How A Plant-based Diet Can Help Reduce Racial Health Disparities
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed various racial health disparities in our society. This has been seen with the death rate disparities among the African American community and multiple factors responsible for this. For starters, black people have often had a lower socio-economic status for a long time. This has led to genetic diseases thriving among…
Are Risks to Wellness Decreased with Remote Patient Monitoring?
Most health issues can be avoided with early remote patient monitoring. It’s obvious due to times we like to indulge in the flavors of life without thinking twice. Taking lightly to health concerns is enough to put us in a hospital bed without early tracking and care. Our wellness is almost crippled when taking it…
Things You Should Know About Nutritional Supplements
Making sure that you get the right vitamins and minerals for your body is a vital part of maintaining good health. Nutritional supplements can be a great way to get the nutrients you need, but it can be difficult to know which ones are right for you. Before taking any supplement, it’s important to know…
Staving Off Holiday Weight Gain
Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie, MD Five pounds of weight gain during the holidays is a disproven myth that pops up annually like holiday lights. But before you do a happy dance and pile that extra whipped cream on your pie, you should know two things. One, people do gain weight during the holidays. Two, the extra pounds tend to stick around…
The Benefits of Replacing Red & Processed Meat with Fish
A suboptimal diet has been ranked as the leading risk factor for total global deaths and the second-leading risk factor for global disease burden, but it was only now that scientists could accurately calculate the total health impact of replacing one food with another in the diet. This study used a novel approach to analyze the health impact…
Why Plant-Based Foods Are the Hot New Dietary Trend
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the plant-based food revolution at the grocery store. Plant-based food sales doubled in 2020, and it seems like the numbers will only go up in 2022. But what’s driving this new plant-based food boom? That’s what we’re here to look at. Here are 4 reasons behind the…
Holiday Food Swaps for Health
Try these healthy holiday food alternatives to stay on track. Holiday food can tempt and derail even mindful eaters. From the first Halloween treat to the last glass of New Year’s bubbly, we are bombarded with occasions that tempt us with decadent goodies. This constant parade of rich foods can make the last few months…
Meatless Meat – Just What the Doctor Ordered?
Your Nutritional Moment of Zen Assuming of course doctors ever recommend food… That is not to say that none do, but most don’t. I mean, you might get “You should eat a more balanced diet,” (whatever that is…) or “Eat more vegetables and eat less dessert.” But that’s typically where the dietary advice will stop.…
There’s More to the Honeybee Than Honey: What Exactly Are Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly, and Propolis?
Affectionately known as nature’s sweetener, honey can do wonders for your taste buds and your health. But that’s not all bees can boast! If you’re in the mood to change up your lifestyle and level up your health, consider trying out these other bee creations: bee pollen, royal jelly, and propolis. Bee pollen consists of…
Joint Associations of Genetic Risk and Diet Quality with Incident Type 2 Diabetes
By Bhavana Kunkalikar Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in PLOS Medicine, researchers assessed the impact of polygenic scores and diet quality on type 2 diabetes. Studies have observed unequal distribution in the manifestation of type 2 diabetes in adults. These differences are believed to be based on environmental factors within human populations. Extensive…