Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. We breathe it every day. "Normal" levels of radon are acceptable; however, long-term exposure to high levels of radon can be dangerous to your health. January is National Radon Action Month. Let's take a closer look and boost our collective...
Glaucoma and cataracts are both eye disorders that can cause vision loss and affect the health of your eye. Although they have some similar symptoms and share some risk factors, they have different causes, treatments, and outcomes. Let’s take a closer look at these two eye...
In the past, cervical cancer was one of the most common causes of death for women. Today, doctors are able to catch and treat cervical cancer much earlier. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and so we're highlighting some important facts to know about cervical cancer...
In the past, cervical cancer was one of the most common causes of death for women. Today, doctors are able to catch and treat cervical cancer much earlier. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and so we're highlighting some important facts to know about cervical cancer...
New Year's resolutions come at weird time of the year: after Thanksgiving gorging, stressful holiday shopping, Christmas cookies, and New Year's Eve drinking. Expecting to then wake up on January 1 and become a whole “new you” doesn't really make sense—but every year millions of Americans...
Everyone goes through it from time to time: the struggle to find the energy to get stuff done when you’d rather stay in bed or do literally anything other than those things on your to-do list. Procrastination and the Death of Motivation hits especially hard and...
Stress levels for Americans are sky-high—higher than that plane you may be about to board on your way to your holiday season destinations. It's been more than a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic (or, for some of us, 28 years—or at least it...
Inflammation can be both good and bad. On one hand, it helps your body defend itself from infection and injury. On the other hand, chronic inflammation can lead to disease. Stress, low activity levels, and foods that cause inflammation can make this risk even greater. (Learn more with...
Inflammation is a natural process—but it is by no means comfortable. Brought on by your body's biological response to harmful invaders—such as disease-causing pathogens—inflammation helps your body heal and defend itself. Helpful as it can be, inflammation can also be very harmful if it becomes a chronic...
Let's face it: Thanksgiving is an eating holiday. You gather, you sit, you eat. It's a time when many of us overindulge in our favorite fatty and sugary comfort foods. Not exactly the easiest time to practice healthy eating. The bigger problem with Thanksgiving is that it's not...
Prediabetes, also known as borderline diabetes, is a condition that develops before a person gets type 2 diabetes. It’s also known as impaired fasting glucose or glucose intolerance. It basically means your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but they’re not quite high enough to...
The "Plate Method" is excellent practice for people who want to exercise more portion control—which is particularly important for people with diabetes. Today we're going to take a look at the Plate Method. And there's some bonus recipes, too! The Plate Method First, grab a plate. Not too...
Most of us have a common understanding of diabetes, the chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. But there's confusion about the types of diabetes. Let's take a look at the similarities and differences between type 1 and type 2...
It's National Healthy Lungs Month, and this week, we're revisiting a list of the best foods to promote—you guessed it—healthy lungs! Our previous list of 10 items included foods that are more common around the household and in the grocery store such as peppers, apples, blueberries...
Our lungs do a lot for us. Even though most of us don't think of the lungs as something we can exercise, it's possible to take steps to help them work better. The air we breathe can be contaminated with many kinds of pollutants. Everything from...