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Ease the Aches & Pains: Nutritional Supplements and Osteoarthritis Pain Management––College Pharmacy

In a study released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, it was found that one in 10 adults in the U.S. receive treatment for arthritis pain (over 20 million people!). Osteoarthritis, the most common form of joint disease, is often caused by the degeneration of a joint due to aging, acute or chronic trauma, or certain metabolic conditions. […]

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Nutritional Supplement Spotlight: BioG-MicroTabs Offer A Convenient and Cost Effective Way to Take Your Vitamins –– College Pharmacy

Nutritional Supplement Spotlight: BioG-MicroTabs Offer A Convenient and Cost Effective Way to Take Your Vitamins

By Jerry Gillick, RPh, College Pharmacy, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Every day customers come into the pharmacy with the same problem: their healthcare practitioner has suggested that they need to start taking a good multi-vitamin, along with a list of other supplements targeted to specific health and wellness goals…and, they do not know where to begin. We go through the list, talk about different options, and end up with multiple products on the counter. The choices, the dosing, the regimen can be confusing! […]

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Hormones & Aging: Hormone Replacement Therapy…For Women & Men!

Hormones & Aging: Hormone Replacement Therapy…For Women & Men!
By Jerry Gillick, RPh, College Pharmacy, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Hormone deficiencies currently affect over 55 million women and men in the U.S. With the average American age on the rise, more research is being done on the effects of aging, hormone decline, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Commonly referred to as menopause (women) and andropause (men), the decline in hormone production that results in a hormone deficiency often causes unpleasant side-effects. HRT can address these symptoms and restore hormone balance. […]

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College Pharmacy discusses the importance of blood sugar control in disease prevention – LIVING WELL Magazine

Blood Sugar Control Important In Disease Prevention & Age Management

By Jerry Gillick, RPh, College Pharmacy, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
For the 19 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S., blood sugar control is a daily battle. For the rest of the population, controlling fluctuations in blood sugar is an important factor in disease prevention and age management. […]

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College Pharmacy talks Hormone Replacement Therapy – LIVING WELL Magazine

Hormones & Aging: Hormone Replacement Therapy…For Women & Men!

Jerry Gillick, RPh, College Pharmacy, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Hormone deficiencies currently affect over 55 million women and men in the U.S. With the average American age on the rise, more research is being done on the effects of aging, hormone decline, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). […]