Health Conditions
Evidence-based resources to help you achieve a healthier life by managing, preventing, or delaying heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases with medical nutrition therapy, lifestyle changes and self-management skills.Develop intuitive and sustainable habits that will nourish your body, manage your condition, and reduce any unwanted symptoms - all without strict food rules or deprivation.
TV Watching Linked to Heart Disease
Each hour spent watching TV may lead to an 18% greater risk of dying from heart disease if you are of healthy weight and no history of heart disease. Sedentary people who spend more than 4 hours a day watching TV may have a whopping 80% greater risk of death from heart disease. (1) In a study published in BMC ...
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What is Moderate Alcohol Consumption?
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate alcohol consumption is defined as having up to 1 drink per day for women and up to 2 drinks per day for men. This definition is referring to the amount consumed on any single day and is not intended as an average over several days. The Dietary Guidelines also state ...
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How do you spend most of your day? Sitting in front of a computer? Sitting in the car? Sitting in front of the TV? Sitting, sitting, sitting.... All this sitting is most likely the cause of your neck and back pain. Or will be. Sitting puts tremendous pressure and strain on the spine's discs, muscl ...
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Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Having a heart attack increases the probability of having another because coronary artery disease can progress over time. Certain interventions or treatments such as angioplasty, artherectomy and bypass surgery decrease the probability by improving the blood supply but do not cure the disease. In order to attempt to slow do ...
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Nutrition for Eye Health Our eyes require several nutrients to function optimally and maintain its health. In the last 20 years, eye health research has linked diet and nutrition with a decreased risk of macular degeneration (AMD), slowed progression of the disease in those that have AMD, cataracts, dry eye, visual loss ...
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Assess Yourself for Optimal Health
Does your exercise program and diet contain the components for optimal health? Take this quiz then see the answers and explanations below to see how well you did. If you don't know some of the answers, your doctor or Maria can help you find out. Any positive progress on these proven measures will lead to better healt ...
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Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Inflammatory disease is a general term that applies to autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammation disorders in which a person’s immune system attacks the body’s own tissues. One of the biggest tools we have to calm inflammation and improve symptoms in those with autoimmune disease ...
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Post-Mastectomy Exercise Guidelines
What are the exercise guidelines for women who have had a mastectomy? Most likely your doctor will tell you no exercise for six weeks. They don't want you to exercise until any drains and stitches are removed. It's in your best interest to rest and let your body heal properly. After several weeks your doc ...
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Are You at Risk For Cardiovascular Disease?
Cardiovascular Risk Self-Assessment You can reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. Start by becoming aware of your risk factors - the personal characteristics and habits that may increase your chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Some you can't change or control; some you can, by making a few changes in ...
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There can be many different causes of constipation but what you eat will have a direct influence on if you get constipated. You're more likely to be constipated if you eat a low fiber diet. Being inactive, not drinking enough fluids, ignoring the urge to go, and using specific supplements or medications and some underly ...
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Damaging Free Radicals and Super Hero Antioxidants
In cells, oxygen is constantly involved in chemical reactions in which electrons are shifted around. This is called oxidation. In an oxidation reaction, one atom or compound will steal electrons from another atom or compound. This process creates highly reactive, unstable, harmful particles known as free radicals. &nbs ...
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Calcium and Osteoporosis Prevention
Calcium is an important nutrient for people of all ages. Not only is it a major player in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, calcium is also vital to a number of basic body functions and may help in the prevention of hypertension as well. Take this time to evaluate how much calcium you get in your diet. Osteop ...
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