Harbor Health and Apothecary Blog
Importance of Planning Individual Nutrition
Proper nutrition can help you look and feel great. It can also help address any unique health issues that you have. In fact, research shows that an individualized approach to nutrition, including considering one’s age, level of physical activity, and diet is much more...
Tips for Taking Dietary Supplements
Caring for your health can come in multiple forms. Regularly visiting your medical provider, getting consistent exercise, and eating a healthy diet can all contribute to ensuring your health is in good shape for the long run. Supplements are also a great way to ensure...
Medication Safety Guide for Your Home
Safety is of the utmost importance when it comes to medications. This is especially true if there are children in your home. Children can easily get into anything if left alone even for just a few minutes. Children’s love for exploration can be great in terms of...
Allergy Season
It’s that time of year again! The sun is staying out longer, and all the beautiful plants are starting to bloom all around us. With all that beauty comes pollen, which can make life quite uncomfortable for those of us with seasonal allergies! While some of you are...
Pet Supplement Sale
Did you know having a pet is good for your health? Pets inspire us to get outside to walk and play with them, to love and care for them. Regular interaction with our pets can decrease your blood pressure, lower your cholesterol levels, and help with depression and...
Let’s Talk About Protein Powder
You can’t walk through a grocery store, a gym, or even a smoothie shop without seeing protein powders. If you’ve ever tried them, you know protein drinks can be tasty, satisfying and muscle fueling. Interestingly, you can use protein powders to help you lose weight....
Recycling Rx Pill Bottles
Have you ever finished a medication and blankly stared at your empty Rx bottle, wondering ‘what do I do with this’? Instinctively, your first reaction would probably be to throw it in this trash, right? I mean, it is empty after all. Others who might slightly be more...
How Hemp Helps
Now that we know the difference between CBD and THC let’s talk about some of the ways CBD can help you. For those that are still unsure about the difference between THC and CBD click here. In late 2015 the FDA loosened regulations on CBD which allowed researchers the...
CBD vs THC, What’s the Difference?
With CBD now legalized and more states legalizing the use of marijuana, there is confusion about the differences between cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). They are both cannabinoids, however our bodies are affected by them in very different...
Cell Code® Supplements – Omega 3
Not only do we provide state of the art compounded pharmaceuticals to our local community, at Harbor Health and Apothecary we carry a private line of daily supplements called Cell Code®, Basic Units of Life. A very important member of the Cell Code® line is Omega-3...