Author: Coastal Pharmacy & Wellness Staff

Our staff specialties range from pharmaceuticals to nutritional health and wellness, to sports nutrition. We are here to share that knowledge. If we don't know immediately, we'll find out. Stop into the pharmacy or nutritional health and wellness department to ask questions relating to your specific needs, or send us an email.

Happy National Kidney Month!

Posted on March 7, 2014
Category: Diabetes

March is National Kidney Month, and as the largest specialty pharmacy resource for transplant services in Maine, we wanted to send some love and appreciation to our fantastic clients and the local transplant medical community. To address the nation’s critical organ donation shortage and improve the organ matching and placement process, the U.S. Congress passed... Read more »
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3 Natural Mood Enhancers

Posted on May 21, 2013
Category: Sleep, Supplements

  Giving your mood a boost can be as simple as getting a good night’s sleep or spending the day in the sunshine. But for people who have more severe symptoms of feeling down, such as seasonal affective disorder or depression, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals or a combination of both may be able to improve their sense... Read more »
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Supplements to Help Manage Blood Glucose Levels

Posted on March 23, 2012
Category: Diabetes, Special Diets, Supplements

When you eat food, your body absorbs the food and turns it into sugar, causing your blood sugar levels, also called blood glucose levels, to rise. Normally, your body releases insulin to combat these increased glucose levels; however, in diabetes, either your body isn’t releasing insulin, or your body isn’t responding to the insulin, causing... Read more »
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Ready to Relax? Tips for Reducing Stress

Posted on April 1, 2011
Category: General Health

  “There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.” – Sylvia Plath – Take a Few Deep Breathes Breathing deeply is great for health and relaxation. Research suggests that breathing slowly for a few minutes a day can lower blood pressure and help... Read more »
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