While excessive caffeine intake can adversely impact your heart, caffeine isn’t the only concern you should have about energy drinks.

We live our lives by numbers. Taking care of your health should be no different.

It’s a new year, and many people make New Year’s resolutions about what habits they will change and how they want to grow within the year ahead. One key predictor of success is the development of resilience.

We’ve reached that time of year again! As colder temperatures roll into our area, so too does the snow, sleet, and ice. Our chiropractors have all seen and treated countless injuries caused by shoveling snow.

Physical activity and physical therapy are very different tools to improve your health. If you want to work toward becoming pain-free, physical therapy is a safe care plan that can help.

Whether you are on your feet all day or spend most of your time at a desk, it is important to have a work environment that promotes musculoskeletal wellness.

What you pay for in prevention now, will save you more time, more money and help you stay healthy longer. Find out how.

Is financial stress bringing you down? Carpenters Wellness Center offers some tools to help you cope.

While there is required training for obtaining a motorcycle license, the same is not true for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and golf carts. In fact, some of the most important do’s & don’ts for motorcycle safety are on the top of the list of essential tips for motorcycle, ATV and golf carts to prevent rider and passenger injury and death.

Overwhelming feelings of distress come from how we relate to it. What is your relationship to stress?

Carpenters Wellness Center has tips for how to stay hydrated and avoid overuse injury during summer months, as well as when to contact our team for evaluation.

How do you feel when you think about your primary care doctor?
“At home” probably doesn’t come to mind, but it could.

Is it my allergies or is it…?

Healthy lifestyle choices often focus on diet, exercise, and healthy habits like quitting smoking and getting more sleep.
More than ever, people are taking steps to protect their heart health, joints, and cognitive function but many everyday habits can also protect our vision health, especially as we age.

The number of weekly COVID-19 cases among children has climbed to the highest figure seen since the pandemic began, in what the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) described as an exponential increase since early summer with 251,781 new weekly infections.

The World Health Organization is monitoring a new coronavirus variant called “mu,” which the agency says has mutations that have the potential to evade immunity provided by a previous COVID-19 infection or vaccination.

Other labor leaders are joining the Carpenters in urging union members to get vaccinated.

Vaccines have the power to protect against some of the most dangerous diseases, including COVID-19.

It might feel overwhelming if you are struggling and you don’t know where to go for help. Thankfully, there are many places to go for support and resources.

It’s hard to feel your best when you’re dealing with a chronic health issue such as diabetes, lower back pain, depression or heart disease. But you don’t have to go it alone. Your St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Health Plan provides the support you need.