This COVID risk factor is under your control
If the last year has taught us one thing, it’s that having underlying co-morbidities with COVID dramatically increases your risk of serious complications, hospitalization and even death. The “three biggies” here are high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes. But the common denominator underlying all of these is insulin resistance. Insulin resistance drives up your blood glucose level, triggering diabetes as well as stirring up the inflammation in your blood vessels that contributes to high...
- Tags: Blood Sugar, COVID-19, Exercise, General Health
Always hungry? How to quiet your inner dinner bell
While most of us believe that hunger is our body’s way of telling us it needs food, there are other reasons why your inner dinner bell may be clanging. Here are 10 to consider:1- You’re thirsty Many people think that they’re hungry when they’re actually thirsty. Next time you feel hungry between meals, drink a glass of water instead and see if your hunger subsides.2- You’re eating too much saltSalt can trigger both thirst...
Why your weight loss resolution failed AGAIN
If you are among the 45 percent of Americans (which includes a whopping 86 percent of millennials) that made a New Year’s resolution 43 days ago, chances are excellent at that time that you were envisioning a slimmer version of yourself in the mirror by now. Aaaaand…I would have to guess that hasn’t happened. Based on current research, most resolutions are ditched by January 12th (that date has even earned the title of “Quitter’s...
Why you should look in your toilet before you flush
I think it’s safe to say that when most people have symptoms such as intense pain, trouble breathing, fainting, swelling or bleeding, they realize their body is saying something is wrong and it’s probably time to see a doctor. But other times there may be trouble brewing, yet your body is more subtle with the hints it gives you. One way your body tries to tell you, “Hey, something’s not right here” is through...
Never get another urinary tract infection again!
I remember back in 1980 during my first year of college, I got the one and only urinary tract infection that I’ve ever had in my life. And the experience was so horrible, I still remember it vividly 40 years later. I was taking my finals and kept getting this incredible urge to pee. I think the exam proctor suspected I may be cheating and had somebody hiding in the bathroom giving me test...
- Tags: General Health, urinary health, UTI, Women's Health
The perfect formula for a pain-free Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving will soon be upon us! This is a time to be thankful for all our blessings—and considering the challenging year that most of us have had, it understandably may be difficult to recall many “blessings.” But even if times have been difficult for you, if you have a roof over your head, food on your table and people you love, you are blessed. Now, Thanksgiving is an interesting paradox because it starts out...
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