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The Many Health Benefits of Magnesium

The Many Health Benefits of Magnesium with Your Family Doctor in Bakersfield, Jan Mensink MD. Magnesium is an abundant mineral in the body that is essential for our health and cellular function especially nerve cells, brain cells, and our immune systems. It is available to us in many foods, in certain supplements, and even in […]

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What Parents Need to Know About Cutting and Self-Injury

Frightening. Frustrating. What does a parents do when he or she discovers that this son or usually daughter is “cutting”? Cutting is most commonly found among teenagers and young adults. 15% to 25% of adolescents and young adults have self-injured, usually by cutting. 6% to 8% do so chronically. And it happens most commonly with […]