sunburn to the basic stomach bu,
there's a lot that can impact
our health in the summertime.
But when do you need to think
about going to a doctor and
when will a Teladoc visit work?
Joining me now to talk about this is Dr.
Tiffany Hendricks from Teladoc Health.
Good morning, Dr. Hendricks.
Good morning. Thank you so much
for having me on this day. Well,
thank you for being here.
And, you know, the first thing I want to
ask you about because a lot of people,
I think, don't always realize
that this is a resource.
Can you tell me about Teladoc Health,
what it's for and how people
can take advantage of it?
Yes, most certainly. With Teled.
It is a telemedicine company,
so that means you can see a docr
over the computer or on the pho.
It just allows things to be more convenient.
Is what it does, allowing you te
able to connect with someone whn
it's the easiest you know thing
you can do when you're at home y
yourself or when you're in the r
in between your visits at work.
And that's such a good resource.
Such a good resource for people.
And one of the phrases that you all use
is virtual first, not virtual o.
So can you also speak to why
primary care is also so importa?
Oh yes, most definitely.
Now, there are actually plenty f
articles that note that having a primary
care provider in the community s
to the longevity, how long we l.
So yeah, we're needed.
We're pretty much needed. And.
Having Teladoc and even some otr
telemessing companies allowing s
to be able to reach those peoplo
at least start the conversation,
get them set up with preventative visits,
mammograms, colonoscopy, screen,
even just the gynecology visits.
Having somebody to talk to that
has some information to help you
go the route way instead of kind
of bouncing around specialist
to specialist hugely important.
And when we say virtual first,
we're meeting that first conversation,
that first getting to know you,
which is the big huge thing you
get with a primary care provide,
and getting you to the speciali.
That's our next step.
If there's something we need too
to get you in for an in person ,
we have the care team that facilitates
that process pretty strenuously.
And talking, you know,
turning back to such a big
deal for us today, the Heat,
Texans, we know this is a thing.
We know we have people who moveo
our area who may be like, what is this?
It is summer only the start of the Heat.
What do our viewers need to know
about preparing for the Heat
that's just going to keep comin?
Yes, yes, I saw that. That's a .
You got all those people walking
in their freedom festival.
That's huge. Biggest thing I thk
people don't pay attention to.
Now we know about the sunscreen,
but your clothing matters.
Your clothing is huge.
There's actually UV ratings fore
amount for the type of material you wear.
So being mindful of that and obviously
not having your all your skin exposed
is actually the better way to g.
Most of us like to get half
dressed when it gets hot.
It actually is not the best way.
So you can actually go to www.com for
skincancer.org and it'll list te
types of materials that are better for
that that heat those high ratin.
Now of course, Sunscript,
everybody knows that we want to
at least an SPF of 30 and above.
And then for certain medical conditions,
you may want to talk to your
primary care provider and make
sure that hydrating more is oka.
But definitely keeping up your water.
Huge, huge.
The more you sweat, the more you lose water.
So you need to put more back in.
And Dr. Hendricks,
one more question for you,
especially for people who may
be used to it, it may not have
their guard where they should.
What are those illnesses and ailments
that people should kind of look out for?
That would be a good indicator t
they need to go to the doctor.
Oh, just period.
OK, now just in the heat, you k,
some of your heart conditions
can't handle too much water.
It's kind of more of where I
was referring to with that.
But yes, chronic diabetes or symptoms
to where you're urinating a lot.
I mean, honestly,
I tell my family members and people I know,
anytime you're experiencing syms
that you can't figure out or,
you know, you're spending
too long thinking about it,
you didn't talk to a provider
about it to try to help you
figure out which way to go.
Dr. Hendricks, thank you so mucr
your time, such valuable information,
especially as we get into those
hot summer days. Thanks so much.
Thank you. Thanks for having me.