Apr 21, 2025 | Primary Care, Women's Health
When your days are packed with meetings, carpool duty, errands, dinner prep and maybe just a moment to catch your breath, sleep can feel like the first thing to go. But here’s the truth: rest isn’t a reward for finishing your to-do list. It’s a requirement for your...
Aug 20, 2024 | Primary Care
Robert Brault once wrote, “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” This quote resonates deeply with Curtis Chastain, MD, director of Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Men’s Health and Executive Wellness Center....
Apr 26, 2024 | Children's Health
From toddlerhood to teenagers, sleep is a constant worry for parents. Are they sleeping too little? Too much? In the quest for bedtime tranquility, melatonin may be seen as an easy fix. But what do parents really need to know about the increasingly prevalent sleep...
Mar 5, 2024 | Primary Care
Losing one hour of sleep can be a pain. It can also take a toll on your health if you aren’t careful. Each spring, daylight saving time means we turn our clocks forward one hour (it falls on Sunday, March 10, in 2024). We lose an hour of sleep, but we also gain an...
Dec 7, 2023 | Children's Health
Sleep-deprived, groggy and perpetually glued to a screen? Parents, tweens and teens may all be in need of a little extra shut-eye, and ParentingU has tips to help you reclaim restful nights. Natalie Derouen, MD, pediatrician with Our Lady of Lourdes Children’s Health...