Health & Fitness
Benefits of a Custom Nutrition Program for Your Lifestyle
Diets aren’t one-size-fits-all, so it’s much better for you to have a custom nutrition program. Unlike fad diets, these programs are made specifically for you. They can help you feel better, reach your goals easier, and help you lead a healthier lifestyle. No matter what your goals are or how busy your schedule might be,…
Read MoreOne in Seven Face Catastrophic Spending on Insulin
Older people with low family incomes face the greatest risk for high out-of-pocket spending relative to income. (HealthDay News) — One of every seven people in the United States who filled an insulin prescription in 2017 and 2018 spent more than 40 percent of their post-subsistence family income on insulin alone, according to a report…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreAre 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…
Read MoreThings 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…
Read MoreStaving 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read MoreHoliday 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…
Read MoreMeatless 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.…
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