How Your Lifestyle Affects Your Health

Find out how our Southfield, MI, physician Dr. Antoine Geffrard can help you lead a healthier and happier life.

Our habits have a profound impact on our health, from smoking and drinking to leading a sedentary lifestyle. Of course, there are simple changes youHealthy Lifestyle can make to your daily routine that can improve your health and we can help you determine the best lifestyle modifications to follow to reduce your risk for developing certain conditions as well as improving conditions you may already be dealing with.

 

Lose Excess Weight

Many Americans are battling with being overweight or obese and this can have a profound impact on your health. Being overweight can increase your risk for serious problems such as diabetes, heart attack or stroke. Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly are two of the best options for helping shed those pounds.

Of course, we know that the first steps can be daunting. Taking to a doctor you trust can help you determine the best way to begin a new exercise regimen that you will actually stick with, as well as how to maintain a healthy diet.

 

Smoking and Drinking

These are two habits that can have serious ramifications for your health. It should go without saying that people who smoke or use tobacco products should quit as soon as possible. Smoking can impede healing, cause cancer and lead to a wide range of other serious health problems. Luckily, by quitting you can slowly reduce this risk.

While drinking isn’t something that you have to necessarily quit it’s a good idea to drink in moderation. This means no more than one glass a day for women and two glasses for men. Any more and you risk dealing with everything from weight gain to high cholesterol.

 

How RMS Consultations Can Help You

One question that our Southfield, MI, doctor can help answer is, “What lifestyle changes can I implement that can improve my health and the way my body functions over the long term?” Here at RMS Consultation our goal is to answer all of your health questions, whether you need clarification on your current medications or you want to find out ways to improve your health with simple self-care.

Not sure that the medication you are taking is providing you with the benefits you had hoped? Then give us a call and we can sit down with you to discuss your different treatment options.

Whether you are currently treating a chronic condition or you are looking for ways to reduce your risk for certain health problems, turn to RMS Consultations in Southfield, MI, to answer your questions, provide specific recommendations on everything from supplements to alternative therapies and to help you be the healthiest you can be.

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