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Dr. Pearce, D.C. It’s resolution season but sadly the average New Year’s resolution doesn’t last beyond January 4th.  Why does this happen every year? Because you don’t have a plan.  Let’s take the right first steps and make a simple plan for the first 30 days of your New Year. …

Along with singing “Auld Lang Syne” at the start of the New Year, making resolutions is a tradition for millions of Americans. However, while choosing a resolution is easy, sticking to it can be impossible. A 2014 YMCA survey found that less than a quarter of respondents kept their resolutions. Many …

It can be downright hard to maintain a cheerful and positive outlook in January. The brightly colored lights of Christmas, the good cheer and laughter of friends and family are all but a memory now. The parties and gifts have receded, leaving behind the detritus of credit card bills, a …

More than 2 million Americans are living with glaucoma in the U.S. today. That number is expected to reach 3 million by 2020 and exceed 4 million by 2030, making glaucoma the number one threat to the nation’s vision. Glaucoma is a stealthy thief, robbing its victims of sight bit by …

One of the most important things you can do for your health (besides eating healthy foods and exercising), is to seek credible knowledge and use that information to be your own advocate. So often, patients don’t realize that they have choices when it comes to healthcare and that those choices …

There’s no real reason to talk about your 2017 New Year’s resolutions. Because, in all likelihood, they are the same resolutions you made last year, and the year before, and the year before that. What is important to talk about is why are you making the same resolutions year after year …

Oh those wretched holiday bills. It’s almost enough to make one say bah humbug! But wait … if you’re suffering from a financial hangover brought on by too much holiday spending, there is something you can do about it: refinance your auto loan with the University of Kentucky Federal Credit …

How long is your shopping list? Is there room for just one more name? I hope so, because you deserve it! That’s right – YOU! As women and wives, mothers and daughters, we spend so much of our day taking care of other’s needs. It seems sometimes there is barely …

The giving of salt, bread, and wine as a housewarming gift has been a longstanding tradition full of symbolic meaning for many years. Perhaps you can even recall a scene in the classic Christmas film, “It’s a Wonderful Life” where Mary and George Bailey welcome the Martinis family to their …

Besides sharing time with family and friends over food, the primary ingredient of the American Thanksgiving holiday is gratitude. While it’s certainly good to have an annual holiday to remind us to express gratitude, there’s much to be said for the benefits of cultivating the spirit of thankfulness year-round. People …