health and medical By Erik and Jenny Mabus Erik and Jenny Mabus, owners of Bayard Pharmacy, have been residents of Dover for the past 10 years. Erik Mabus has been a registered pharmacist since graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. He has held multiple management and supervisory positions within the retail pharmacy industry. Jenny Mabus has worked in pharmacy as a technician, but also has talent in interior design. Jenny is responsible for the very warm, friendly and inviting feel of Bayard Pharmacy. Both owners are dedicated to providing the residents of Dover with the highest level of customer care possible. The owners have also created a charity fund, Bayard Pharmacy Cares, which will provide 25 cents to a local charity for every prescription filled through their pharmacy. Located at 202 West Loockerman (corner with Governors Ave), the pharmacy is readily accessible to local residents, business men and women and government employees. Website – www.bayardrx.com. Phone 302-724-4497.
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Are you a weekend warrior? You know what I mean...work all week long and get little to no exercise at all, then the weekend comes and you have a thousand “have to’s” and “want to’s” to squeeze into those precious 48 hours. Is your weekend filled with plans of gardening, mowing the lawn, pulling the weeds, sports activities with your friends or children, hiking or other physical activities? Or maybe you have a huge shopping day planned with friends? You know the type of day I am talking about. You go from store to store and accumulate bags upon bags of merchandise. Before you know it you are carrying more weight than you are accustomed to and the next day you wake up with muscle stiffness and pain throughout your shoulders and back.
ping excursion planned, make sure your shoes fit properly and offer support and comfort. Is the tread still capable of giving you traction when needed? If you will be on your knees gardening or pulling weeds then make sure to have comfortable padding for your knees. Also, just as important as anything else, you need to plan rest periods. Take a break and rehydrate.
condition. For diabetics normal physical exercise and activity is great to add to your life style but exercise in extremes without proper monitoring of your sugar levels could lead to dangerously low blood sugar levels that may land you in the emergency room.
over the counter treatments for you if you do experience some minor aches and pains. Muscle rubs, ibuprofen and acetaminophen are all common remedies for aches and pains. It’s also a great idea to keep ice packs and elastic wraps on hand just in case. Even though most over the counter medications are considered safe there are patients and circumstances where not all over the counter medications are right for all patients. Please ask us for advice. That’s why we’re here.
Remember, exercise and physical activity is great for you. Go for it, but prepare yourself. If you have medical conditions speak Muscle strains and back spasms to your doctor first. Call your can be uncomfortable but there pharmacist if you have questions are other issues even more impor- about your medications. Your tant to consider. Are you physipharmacist can also recommend cally capable of handling the activity that you are planning for the weekend? Do you have medical conditions that can be worsened by excessive physical stress? If you have diabetes, Exercise and physical activity is a heart condition, high great for the body, but it must be blood pressure or other We accept most major insurance plans, including Medicare Part D, in doses that your body is ready serious medical condito handle. Pushing too hard or tions you should speak Tricare and Medco! warming up too little is often the with your physician reason why walk-in clinics are about any limitations for Our retail shop carries groceries, over-the-counter medications, over run by middle age Ameriyou. Follow their advice. gifts, greeting cards, household goods, and much more! cans. Come Monday morning Some medications may the pharmacies are busy filling also limit your ability to Transferring prescriptions is easy...our pharmacist does all the work all the new prescriptions to get carry out your weekend these same patients through the plans. Speak to your for you! week in less pain and discomfort. pharmacist about your Many of these office visits and medications. Certain trips to the pharmacy could be medications can make avoided if only people would the skin more sensitive take a few minutes to prepare to the sun leading to themselves. burning or rash. Other medications can cause 202 w. Loockerman Street Preparing for exercise should orthostatic hypotension Dover, DE 19904 include some form of warm-up. which can cause diz302-724-4497 For most people a short walk ziness or fainting when and some mild stretching of our you get up quickly from www.bayardrx.com muscles and joints should suffice. sitting or kneeling. This is “Like” us on Facebook! Additionally you need to make even worse in the heat Hours: M-F 8:00 to 6:30, SAT 9 to 1, SUN Closed sure you have proper equipment. when you are squatting If you are hiking, playing sports or frequently. Dehydraeven if you have an all-day shop- tion will also worsen this
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