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By: Dr. Jason M. McHugh, DO, CAQSM Bon Secours Sports Medicine Western Branch Family Practice In general, the thing that runners tend to overlook the most often is that they ask their bodies to do some amazing things, but very rarely do anything to help the body recover from the activity. I am referring mostly […]READ MORE

By: Dr. Jocelyn Ricasa, MD Bon Secours Medical Associates at Virginia Beach Happy Holidays, J&A Runners! ‘Tis the season for bundling up to go for those brisk runs!  Doesn’t it feel like you have to chase the daylight hours nowadays? Here are a few tips to help keep you running safely throughout the chilly season, […]READ MORE

Judy Mitnick, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE Registered Dietician/Certified Diabetes Educator Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics   It’s getting to be that time again; the time for parties, family and friends. The time for food, food and more food. Often my clients tell me they feel like someone else takes control of their eating during this […]READ MORE

January is a popular for time for Americans to count their steps and how many calories they’re eating in their diet, but a new report suggests they need to track another category: sodium. That’s because nearly all Americans are consuming more sodium than they should in their overall diet, according to researchers from the Centers […]READ MORE

While cheerleading injury rates are lower than other high school sports, injuries that do occur – such as sustaining a concussion – tend to be more severe, a new study finds. Concussions were the most common cheerleading injury accounting for 31 percent of all injuries reported, according to a recent study published in the journal […]READ MORE

People who are obese can slow the degeneration of their knee cartilage and help protect their knees from osteoarthritis by losing 10 percent of their body weight, a new MRI study finds. The best results were experienced by patients who lost more than 10 percent of their body weight during the study, according to lead author Alexandra […]READ MORE

The Southern-style diet is known more for its flavor than its health benefits. If fried chicken, butter rolls, and sweet tea sound like the perfect meal, you could be significantly raising your risk of having a heart attack. New research from the American Heart Association found that people who regularly ate a traditional Southern diet such as […]READ MORE

It’s a common misbelief that if you’re obese or overweight, you cannot suffer from poor nutrition. Yet many people preparing for weight loss surgery are actually malnourished and lack proper nutrition, a small study has found. Indeed, one in five patients preparing to undergo bariatric surgery had multiple nutritional deficiencies, according to research from Johns […]READ MORE

Exercising and playing team sports as a teenager can have long-lasting benefits for women, a new study shows. In fact, exercising during adolescence may even reduce the risk of dying from cancer and other causes later in life. A large study, which included about 75,000 women in China, has found that women who exercised up […]READ MORE