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Where Does Salt Fit in My Diet?

Salt plays a part in everyone’s diet, but what is the right amount, should I add some for flavoring, or avoid it completely? Laura Deverse, Dietitian at Carson Tahoe Health in Carson City, Nevada, answers these questions and more.


Dr. Mark Brune, Internal Medicine

We are pleased to welcome Internist, Mark Brune, MD to Carson Tahoe Physician Clinics.


Food Serving Size – What’s the Magic Portion?

Often we gain weight not because of what we eat, but because we eat too much. Portion size, especially when it comes to restaurant food is out of control. As a result, many of us don’t know what an actual, healthy portion size is – most people overeat at almost every meal.


How and Why Does the Flu Become Deadly?

Influenza is usually not life threatening unless you are at high risk for complications. However, this illness combined with a newly wide-spread staph bacteria called MRSA, has formed a deadly new threat that continues to take more and more lives every year.


Don’t Kid Yourself, the Flu is Very Serious

Well it’s that time of year again. Like it or not a chill is in the air, the holidays are approaching and it’s time to think about influenza.