5 Heart Health Tips for the Holidays
(Family Features) Food, drinks, gifts and time with family make the holidays a merry occasion for people across the country. However, all that celebrating can sometimes become a distraction from…
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Prunes as Food-Based Intervention for Bone Health
Eating just 5-6 prunes each day improves bone health. Prunes beneficial impact on bone health has become apparent in recent years through multiple research studies. Now, in a newly published…
6 Key Tips To Stay Healthy During Summer
If you have taken care of yourself through autumn, winter, and spring, then you have the hardest months ahead of you. Summer is that time of the year when healthy…
Tips to Become a Healthier You
Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, shares a few simple tips to become a healthier you. Statistics show that one in eight women in the U.S. will…
Prune’s role in bone health and digestive health
More than a simple snack, prune’s have achieved superfood status due to their known benefits on bone, digestive, and cardiovascular health. Now, two new studies add further evidence to confirm…
Nix Stress and Inflammation From Your Diet and Your Life
As busy and productive people with over-scheduled, stressful lifestyles (sometimes combined with little quality sleep and poor eating habits) it is no wonder so many of us feel drained from…
How to Train Safely for a 5K
Love it or hate it, running is an efficient, accessible form of exercise that provides a host of physical, mental and social benefits. But the only way to begin enjoying…
Only Seven Percent of Adults Have Good Cardiometabolic Health
Less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requiring urgent action, according to research led by a team from the Friedman School…
How does diabetes affect the heart?
The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising. While many may not realize it, having diabetes comes with a higher risk for heart disease. Research has shown that people with Type 2 diabetes are up to…
Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to Dementia
Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, affecting thinking and behaviors as you age. But what if you could stop this degenerative…