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Acupuncture is great for relaxing the body and easing one’s aches and pains, but the benefits of acupuncture go beyond the body. The role of acupuncture is to balance and calm the mind and spirit as well as
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Within the next couple of weeks, fall sports will wrap up and winter teams will head right into games, matches and meets! Participating in sports at any level promotes the physical and emotional well-being of children, so the
Contacting TVD over the Holidays
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With the holidays approaching, keep in mind the best way to reach The Village Doctor when we’re closed is to simply call the office. Emails to your doctor are fine as long as your question/concern can wait up
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As many of you know, we have a terrific medical staff at The Village Doctor, otherwise known as our Women of WOW (W.O.W.) From left they are Front Desk Administrator Elena Puccetti and Medical Assistants Kimmie Butler, Jennifer
Packing Healthy School Lunches
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*Adapted from the Back to School 2018 edition of HealthyChildren.org‘s e-magazine. Maintaining a healthy diet is an important aspect to include in everyone’s daily routine. For children, this may be a challenge. School, extracurricular activities, and lack of time can often
Joy and Sadness, Hope and Love
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Cancer is this month’s theme, so in that spirit, a big shout out to the Canary Foundation at Stanford for their work on early cancer detection. Founded by Woodside’s own Don Listwin, the Canary Foundation has drawn attention
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Did you know that in a typical year “flu” kills as many Americans as die in car accidents (roughly 40,000)? And although 9 out of 10 use a seat belt, less than half choose to get a flu vaccine.
Winter is Coming: BLOK the Flu
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Along with many lovely things, fall marks the beginning of flu season. Last year’s statistics are concerning. In a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention it is estimated that flu killed about 80,000 Americans
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Although Halloween can be a (sugar) headache for parents, I find it is the perfect teaching opportunity to help both parents and kids improve their relationship with food. Research shows that restricting foods leads to overeating in both
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As our calendars fill up with back-to-school events and fantasy football drafts, please save time for two special events sponsored by The Village Doctor! First, on September 13th, our 12th annual Stanford/ TVD Skin Screening event will be
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This month we are excited to share a post from a guest contributor, Sarah Mitchell. She is the owner of Helping Babies Sleep, a pediatric sleep consulting company that empowers tired parents to teach their babies and toddlers
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We’re entering Open Enrollment season for health insurance! As you’re probably aware, both employer-sponsored and individual plans have open enrollment windows. Open enrollment is the time during which individuals and employees can add or make changes to their
Three Generations of Excellent Dentistry
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Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Starr, who joins his Dad, Dr. Jeffrey Starr, who runs the family dental practice on Middlefield Road, in Palo Alto. I should add that Dr. Jeffrey Starr joined HIS Dad, Dr. James Starr, in
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Have you ever gotten your stomach massaged? If you have, you would definitely remember, because it hurts. Usually the response I get from my clients is, “I had no idea how tense I was in there!” Some people
Calling 911 from a Mobile Phone
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In this day of handheld computing power and the ubiquitous “smart phone”, it is worth remembering that our “911” emergency response system was built around the old fashioned “landline”, and as such calling 911 from your cell phone
Acupuncture is great for relaxing the body and easing one’s aches and pains, but the benefits of acupuncture go beyond
Within the next couple of weeks, fall sports will wrap up and winter teams will head right into games, matches
Contacting TVD over the Holidays
With the holidays approaching, keep in mind the best way to reach The Village Doctor when we’re closed is to
As many of you know, we have a terrific medical staff at The Village Doctor, otherwise known as our Women
Packing Healthy School Lunches
*Adapted from the Back to School 2018 edition of HealthyChildren.org‘s e-magazine. Maintaining a healthy diet is an important aspect to include in everyone’s
Joy and Sadness, Hope and Love
Cancer is this month’s theme, so in that spirit, a big shout out to the Canary Foundation at Stanford for
Did you know that in a typical year “flu” kills as many Americans as die in car accidents (roughly 40,000)?
Winter is Coming: BLOK the Flu
Along with many lovely things, fall marks the beginning of flu season. Last year’s statistics are concerning. In a recent
Although Halloween can be a (sugar) headache for parents, I find it is the perfect teaching opportunity to help both
As our calendars fill up with back-to-school events and fantasy football drafts, please save time for two special events sponsored
This month we are excited to share a post from a guest contributor, Sarah Mitchell. She is the owner of
We’re entering Open Enrollment season for health insurance! As you’re probably aware, both employer-sponsored and individual plans have open enrollment
Three Generations of Excellent Dentistry
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Starr, who joins his Dad, Dr. Jeffrey Starr, who runs the family dental practice on Middlefield
Have you ever gotten your stomach massaged? If you have, you would definitely remember, because it hurts. Usually the response
Calling 911 from a Mobile Phone
In this day of handheld computing power and the ubiquitous “smart phone”, it is worth remembering that our “911” emergency
