As much as we wish it were otherwise, folks who live at Smith Mountain Lake get colds and sore throats just like everyone else. While there are worse illnesses than a cold, having one can make life rather miserable as …
Urgent Care at the Lake
If you live in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia you will be glad to know that Carilion Clinic Urgent Care in Hardy, Va. offers medical assistance for minor medical needs that may occur. When you have an urgent minor medical need, …
Health In January 2009
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year celebrations sent thoughts of health and dieting right out the window for many of us at Smith Mountain Lake. As a result, one of the more common New Year Resolutions is to get back on …
Fighting the Cold and Flu
Trying to avoid the cold and flu is a common battle this time of year at Smith Mountain Lake, Va., and in most places that are entering their winter season. While modern medicine says it is impossible to cure a …
Reducing the Risks of Cell Phone Use
Almost everyone has heard or read of the dangers of holding a cell phone to your head constantly. Many people at Smith Mountain Lake (just like the rest of the world) have gone to these small, portable, convenient phones as …
Staying Fit at the Lake
If you live near Smith Mountain Lake, Va., and have not considered the benefits of joining a health club or starting a regular exercise routine, you may want to think again. Besides the loss of body fat, and building muscle …
New Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure
People from all walks of life, including some of those we love in Smith Mountain Lake, Va. have been diagnosed with CHF or congestive heart failure. There is a great likelihood that a great number of those reading this either …
Sunburns and Sunscreens Part 3
In the last post on the sun and its effects on our bodies as we play outdoors at Smith Mountain Lake, a Wikipedia quote mentioned the increase of melanoma (skin cancer) in Australia. The rest of that quote (below) is …
Sunburns and Sunscreens Part 2
It is now officially summer, school is out and Smith Mountain Lake is swimming with fun in the sun. Most of the plans we look forward to making for summer vacations and weekends off during warm months involve some exposure …
Sunburns and Sunscreens Part 1
Smith Mountain Lake is a great place to get a suntan, and sunburn too if you are not careful. We have all heard that sunburns are not good, but why exactly is that? What happens when a sunburn occurs? Here …