--- title: Lone Star Family Health Center News | Lone Star Family Health Communications (21) description: Lone Star Family Health Center is a full service state of the art family health center, non-profit 501(c)3. We pride ourselves on compassionate, individualized, high level preventative and ongoing health care for everyone. 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It is caused by elevated pressure in the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body. T... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hypertension) [![Lone Star Family Health Taking off the Training Wheels Dr Patel Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Rushab%20Patel%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Rushab%20Patel%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/taking-off-the-training-wheels) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Taking off the Training Wheels](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/taking-off-the-training-wheels) Learning to ride the bike is one of the biggest moments for a kid. Taking that first ride without training wheels brings everyone joy and a ... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/taking-off-the-training-wheels) [![Lone Star Family Health Walk With Confidence ](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/billie-5OXE3KjDEfI-unsplash%20(1).jpg?width=500&name=billie-5OXE3KjDEfI-unsplash%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/walk-with-confidence) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Walk with Confidence](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/walk-with-confidence) School is back In session and summer is coming to an end here in Montgomery County. But the Texas Heat is here to stay and we all deserve to... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/walk-with-confidence) [![Lone Star Family Health Children BMI Dr Simpson Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Simpson%203.jpg?width=500&name=Simpson%203.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/what-is-bmi-why-its-important-children-bmi-percentile-score) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [What is BMI and Why Is It Important? Children BMI Percentile Score](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/what-is-bmi-why-its-important-children-bmi-percentile-score) What is a healthy weight? You would not expect it to be the same value for someone who is 6’4” versus someone who is 5’0”. Body Mass Index, ... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/what-is-bmi-why-its-important-children-bmi-percentile-score) [![Lone Star Family Health Brain Awareness Dr Duong Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Lauren%20Duong%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Lauren%20Duong%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/brain-awareness) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Brain Awareness](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/brain-awareness) In 2020, dementia was estimated to affect approximately 50 million people in the United States. This is up from 43.8 million people in 2016,... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/brain-awareness) [![Lone Star Family Health Dr. Santos Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Dr.%20Jonathan%20Santos.jpg?width=500&name=Dr.%20Jonathan%20Santos.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/a1c-and-what-it-means-to-me) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [A1c and What It Means To Me](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/a1c-and-what-it-means-to-me) For many with diabetes the focus is usually on what the sugar value is, but for the physician the focus is on control. Controlling your diab... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/a1c-and-what-it-means-to-me) [![Lone Star Family Health Dr Kaheri Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Mahdi%20Kaheri%2c%20D.O.%20(1).jpg?width=500&name=Mahdi%20Kaheri%2c%20D.O.%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/ptsd) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [PTSD](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/ptsd) Post-traumatic stress disorder, or "PTSD" is a mental health condition that can occur after a person experiences or sees a traumatic event. ... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/ptsd) [![Lone Star Family Health Dr Chang Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Annabel%20Chang%2c%20M.D.%20(1).jpg?width=500&name=Annabel%20Chang%2c%20M.D.%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/heat-exhaustion-and-preventing-it-in-the-summer) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Heat exhaustion and preventing it in the summer](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/heat-exhaustion-and-preventing-it-in-the-summer) Summertime is here! Sunny skies, school breaks, and swimming pools—summer can be lots of fun for the whole family! While you’re enjoying the... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/heat-exhaustion-and-preventing-it-in-the-summer) [![Lone Star Family Health Dr Hopper](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Valerie%20Hopper%2c%20D.O..jpg?width=500&name=Valerie%20Hopper%2c%20D.O..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/water-safety) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Water Safety](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/water-safety) Now that summer is here, the pool is a popular place to cool off and have some fun! That makes it important to talk about pool safety and dr... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/water-safety) [![Lone Star Family Family Health Dr Trinh Author Picture](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Ernest%20Trinh%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Ernest%20Trinh%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hernias) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Hernias](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hernias) Millions of Americans are affected by hernias every year. Since June is National Hernia Awareness Month, it is time to start the conversatio... 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