Healthy You.

Be informed, live inspired

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Welcome to Healthy You, the Ogden Clinic blog. We hope you enjoy your stay! Homegrown in Ogden, Utah, Ogden Clinic has 20 medical specialties to serve Northern Utah families. We strive to provide useful information for our patients like advances in medicine, community events, and tips for living well each day.

01/31/2017

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Plugged In and Tuned Out – The Effect of Electronics on Children

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Under Christmas trees all over Utah, smart phones, tablets, and gaming devices are wrapped up in festive paper waiting to light up the faces of children everywhere—literally.

12/21/2016

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Blog, Pediatrics, recent posts
How Screening Your Genes Can Help Prevent Cancer

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In 2013, Angelina Jolie announced her decision to have a double mastectomy at age 37.

10/18/2016

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Blog, General Surgery, OB/GYN, recent posts

Blog, Family Medicine, Health Tips, Pediatrics, recent posts

5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Kids Stay Injury-free This Season

Of the 30 million American youth athletes that participate in extracurricular sports, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates that some 3.5 million kids ages 14 and under annually...

Blog, recent posts, Recipes, Weight Loss

Going Plant Based – 5 Essential Nutrients and Where to Find Them

The choice to eat less meat and/or dairy products or remove them altogether is a very personal one. People are motivated by ethics, the environment, health reasons, or a...

Blog, Health Tips, recent posts

Men – How Tired Is Too Tired?

All men experience different levels of fatigue at different points in their lives. But at what point does fatigue level become abnormal? What can be done to treat it?...

5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Kids Stay Injury-free This Season

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Of the 30 million American youth athletes that participate in extracurricular sports, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates that some 3.5 million kids ages 14 and under annually seek medical attention due to some sort of sports injury. There’s always a risk of injury when it comes to any sort of physical activity – that’s just a fact of playing sports – but...

08/17/2017

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Men – How Tired Is Too Tired?

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All men experience different levels of fatigue at different points in their lives. But at what point does fatigue level become abnormal? What can be done to treat it? We discuss that and more in a Q&A with Ryan Westbroek, FNP-C.

08/10/2017

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5 Easy Ways to Reduce Healthcare Costs

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Co-pays and deductibles eat up plenty of cash every year. Even if you have good insurance, you’re probably paying more for medical expenses than you’d like to. The unfortunate truth is that healthcare in the United States is more expensive than anywhere else in the world. The good news is that it’s possible to shave some of the cost of healthcare—and we have five...

08/01/2017

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Is it ripe?

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This guest post was written by Susan Klatz Beal, a lifelong organic gardener, devoted foodie, and a local food enthusiast. Susan takes pride in spotting seasonal produce at the peak of freshness and ripeness.

07/27/2017

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Who Should See a Sports Medicine Specialist?

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You’re used to going strong. But when injury or lingering aches and pains slow you down, you need a team approach to get you back on the mend. Ogden Clinic now offers Sports Medicine, a specialty that works closely with our orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and primary care physicians.

07/25/2017

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Let’s Talk about Mental Illness

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If you don’t have a mental health disorder, you may not think about it very often or might wonder how it’s relevant to you. Sure, you get sad or anxious occasionally, but you don’t have clinical depression or panic disorder. So why might you need to care about mental health?

07/21/2017

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