Please join us in welcoming Stacie Griffin, MD, to IHA Brighton Family Care. Dr. Griffin has clinical interests in wellness promotion, preventive care, minor office procedures, pediatrics and women’s health. Dr. Griffin has completed numerous medical military training courses and previously worked as a family medicine physician for the United States Air Force. To learn more about Dr. Griffin, visit click here.
Please join us in welcoming Joshua Kaplan, MD, to IHA Urology. Dr. Kaplan has clinical interests in health-related quality of life outcomes, minimally invasive surgery, robotic reconstructive surgery, kidney cancer and robotic procedures for enlarged prostates. To learn more about Dr. Kaplan, visit click here.
Winter can be a rough time for many. The days are short, temperatures are low and sometimes it’s a struggle to get out of bed. Here are five ways to help lift your spirits and help you feel happier.
1. Utilize light. People with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) (a form of depression that begins as weather gets cold and days get shorter, and fades as the weather warms up) may feel depressed, irritable and have trouble waking in the morning, especially when it’s still dark out. Studies show that a dawn simulator, which causes the lights in your room to gradually brighten over a set period of time, can serve as an antidepressant and make it easier to get out of bed. Additionally, sitting next to a light box (10,000 lux) for 30 minutes per day can be as effective as antidepressant medication.
2. Listen to music. Does an upbeat song ever make you feel happy? A 2013 study from the University of Missouri confirms listening to upbeat music can significantly improve your mood in both the short term and long term.
3. Stay active. A 2005 study from Harvard suggests exercising every day for about 30 minutes improves symptoms of mild to moderate depression.
4. Eat smarter. Certain foods, like fresh fruits and omega-3 fatty foods, can help boost your mood, whereas carb-heavy and caffeine-heavy foods can impact your mood negatively. There are plenty of seasonal produce available in the winter like cranberries, oranges, winter squash and kale.
5. Laugh. Laughter helps stimulate processes in your brain that counter depression symptoms and blood pressure. Your local library should have plenty of comedy movies and TV shows to help you laugh.
IHA is one of several key sponsors for the annual three-day Plymouth Ice Festival. The event kicks-off this Friday evening at 7:00 pm with an event ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Immediately after the ribbon cutting ceremony, come watch as an artist turns a simple block of ice into a wonderful work of art with IHA serving as the Ice Carving Demonstration sponsor as well as the Nightly Entertainment sponsor, which brings a live DJ to the event both Friday and Saturday night.
• The event is January 6-8 in downtown Plymouth and more than 50,000 people are expected to attend.
• The live ice carving demonstration IHA is sponsoring is the first carving of the Festival, Friday, January 6 and begins immediately after the ribbon cutting ceremony.
• The surprise and family-friendly ice carving will take place in front of the stage adjacent to Kellogg Park near the Pavilion.
• Throughout the festival weekend, we have signage, an IHA logo sculpture near our ice carving demonstration (Friday night), and lots of IHA promotional opportunities to hear about our practices in the area.
For more information about this fun, family-oriented event, visit the festival website, http://plymouthicefestival.com/ and social media.
Please join us in welcoming Eric Davies, MD, to IHA General Surgery – Brighton. Dr. Davies specializes in robotic and laparoscopic general and bariatric surgery, including gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. To learn more about Dr. Davies, visit click here.
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