time to spotlight a topic that is even more important than anything mentioned above. This is Part 2 of our series Real Stories: The Long Journey of our Patients.

Environmental medicine is a multidisciplinary field involving medicine, environmental science, chemistry, and others, overlapping with environmental pathology. It may be viewed as the medical branch of the broader field of environmental health.

Most times, we reserve this blog for educating about treatments & conditions, information such as new treatments & protocols we offer, and, sometimes, entertaining articles. While none of that is going away, it’s time to spotlight a topic that is even more important than anything mentioned above. We are beginning a series, in which patients discuss their journey and the role Progressive played in their life.