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...
Oct 25, 2023 | Children's Health
Until the law changes, our clocks will keep changing twice a year from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time and back again. Those changes can temporarily disrupt children’s — and parents’ — sleep schedules. Melissa Eddy-Shelby, MD, pediatrician at Our Lady of the...
