by Social Joey | Mar 15, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
Why Do I Need to Practice Self-Care? Self-care is something that we do in order to take care of our physical, emotional and mental health. When we make self-care a part of our regular routine, we can benefit in both our personal and work life. But where we often go...
by Social Joey | Mar 1, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
How Much Sleep Do I Need? While sleep isn’t a one-size-fits-all issue, there are some basic guidelines for how much sleep you need. Most adults, for example, need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night to be at their best. Older adults, age 60 and...
by Social Joey | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
What Happens When Your Blood Pressure Is Elevated? Blood pressure is the literal pressure of blood coursing through your arteries. When you have high blood pressure, it means that the blood is pushing very forcefully against the artery walls while making its way...
by Social Joey | Feb 1, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
Why Is Heart Health Important? Your heart is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the organs in your body. If it isn’t working at its best, the function of the rest of your body can be negatively impacted. Fortunately, you can take steps to protect...
by Social Joey | Jan 15, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
Why Do We Need Vitamin D? Well, first and foremost—our bodies need vitamin D to help properly absorb the calcium needed to support bone health. But vitamin D also helps the body absorb other nutrients and promotes good physical and mental health in other ways. Getting...
by Social Joey | Jan 1, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
Foods That Can Help Speed Recovery of Pneumonia Nuts Seeds Beans White meat Cold water fish like salmon and sardines Do you think you might be coming down with the pneumonia? Visit AFC Urgent Care Knoxville today for a medical evaluation and treatment...
by Social Joey | Dec 1, 2019 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
What Is the Flu? The flu—also known as influenza—is a virus that attacks a person’s respiratory system. There are three main types of flu—Flu A, Flu B and Flu C. However, Type A is the flu infection that causes the most outbreaks. Symptoms of the Flu Fever Cough...
by Social Joey | Nov 15, 2019 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
Healthy Thanksgiving Day Swaps Eat grilled turkey rather than fried. Make Brussel sprouts or plain green beans rather than green bean casserole. Try mashed cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes. Eat small portions of your favorites and fill up on fruits, veggies and...
by Social Joey | Nov 1, 2019 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
What Are the Most Common Bladder Problems? There are a number of bladder health issues that often present in Americans. You might be surprised to note that you recognize most of them. Common bladder health issues including urinary incontinence, urinary tract...
