Growing Healthy Together

Here's How Much Sleep You Need According to Your Age Your sleep needs rise and fall throughout your life.

🎉 Happy Labor Day! 🎉

Growing Healthy Together would like to wish everyone a happy Labor Day! Our clinic will be closed today, but we will be back open at 8am sharp tomorrow morning to continue serving our community.

We hope you all take this time to relax and enjoy this beautiful day with your loved ones. Take care of yourself and we'll see you soon!

https://apnews.com/article/ultraprocessed-foods-healthy-diet-0501eb985016149541e6cc727e55dfea

Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they? Ultraprocessed foods make up the bulk of the U.S. food supply and most Americans don’t go a day without eating some.

https://theconversation.com/why-are-teenage-girls-attracted-to-boys-who-hurt-them-we-talked-to-high-school-students-to-find-out-236974

Why are teenage girls attracted to boys who hurt them? We talked to high school students to find out Media messages normalise gender violence by teaching teenagers – girls and boys alike – that anger is linked to passion and attractiveness.

COVID and bird flu are rising. Here’s how to keep yourself safe

COVID and bird flu are rising. Here's how to keep yourself safe Doctors urge people who are experiencing respiratory problems to see a medical professional who can check their symptoms and test to determine what their illness is.

https://apnews.com/article/school-sick-guidelines-covid-cold-symptoms-c9d75ab8173b210101d6e832f604e8b5

Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school School attendance tanked during the pandemic and has only started to recover. One reason? Parents are struggling to decide when it’s ok to send a child to school while sick.

https://apnews.com/article/perdue-chicken-nugget-recall-metal-wire-cbca0d8706fc3fe54e18b0d46afed987

Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after consumers find metal wire in some packages Check your freezer. Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd2p04405o

Mpox: Travellers advised to consider vaccine There is concern about a new strain of the disease that has been spreading in parts of Africa.

We are missing a few, but we highly appreciate you Mike for making our employee appreciation day happen at our dodger game happen 💙🤍

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Signs of avian flu found in San Francisco wastewater Samples of San Francisco wastewater tested positive for bird flu; authorities have yet to determine the source.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp08nq8l01eo

Mushroom gummies recalled after Australians hospitalised The products have left people across the country unwell, with some experiencing "disturbing hallucinations".

Summer COVID bump intensifies in L.A. and California, fueled by FLiRT variants

Summer COVID bump intensifies in L.A. and California, fueled by FLiRT variants The new COVID FLiRT subvariants are continuing to increase their dominance, fueling a rise in Los Angeles County cases and coronavirus levels in California wastewater.

Surgeon general’s call for warning labels on social media underscores concerns for teen mental health A growing body of research points to links between social media use and mental health harms, but establishing clear cause and effect is diffficult.

EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil – here’s what that could mean for households across the US The new level won’t trigger automatic cleanups, but it sets a lower threshold for taking precautions to reduce lead exposure.

L.A. County COVID cases, hospitalizations rise amid summer uptick

L.A. County COVID cases, hospitalizations rise amid summer uptick While the numbers of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are relatively low, the uptick is an indication of an expected summer wave, health experts say.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ddk1ddme5o

Continuous glucose monitors on the rise after FDA approval Continuous glucose monitors are on the rise. But do we need them?

P**p has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health Your upper intestine is host to a distinct population of microbes that play a role in digestion, metabolism and immunity.

Happy Fathers day! -

New Check-In Process Dear GHT patients and families,  Happy Father's Day to all our GHT dads, and happy summer! Read up on how to prepare for and avoid bites and stings, and make sure you're maintaining sun safety! 

Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy The reported birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240607-are-you-using-suncream-correctly

Sunscreen: Are you using it correctly? The sun's rays are carcinogenic – here's how to protect yourself properly, according to experts.

Happy birthday! -

Happy birthday! It's time to schedule your annual wellness exam by calling the office at (562) 473-4441. At GHT, we follow the recommended visit frequency published by Bright Futures and visits covered by most insurance companies as preventative care exams.  

Welcome back, Jeannie! -

Welcome back, Jeannie! Happy Almost-Summer! We're right around the corner from sunny days, vacations, and warmth! Consider the following ways to stay safe during summertime. 

https://apnews.com/article/ticks-lyme-disease-bite-a28b25bc0d6103b02b48b2fbba65b5a3

Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips

Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever.

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.

Column: L.A.’s only Spanish-language children’s bookstore will soon get más grande
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-15/la-libreria-bilingual-bookstore

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Close The Provider Gap Support AB 890, will Close The Provider Gap in California

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Support SB 1451 (Ashby) to Address Hurdles Impeding Access to Health Care in California California’s health care provider gap is severe, particularly among primary care and behavioral health providers. More than 11 million Californians – one-quarter of the state’s population – are affected by lack of access to health care services,...

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