Recent Changes to Blood Pressure Standards: How it may affect you and what to do about it
Most of us have our blood pressure checked each time we visit the doctor. For many of us, this can bring us face to face with...
Folic Acid is Fantastic: Folic Acid Awareness Week promotes healthy diets and outcomes
January 7 - 13, 2018 is being recognized as National Folic Acid Awareness week. You are probably now asking yourself, "Huh? What's so...
Fit and Fun: New Year's Resolutions for Aging Friends and Relatives
Some of the biggest New Year's Resolutions is to become more active, get in shape, or lose weight. Usually, these goals become more...
Reducing Your Risk of Stroke
Did you know that stroke is the nation’s fourth leading cause of death? Stroke, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), happens when blood...
Hypertension: More Than Just High Blood Pressure
Did you know that about 1 in 3 adults in the United States has high blood pressure (hypertension)? This condition often shows no warning...
Food Safety Tips for a Healthy Holiday
Parties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the merriment can change to...
Eat for a Healthy Heart
Making healthy food choices is one important thing you can do to reduce your risk of heart disease—the leading cause of death of men and...
Learning to Live with Diabetes
Each year, 1.7 million Americans, ages 20 and up, are diagnosed with diabetes. People with diabetes have high levels of blood glucose...
5 tips for diet and exercise as you get older
Diet and exercise: we hear about them all the time, but it can be so hard to find the right way to do it. This gets even more true as we...
Great tips for better aging!
Aging is a scary thing, but it doesn't have to be! Learning how to age better and healthier can make all the difference. Check out this...
