Diet and exercise are the foundations of overall wellness. Considering our new normal plays out in the middle of a pandemic, getting started or continuing on a health journey can be challenging. In our two-part blog series, “A Healthier You,” we begin with eating well and how to be successful in your weight loss journey. …
Over 34 million people in America have diabetes. It can affect many different parts of the body. It is associated with severe complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-limb amputation, and more. It is the leading cause of limb loss, affecting over 65,000 people annually. A foot ulcer precedes 85% of diabetes-related amputations. …
Diabetes affects over 34 million Americans. The risk factors differ for each. For type 1, family history and age raise your risk of developing it. With type 2, obesity, family history, inactivity, and prediabetes plays a role. No matter the type, managing your diabetes is an essential part of living a healthy life. The A1C test …
Halloween is a holiday many look forward to each year. It symbolizes the changing of the weather, leaves, and kicks off the holiday season. The trademarks of Halloween have been all things pumpkin, spookiness, and of course, candy. While candy can be eaten any other day of the year, it is the thing kids look …
October is Liver Awareness Month, and it celebrates and creates awareness for the body’s second-largest organ. The liver filters everything we eat and drink, performing over 500 vital functions for the body. The health of your liver is essential in the overall health of your body. However, many diseases affect the liver that show no …
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS is a hormonal health condition that affects around 10 million women worldwide. PCOS is a leading cause of female infertility with symptoms that affect the body physically and emotionally. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), also referred to as fatty liver, occurs when excess fat in the liver causes inflammation and …
2020 has no shortages of obstacles, and just when clear one, another pops up in the view. No one thought the virus would extend into summer, much less into the school year. Yet here, parents and caregivers are facing another heart-wrenching choice. Do you send the kids to school or keep them home with remote …
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, or better known as blood sugar, is too high. Your main source of energy is your blood glucose and it comes from the food that you eat. Sometimes your body doesn’t make enough insulin or doesn’t use insulin well. Insulin is made by the pancreas, …
2020 has been one for the record books, that’s for sure. The COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and businesses, mandated people work from home, and instilled a fear that has us waiting for the “murder hornets” to appear any day now. Add children to the mix, and shake in some distance learning, and this year can …
Newly discovered ways to detect and manage various medical conditions aren’t automatically made available to the public. Clinical trials help determine if these new options are safe and effective in the human body. In this blog, we’re reviewing some of the advantages of participating in a clinical trial. Although everyone measures satisfaction a bit differently, …
