Having good communication between you and your healthcare providers is important for your health. Sharing all information with your healthcare provider about your health situation is key to receiving the proper quality of care. The challenge is that most appointments with your healthcare provider are short. Here are a few suggestions to help get the most out of your visits when seeing your healthcare provider.

Urinary Tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infection for adults, especially women. It accounts for about 8.1 million visits to primary care providers each year. Having one Urinary tract Infection can increase your chances of another UTI by almost 20%. Being able to identify risk factors, causes, symptoms, and treatment of UTI can reduce the risk of developing a Urinary Tract Infection.

Annual physical exams — even when you feel healthy — are crucial to assessing our risk for future problems, and can encourage a healthier lifestyle, updates any vaccinations and of course, screen for any health issues you may be having at the moment.

What is a heart healthy diet?
According to the American heart association following a heart healthy diet and lifestyle can help you fight cardiovascular disease.
The goal of this type of diet is to eat foods that help obtain or maintain healthy levels of cholesterol.