Do you know what it means to eat healthy?

Jamie Kandora, Tidelands Health clinical nutrition manager discusses the importance of a balanced diet, and how easy it is to eat healthy and enjoy the foods you eat!

Diagnosing colon cancer early increases the likelihood of a good outcome. To examine, diagnose and treat a problem in your colon – or large intestine – your physician at Tidelands Health may use a colonoscopy.

Dr. Christopher Bach, Tidelands Health gastroenterologist, joins the show to discuss the importance of a screening colonoscopy to prevent cancer, the latest guidelines and how a colonoscopy is much easier than you might imagine.

At Tidelands Health, you'll find support and care for women at every stage of life – from adolescence to menopause and beyond. As your needs evolve, our physical therapists are there to help you with issues you might not even think of.

Pelvic issue in women are common as they age. Physical therapy can help to strengthen the pelvic floor and help conditions such as incontinence, pelvic pain, and more.

In this segment, Donna Pagano, Tidelands Health physical therapist, joins the show to discuss how a physical therapist can help you with many pelvic disorders which can then help you to lead a more full and active life.

The practice of using herbal supplements dates back thousands of years. Today, there is a renewal in the use of herbal supplements among American consumers. However, herbal supplements are not for everyone.

Herbal supplements are considered by the FDA to be foods, not drugs, and therefore are not subject to the same testing, manufacturing, and labeling standards and regulations as drugs.

Do not self-prescribe. Talk with your healthcare provider before taking herbal supplements.

Kelly Edwards, Tidelands Health pharmacist, joins to the show to clear up confusion regarding the use of herbal and vitamin supplements.

If you are living with chronic pain, you might want to consider dry needling therapy. Dry needling is a physical therapy intervention used to target muscle banding or knots, and to treat many types of pain.

Listen as Kristin Dorio, PT discusses how dry needling works, and how it can possibly alleviate pain in many areas and restore your function for a better quality of life.

After an injury, illness or surgery to your neck or back, a rehabilitation program helps restore you to the best possible function. At Tidelands Health, you’ll find our region’s widest range of rehabilitation services and gain access to many health care experts in more than a dozen locations.

We’re united in helping you get back to your work, home and recreational activities as soon as possible.

In this segment, Frank Moreno, Tidelands Health physical therapist, discusses how you’ll get assistance from skilled medical professionals at Tidelands Health who are dedicated to helping you reach your potential and make the best possible recovery from the disabling pain of a back or neck injury.

According to the National Council on Aging, one in four older Americans falls every year. Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for people aged 65+.

Balance disorders can strike at any age, but are most common as you get older. 

In this segment, Sandra Fox a Tidelands Health physical therapist, joins the show to discuss balance and fall prevention and how helping an aging loved one to reduce their risk of falling is a great way to help them stay healthy and independent as long as possible.