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11/29/2025

Healthy leftover ideas include making turkey and vegetable soup, a lighter turkey salad, or a turkey enchilada bake. Other options are turkey pot pie, adding leftovers to salads with a light vinaigrette, or a simple breakfast of roasted sweet potatoes with a fried egg.

Soups and stews

Turkey and vegetable soup: Use turkey bones for a flavorful broth, then add leftover turkey and vegetables for a nutritious and cozy meal.
Cream of turkey and wild rice soup: A healthier take on a classic soup, using lemon juice and zest for a brighter flavor.
Turkey tortilla soup: Transform your turkey by simmering it with tomatoes, beans, and spices, and top with tortilla strips for a Mexican-inspired dish.

Salads and lighter meals

Turkey cranberry salad: Combine leftover turkey with fresh vegetables and make a dressing from leftover cranberry sauce for a light and refreshing option.
Turkey and cheddar lettuce wraps: Use crispy lettuce leaves instead of bread for a low-carb wrap filled with diced turkey and other ingredients.
Breakfast hash: Sauté leftover roasted sweet potatoes and other vegetables with a fried egg on top for a quick and hearty breakfast.

11/28/2025

Black Friday does not have to be spent inside a crowded mall. There are healthier things to do on Black Friday like spending time outdoors while hiking, brisk walking or engaging in other physical activities such as pickle ball or cycling.

You can also spend the day participating in social activities with family and friends. These activities include playing board games, hanging Christmas decorations, or visiting an aquarium, a zoo, or a local park.

If you choose to shop, wear comfortable shoes, stay hydrated, take breaks, and pre-decide on healthy eateries or bring along healthy food from home to manage your energy.

While shopping, look for fitness related items. Search for deals on exercise equipment, smartwatches, and other health and fitness products.

Shop for healthy foods and meal prep, or sign up for a vegetable based/whole foods subscription delivery program.

Visit a site like Fullscripts (find link on PartainMD.com) or your favorite supplements store and shop only for supplements you know are necessary for your specific needs. This is a category with a lot of deals, so you can find good prices on a variety of products.

What are your plans for Black Friday? Will you be staying home and catching up on rest and enjoying family time or will you be going out to shop with the crowds?

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving, from Partain MD! Enjoy this special time of gratitude with your families and create amazing memories! We can't wait to hear about them!
On this day of thankfulness we’re grateful for our members, our families, and friends! Here is a little information about how gratitude improves heart health:

Reduces depression
People with a grateful mindset report higher satisfaction with life, strong social relationships and more self-esteem than those who don’t practice gratitude. Practicing gratitude allows people to recognize what they have. There’s evidence that gratitude causes people to have positive thoughts about their life, social support and social situations. A review (The Association between Gratitude and Depression: A Meta-Analysis of 70 studies that include responses from more than 26,000 people) found an association between higher levels of gratitude and lower levels of depression.

People who practice gratitude and decrease depression tend to pursue goals that keep them feeling good — a positive attitude promotes positive action. They engage in activities that support a healthy vascular system, such as eating well and exercising regularly.

Lessens anxiety

— Anxiety often involves worrying and negative thinking — typically about things that happened in the past or may occur in the future.

Gratitude can be a coping tool for anxiety. Regularly practicing gratitude combats negative thinking patterns by keeping thoughts focused on the present. If you find yourself focusing on negative thoughts about the past or future, challenge yourself to find something you are grateful for now. It will break the negative thought process and return you to the present.

Several studies show that a grateful mindset and decreased anxiety positively affects biomarkers associated with the risk for heart disease.

A 2021 review, Gratitude and health: An updated review,
found that keeping a gratitude journal can cause a significant drop in diastolic blood pressure. Having grateful thoughts, even if you don’t write them down, helps your heart by slowing and regulating your breathing to synchronize with your heartbeat.

Relieves stress
Stress triggers a fight-or-flight response in your nervous system — your heart beats faster, muscles contract and adrenaline pumps. But gratitude can help calm the nervous system.

Taking a moment to be thankful causes physiological changes in your body that initiate the parasympathetic nervous system — the part of your nervous system that helps you rest and digest. Gratitude and the response it causes help bring down your blood pressure, heart rate and breathing to help with overall relaxation.

Improves sleep
Practicing gratitude helps you sleep better by making you less likely to be stressed, anxious or depressed — three factors that affect sleep quality and duration.
Thinking positive thoughts before falling asleep also promotes better sleep. Quality sleep is necessary for a healthy vascular system and a brain and body that self heal.

You’ll get the biggest health benefits of gratitude when it becomes a habitual part of your thought process.

11/26/2025

NATIONAL JUKEBOX DAY

The day before gathering around the turkey, gather around the nearest jukebox to celebrate National Jukebox Day!

Music affects physical and mental health by influencing the brain and body to reduce stress and anxiety, improve mood, and aid in managing symptoms of conditions like dementia, Parkinson's, and stroke. Benefits can be experienced through casual listening or structured music therapy, which is used in clinical settings to treat pain and other symptoms.

Mental and emotional benefits
Reduces stress and anxiety:
Listening to music can lower stress hormones like cortisol and activate the brain's relaxation response.

Improves mood:
Music can increase the release of "feel-good" chemicals like dopamine, providing energy and joy.

Helps with depression:
Music therapy can be used to help people with depression, as it can provide energy and joy.

Physical benefits:
Manages chronic pain.
Studies show that listening to music can help modulate pain responses, leading to lower pain ratings.

Aids in recovery from stroke:
Rhythmic auditory stimulation has been shown to improve gait, balance, and other physical aspects for stroke survivors.

Helps with neurological conditions:
Research suggests music can help manage symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease and dementia, such as improving voice strength and clarity, memory, and attention.

11/25/2025

To celebrate the start of our Holiday Season we bring you tox gift certificates now available for only $150!! Buy them for yourself, your mom, sister, best friend, or wife. $180 value for only $150. You can stop by the office to pick up a physical certificate or we are glad to email you or your loved one an electronic version.

11/25/2025

"I had a wonderful experience when I visited Dr. Partain for weight loss. She demonstrates impressive knowledge and is receptive to your concerns, explaining everything in a manner that facilitates understanding. Andrea, the receptionist, was incredibly friendly and professional. I highly recommend Dr. Partain, MD."
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11/24/2025

As cooler weather sets in (and cold & flu season looms), IV therapy helps you stay glowing and feeling your best:

✨ Boosts Immunity: High-dose vitamins help fight off seasonal bugs.
💧 Deep Hydration: Replenish what your skin & body lose to dry, chilly air.
⚡ Increases Energy: Bounces you back from post-summer fatigue & stress.
🌟 Skin Glow Bonus: Nutrients like Vitamin C work from the inside out for brighter, healthier skin.

Pro tip: Add IV drips to your fall self-care routine for a strong immune system & radiant glow all season.

11/24/2025

✨ Understanding DAO Tox & Why It Makes Such a Difference ✨

Did you know the DAO (Depressor Anguli Oris) muscle is responsible for pulling the corners of the mouth downward?
When this muscle is overactive, it can create:
• A downturned expression (even when you aren’t upset)
• Early marionette lines
• Lower-face heaviness

By relaxing the DAO with tox, we can:
✔️ Gently lift the corners of the mouth
✔️ Reduce downward pull
✔️ Create a more balanced, refreshed lower face
✔️ Improve “resting expression” without changing your natural look

In these photos, you’ll see the difference after treating the DAO with less than 18 units of tox. Notice how the lower face looks lighter, more lifted, and more relaxed.

🎯 Current Special:
💉 18 units for $150
Great for:
• DAO treatment (lower-face lift effect)
• 11s/frown lines (glabellar complex)

Tox isn’t just for wrinkles — it’s also for muscle balance and expression correction. When we target the right muscles, small doses can create very natural but noticeable improvements.

Have questions about whether this treatment is right for you? Send us a message or come see Ashlee for a consultation ❤️

11/24/2025

Open Enrollment

What it is: A specific, limited time each year when you can enroll in, change, or cancel health insurance plans, including through your employer or government marketplaces.
Key action: You must take action during this period to enroll or make changes; otherwise, you may have to wait until the next open enrollment to make adjustments.
Coverage: You can enroll in a variety of insurance plans, such as those with lower deductibles, and dental or life insurance.

Direct Primary Care (DPC)
What it is: A healthcare model where you pay a monthly membership fee directly to a primary care physician for a defined set of services.
How it works: DPC practices typically do not bill insurance for their services. Instead, they rely on patient fees, which provides a more direct and often more personalized relationship with the doctor.
Pros: Predictable costs, direct access to your doctor (often via text, phone, or video), and longer, more personalized appointments are common benefits.
Cons: Coverage is limited to primary care services, and you will still need separate insurance for specialty care, hospitalizations, or other emergencies.

Combining DPC and open enrollment
Choose a strategy: During open enrollment, you can choose a strategy that combines DPC with a separate insurance plan.
Example strategy:
Enroll in DPC: Sign up for a DPC membership for your routine primary care needs.
Enroll in insurance: During open enrollment, select a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) to act as a safety net for major medical issues, like hospital stays or specialist visits.
HSA compatibility: Starting in 2026, you may be able to use your Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay for DPC membership fees with pre-tax dollars, further reducing costs.
Considerations: This combined approach can lower your overall healthcare expenses by providing predictable costs for everyday care through DPC while using a separate insurance plan for catastrophic events.
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11/21/2025

November is your golden window to smooth things out before the holiday chaos kicks in. Think family photos, office parties, endless selfies, and that one cousin who zooms in way too close. 📸

This is your sign to stay ahead of the game — future you will thank you when you’re glowing in every shot, not hiding behind filters. 🌟

Book with Ashlee while she still has some availability!