A good night’s sleep is undeniably refreshing and revitalizing and is also essential to overall health and well-being. Sleep experts continue to emphasize that healthy sleep is just as important as proper nutrition and regular exercise. Consistently poor sleep has been linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, depression, anxiety, and weakened immune …
Fill your plate with a vibrant, colorful array of fruits and vegetables for a naturally delicious way to meet your daily requirement of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. Plant foods contain natural compounds called phytonutrients, which may have anti-inflammatory benefits that can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases. The US Department of Agriculture 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasizes prioritizing …
For many, foodborne illness is something we associate with a bad restaurant meal or a short-lived stomach bug. But as we move through middle age and beyond, food safety becomes less about inconvenience and more about protecting our health and resilience. With that in mind, we share how adopting a few consistent habits can help significantly lower your risk. Why …
Seasonal allergies affect about one in four American adults, and if you’re among them, you know the routine: weeks of sneezing, congestion, itchy eyes, sinus pressure, and disrupted sleep. The immune system mistakes harmless pollen for a threat, triggering a cascade of histamine and inflammatory chemicals that can feel relentless. The good news is that allergy science keeps advancing. The …
From prevention to precision care, a new wave of research is reshaping what it means to protect your memory and thinking For generations, a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease signaled a one-way journey of irreversible decline that slowly eroded memory, independence, and identity. Over the last decade, though, scientific understanding has expanded dramatically. Today, a combination of lifestyle interventions, …
Modern medicine excels at treating disease, yet true healing can go beyond correcting an abnormal lab value or repairing an injury. It involves restoring wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. Increasingly, we recognize that spirituality is a powerful dimension of health, shaping how people find hope, strength, and meaning in moments of challenge. What Is Spirituality? Spirituality is broader than …
Exercise coach, meditation guru, calorie counter, hearing amplifier, mood lifter, EKG monitor, always-available walking buddy…with 350,000+ apps flooding the marketplace there’s quite literally a virtual assist for every goal you can envision. Health apps offer software to diagnose, track or treat disease, such as continuous glucose monitors which can be worn on the arm to track blood sugar levels, or …
“Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder.” – Henry David Thoreau What is the key to happiness…wealth, fame, professional achievements, influence? According to the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the world’s longest running …
Alcohol and Cancer Risk Our year was off to a sobering start with the advisory on alcohol and cancer risk issued by the Surgeon General in January. The key points, which were concerning, and for at least half of Americans, seemingly unknown until now, included: A direct link was reported between alcohol consumption and higher risk for cancers of the …
Whether you’re a healthy 40-something with a family history of premature cardiac events, a 50-year-old mother who experienced a complicated pregnancy decades ago, or a 65-year-old man whose statin treatment has failed to lower high cholesterol levels, take heart in the growing arsenal of tests and therapies aimed at preventing disease. A long-time advocate for proactive, preventive cardiac care, Dara …