Diet or Exercise: Which You Should Focus on for Heart Health
Improving your heart health can feel overwhelming. With so many solutions, suggestions and guides aimed at maintaining a healthy heart, it’s hard to tell what you should truly be focusing on. Typically, heart health recommendations prioritize a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. However, few actually dive into which is more important to focus on […]
Fact or Fiction: Heart Health Edition
With a quick Google search, you’ll instantly find that there is a lot of misinformation about heart health out there. How can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? The medical professionals at NorthCrest are here to help you decipher the validity of five common statements regarding heart disease. Heart disease affects men and […]
Heart Health: Addressing the Top 5 Common Concerns
Did you know that every 1 of 3 Americans is at risk of heart disease? While there are many factors that contribute to overall heart health, research points to a few common contributors that have a lasting, negative impact. While the effects differ for each person, these factors are, for the most part, highly preventable. […]
Baby of the Month: January 2020
Meet the January baby of the month, Cavern Cozart! Cavern was born at NorthCrest Medical Center on Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 at 8:38am to parents Mary and Matt. Cavern was born weighing 11 pounds and 8 ounces and measuring twenty-two inches long. He’s definitely a keeper! Congratulations to the Cozart family on your beautiful baby […]
Simple Ways to Boost Women’s Health
Between all of life’s daily activities, finding time to prioritize your health is difficult. Your to-do list continues to grow and, as a result, your health gets pushed to the back burner. It’s a common struggle we’ve all experienced one time or another–in fact, 15% of Americans report time constraints as a leading reason they […]
4 Ways to Improve your Orthopedic Health
No matter the age group, joint and muscle pain is becoming more and more common. In fact, in the U.S alone, one in seven people experience some sort of orthopedic condition. Knowing this, it’s unsurprising that orthopedic discomfort is one of the most common motivators for a trip to the doctor. For people struggling with […]
Nix the Diet in 2020: Understanding Your Nutritional Baseline
Following the start of a new year, people tend to place added emphasis on improving their diet in hopes of shedding weight and finally reaching a healthier version of themselves. In fact, a 2018 study showed that 45% of Americans described losing weight and/or getting in shape as their top New Year’s resolution. As we […]
NorthCrest Foundation: 2019 Year in Review
Each year, the NorthCrest Foundation supports the community through Concussion Identification Impact Software to all local high school athletic programs, through the support and management of the Martha’s Song program, which gives small monetary grants for local cancer patients with needs, and chipping away at the $10 million+ in charity care given by NorthCrest Medical Center to […]
NorthCrest Welcomes First Baby of the Decade
NorthCrest Health is proud to introduce the first baby of the 2020 New Year in Robertson County, Hudson Jase Braswell-Moody. This handsome little boy was born on January 1st, 2020 at 12:45am weighing seven pounds, four ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Hudson was delivered by certified midwife Josie Willis, CNM, from Vanderbilt Center of […]
Moving into 2020: At-Home Orthopedic Exercises
It’s no secret how important it is to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. But if you are one of the 20% of adults currently living with chronic orthopedic pain, moving your body on a daily basis can be taxing. As orthopedic conditions such as arthritis, osteoarthritis and back pain become more common, it’s important to […]