We've noticed that many of our patients don't make it to their annual gynecologist visit, even when they clearly recognize the importance of this appointment. An annual gynecological exam is a fundamental part of preventive medical care for women, and is critical for identifying any risk factors for disease (cancers, in particular) as well as detecting any existing medical issues. This is an appointment to make, not miss!

Having said this, we understand why it happens. When you're busy balancing work, family, or just life in general, it's very hard to consciously commit to spending hours or more waiting to see a physician, which is typically the case in Puerto Rico. We know you’ve got a lot going on, and the last thing we want is for your hectic schedule to prevent you from taking care of yourself.

As your trusted partner in health and wellness, we’ve decided to flip the script this Valentine’s Day. Don’t get us wrong, we love love, but since it’s American Heart Month we figured we’d take this opportunity to talk about the heart from a different perspective. While we often hear about what not to do when it comes to heart health, we are here today to focus on five things you can do to show your heart some love!

This week we are exploring one aspect of every health and wellness journey that is often overlooked, despite being critically important! Over the past few weeks we’ve taken a deeper dive into each of the steps outlined at the start of this month’s blog series, A Guide to Making (and Keeping) a New Year’s Resolution to Improve Your Health. We’ve already worked through the first two steps (Find a Doctor You Can Trust Who Cares About You and Fuel Your Body with a Balanced Diet and Exercise), and are going to close out the series with the last (but not the least) of the three: Commit to Self-Care.

As we discussed in our New Year blog, we have defined three steps for setting an intention to improve your health:

1. Find a Doctor You Can Trust Who Cares About You
2. Fuel Your Body with a Balanced Diet and Exercise
3. Commit to Self-Care

For this part of the series we will be discussing Step 2: Fuel Your Body with a Balanced Diet and Exercise. Though there are many ways to lead a healthy life, two things all approaches have in common are clean eating and physical fitness, for which there are no substitutes. Fortunately, we are here to show you the way!

As we discussed in our previous blog, we have defined three steps for making (and keeping) a New Year's resolution to improve your health:

1. Find a Doctor You Can Trust Who Cares About You
2. Fuel Your Body with a Balanced Diet and Exercise
3. Commit to Self-Care

For this part of the series we will be discussing Step 1: Find a Doctor You Can Trust Who Cares About You. When you want to make improvements or become an expert at something, what do you do? A typical response would be to partner with a professional or seek out the support of a mentor. Let’s apply this to your health!

Did you know that less than 10% of people keep their New Year’s resolutions? It sounds like a crazy statistic, but it likely comes as no surprise. Can you remember the last time you made and kept a New Year’s resolution? Read on for some tips on how to become the healthier version of yourself.

This year, give a different kind of gift! A a gift that will inspire health and well-being, and keep the special recipient excited and engaged into the New Year and beyond!

With the holidays rapidly approaching, we at Pravan Clinic find ourselves focusing on family, friends and food comas! Thanksgiving is typically recognized as a time to go all out, over-indulge and recover after the fact, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Sticking with healthy habits like exercising, getting plenty of sleep, staying hydrated and eating whole foods is ideal, but we recognize the challenges here, as well as the natural desire to live it up a little.

While we would never tell you to skip your favorite seasonal foods and drinks (we know better than that!), we do offer a range of wellness services that can help you bounce back stronger than ever. We’ve also included a few tips and tricks, as well as recipes for cleaned-up versions of our favorite holiday classics to ensure that you have the healthiest, happiest holidays ever!