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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Health care now: diet is a lifestyle, not a fad

Care Now in Germantown, MD
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Effective weight loss

Health care now means doing the important things that will yield a lifetime of benefits. Some forward thinkers realize that at times, the holiday season can be a time of excess, and will often diet during the month of October. However, clinicians at your Germantown urgent care center want you to realize that an effective weight loss program involves more than counting calories and avoiding certain types of food. A diet is a lifestyle choice. It is a long-term commitment that requires the development of new and healthy habits. If you and your physician have come to the understanding that losing weight in a safe manner is important for your health outlook, you should begin a life-long journey that means combining good eating habits with exercise and a positive attitude. We want to offer some tips that may help you create new and healthy habits.

1.       Cutting back is not a plan
2.       Set goals and reset goals
3.       There are no short cuts
4.       Walking is fantastic
5.       Proper rest is important
Your body absorbs nutrition on a schedule. This depends largely upon when you are active and when you are at rest. Setting a consistent sleep schedule is one of the most important habits you can create, especially when setting new weight loss goals.

Walk-in clinic for health care screening

We all want the best for our families and ourselves, especially when it comes to healthcare and preventive medicine. Medical Access provides convenient walk-in care as an alternative to long waits in the emergency room. Their friendly staff will carefully and quickly assess your needs and provide the appropriate services, from preventive medicine to x-ray and lab services. Their facilities are fully staffed and equipped in order to meet the demands of their patients and their healthcare needs.


Dr. Manbir Takhar is the Chief Medical Officer, and has been associated with Medical Access since 1999. She is qualified to treat almost any type of injury or illness that may present itself. Call Medical Access today, or simply drop in, as no appointment is needed to receive timely, quality urgent care for any non-life-threatening health issues.