Advice for Teens: You Can Take Charge of Your Health!
One of the main incongruities that parents face today is the fact that their teens want to live like adults and be treated like adults but many are just not…
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Eat a Balanced Daily Diet
No one should embark on a weight loss program by trying to follow a fad diet that cannot be adhered to over the long term. For weight loss a balanced…
Eating a Heart Healthy Diet
Eating certain foods can increase your risk for heart disease, and though it is often difficult to change dietary habits, eating “heart healthy” is very important for your long-term health. According…
The Unhealthy Side Effects of Stress and What You Can Do About It
Although everyone experiences stress in different ways and for different reasons, the one sure thing about stress is that it has unhealthy side effects on anyone suffering from it. If…
Alzheimer’s disease: Identifying early symptoms
When a 60-year-old tells her nurse she’s been forgetting things — a dinner night with friends, a neighbor’s name, or to call for a grandchild’s birthday, for instance — the…
Can the Mediterranean diet lower risk factors for heart disease?
Eating red meat may have a bad reputation for being bad for the heart, but new research found that lean beef may have a place in healthy diets, after all. In…
Does High Blood Pressure Impact Cognitive Decline?
High blood pressure appears to accelerate cognitive decline among middle-aged and older adults, but treating high blood pressure may slow this down, according to a preliminary study presented by researchers…
Spice Up Your Health
There’s good reason to season: Doctors and dietitians agree that your spice rack can be just as essential as your medicine cabinet when it comes to preventing and treating disease.…
Six Urinary Tract Infection Signs Every Woman Should Be Aware Of
Chances are that as a woman, you’re going to suffer from a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some stage during your life. Because of their anatomy, women have a greater…
New spring allergy sufferer?
Adult onset seasonal allergy is nothing new. This spring, however, primary care physicians are seeing an uptick in the number of cases bubbling to the surface courtesy of a mild…