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Doing Your Heart Good
Achieving cardiovascular health is possible through diet, exercise and supplementation. As a working heart is pretty much the main thing upon which life depends, it is no wonder that heart health is uppermost in the minds of consumers. Achieving healthy heart status depends on many factors, and conversely, there are a number of conditions that ...
Testing Technology Update
Improve the health and well-being of your patients by using data from innovative testing methods to develop personalized treatment plans. People are more self-aware than ever—paying more attention to their bodies’ signals, habits and expressions and overall constitution. This is good news in that they can likely be more eloquent when describing what they are ...
Discovering New Alternatives Within Children’s Health
In a world where medical options seem endless, practitioners provide their take on the holistic choices available to children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, 84 percent of U.S. children ages 5-11 are considered to be in “excellent or very good health,” via a 2016 survey. However, ...
The Skinny on Weight Management
Practitioners can help advise their patients about effective ways to lose and manage their weight. For many people, losing and keeping their weight at a healthy level is one of life’s most daunting challenges. Despite a healthy lifestyle movement sweeping the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 70 percent of ...
Healthy Diet Linked to Healthy Cellular Aging in Women
Eating a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains and low in added sugar, sodium and processed meats could help promote healthy cellular aging in women, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. “The key takeaway is that following a healthy diet can help us maintain healthy cells ...
More Protein After Weight Loss May Reduce Fatty Liver Disease
Increasing the amount of protein in the diet may reduce the liver’s fat content and lower the risk of diabetes in people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism. NAFLD—sometimes referred to as a “fatty liver”—occurs when more than 5 percent of ...
Mediterranean Diet May Help Protect Older Adults from Becoming Frail
An analysis of published studies indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of frailty in older individuals. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggest that a diet emphasizing primarily plant-based foods—such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts—may help keep people healthy and independent as ...
Anti-inflammatory Diets
By Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington College of Health Sciences Nutraceuticals such as curcumin and omega-3 fatty acids are commonly used as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of chronic inflammatory disorders such as arthritis, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), etc. But keep in mind that another effective approach to the treatment of inflammation is diet. ...
Liver Recovery Difficult Even With Improved Diet—But Faster if Sugar Intake is Low
Liver damage caused by the typical “Western diet”—one high in fat, sugar and cholesterol that’s common in developed countries such as the United States—may be difficult to reverse even if diet is generally improved, a new study shows. The research, published in PLOS One by scientists from Oregon State University (OSU), found that a diet ...
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