A Healthy You

Reasons to Choose Our Practice for Your Primary Care
You lead a busy life with a long list of obligations. You often forget to take time out for yourself. You know that you need a primary care physician, but you don’t know when you are going to have a chance to go down the long list of providers in your area. If you are […]

Why Routine Dental Care is Important
Taking care of your teeth properly needs more than brushing and flossing morning and evening. If this were all that is needed to keep your teeth in top shape then you would hardly ever need to go to the dentist. However, good oral health requires more attention than that. Many people will wait until some […]

Learn About Healthy Ways to Maintain Your Weight With Our Weight Management Class
Getting to your ideal weight and maintaining it is a challenge. If it wasn’t, there wouldn’t be all those diet products and exercise videos on the market. All too often, people think there is a one-size-fits-all solution to trim away unwanted pounds. It isn’t that simple. If you are struggling to get your weight where […]

Proudly Offering Women’s Health Services in Atlanta
As a woman, you have been on a journey in life that is often misunderstood. It began when you reached puberty and your first menstrual cycle. It continued throughout your childbearing years. As you approach middle-age, you will experience many changes, and the aging process only makes matters worse. The good news is women’s health […]

Expert Menopause Care: Improving Health and Quality of Life
Menopause happens to every woman who lives long enough to reach it. Expert care during that transition does not happen for every woman, and the difference often comes down to factors unrelated to symptoms: your zip code, your insurance status, or whether a provider takes the time to ask the right questions. At Southside Medical […]

Everything You Need to Know About Oral Cancer Screenings
Every time you settle into the dental chair at Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, one of the first things your dentist does is check for oral cancer, often before you even mention a concern. Most patients never notice it happening. The exam takes a couple of minutes, and it can catch a disease years before […]

Eye Exams in Atlanta, GA: How to Protect Your Vision and Eye Health
Taking care of your eyes is one of the kindest things you can do for your whole body, and it starts with just a simple exam. You don’t have to wait until something feels wrong, because eyes often need attention long before that. Instead, you can schedule regular exams at Southside Medical Center. We have […]

Internal Medicine vs. Family Medicine: Which Doctor Is Right for You?
Choosing a primary care doctor shouldn’t feel like a complicated process, but it often is because of confusing labels and misinformation. At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, we want the first step to be simple and clear, and we are here at every stage to help you make the right decisions for you and your […]

How to Minimize Your Risk of HIV/AIDS Contact and Infection
From grade school sex education to public programs and beyond, HIV and AIDS education has boomed since the 1980s, and

How Diet Impacts Blood Sugar Levels: A Beginner’s Guide
Blood sugar levels are an important aspect of overall health, especially for those managing diabetes, those at risk of developing