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- Sweet Surrender: Is Sugar Off the Table for Healthy Eaters? November 20, 2017Continue Reading
As we become more aware of what comprises healthy eating, sugar is increasingly viewed with a wary eye. Evidence is mounting that a sugar-filled diet – and the resulting weight gain – can lead to increased ...
- Hepatitis C Testing Recommended for All Baby Boomers November 20, 2017Continue Reading
It’s called ‘the forgotten virus,’ but after a sustained advertising campaign and years of strong recommendations for testing by the Centers for Disease Control it’s almost certain that the liver-damaging Hepatitis C will be remembered…and for good reason. All people born between ...
- Stressed Out? A Guide to Signs, Symptoms November 20, 2017Continue Reading
“I think that you will all agree that we are living in most interesting times. I never remember myself a time in which our history was so full, in which day by day brought us new objects ...
- The Healthy Aging Brain: Making Strides by Taking Strides November 20, 2017Continue Reading
“Walking is man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates
Put away the handheld brain games and turn your focus from lifelong learning to lifelong walking. The road to sustaining brain health is an active one and taking that first step, followed by ... - A Quick Spin on Dizziness, Vertigo and Other Balance Disorders November 20, 2017Continue Reading
Common, rarely life-threatening, but very unsettling, an attack of dizziness or vertigo can send your world into a spin with simple acts like turning around to back up a car, bending down to tie ...
- Healthy Eating: From Food Pyramid to MyPlate November 20, 2017Continue Reading
Nutritionists Weigh in on Healthy Eating
Picturing a healthy meal has never been more accessible, thanks to the ubiquity of visual aids such as MyPlate, successor to ...
- Got Milk? Or Calcium Supplements? Or Neither? November 20, 2017Continue Reading
Calcium, so essential to strong bones and teeth, as well as nerve transmission, muscle contraction and blood clotting, can be in short supply as we age. Exactly how much is needed of this important mineral, and Vitamin D, ...
- Aging Well, Aging Healthy…a continuing series November 20, 2017Continue Reading
As almost 10,000 Baby Boomers officially become senior citizens each day, the focus on preventing and treating age-related ailments becomes distinctly more urgent. HealthWise presents an ongoing look at research that provides ...
- Salt Shake Down: Sodium Reduction is on the Table November 20, 2017Continue Reading
Turkey sandwiches…soups…deli meats. Are these the building blocks of a healthy meal or stealthy contributors of excess sodium? Both, according to experts, but improved versions are in the works, thanks to June 2016 Food ...
- Bring It Down: Healthy Blood Pressure Numbers May Go Even Lower November 20, 2017Continue Reading
If you’ve ever wondered why a blood pressure check is part of almost every visit to a doctor’s office, consider what is communicated through the familiar black cuff in just a few seconds. The force of blood ...