Preparing Your New Year Health Checklist

Preparing Your New Year Health Checklist

As 2021 ends, it’s time to take stock of the preventive steps you’ve taken (and haven’t) over the past year, so you can plan for a healthier 2022. What are some relatively simple (but often overlooked) preventive health measures to take? Diet It’s...
How to Lower Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk

How to Lower Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects the way your body processes sugars to use as energy. There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is a genetic condition where your body doesn’t make enough insulin, and it usually shows up...
What to Know About Breast Cancer Prevention

What to Know About Breast Cancer Prevention

Breast cancer will affect one in eight American women over the course of her life. While it’s impossible to predict exact breast cancer risk, certain factors make it more likely you’ll develop the disease. Moreover, misinformation may prevent many women...
Breathe Easy: How to Have Healthy Lungs

Breathe Easy: How to Have Healthy Lungs

You probably don’t think about your lungs regularly unless you have a chronic lung condition like asthma or emphysema. But it’s essential not to take healthy lungs for granted. They’re part of a rather complex system that provides your body with the...
Which Vaccines Do You Need?

Which Vaccines Do You Need?

You may be tired of hearing “vaccine” these days. But while the COVID-19 vaccine has been front and center this year, it’s just as important to stay up-to-date on all your other immunizations. In fact, it’s especially important right now, because millions of...