Lifestyle
Focus On Health: Womens Fair Offers Screenings, Healthy Lifestyle Tips
MICHIGAN CITY The 12th annual Womens Fair, presented by Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital was held on Tuesday at the Blue Chip Stardust Event Center. Free screenings were provided by IU Health physicians and nurse practitioners throughout the event, offering preventative health measures to women and men. These screenings, and the many other offerings […]
Losing Weight: Lifestyle Changes Trump Any Diet
What’s the best diet for maintaining a healthy weight and warding off chronic diseases? Is it a low-carb diet, a high-carb diet, an all-vegetable diet, a no-vegetable diet? Researchers say you’d be better off just forgetting the word diet, according to an editorial published today (Aug. 20) in the Journal of the American Medical Association […]
Big Soda Battles Image Problem With Healthy Lifestyle Ads
Getty Images / Getty Images For years now, the soda and fast food industry, blamed for rising obesity rates in the U.S., have been battling an image problem. Will promoting healthy lifestyles redeem them? [1] Social responsibility campaigns are nothing new to corporations especially those whose actions or products dont exactly promote admirable or healthy […]
Top 3 Apps For A Healthy Lifestyle
Reliable apps like Health Buddy make it easy to stay fit and healthy. (Thinkstock photo) The advent of the smartphone has made managing your personal health and fitness simpler than ever. With just three apps Health Buddy for instant access to medical information, iDAT to help you keep track of your daily diet and exercise, […]
Healthy Lifestyle Ads From Big Soda: Hypocritical Or Helpful?
For years now, the soda and fast food[1] industry, blamed for rising obesity rates in the U.S., have been battling an image problem. Will promoting healthy lifestyles redeem them? Social responsibility campaigns are nothing new to corporations especially those whose actions or products dont exactly promote admirable or healthy goals (think liquor companies that admonish […]
A Good Night’s Sleep Increases The Cardiovascular Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle
Public release date: 2-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail[1] | Share[2] ] Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu press@escardio.org 33-492-947-756 European Society of Cardiology[4] [3] The public health impact of sufficient sleep ‘could be substantial’, say investigators A good night’s sleep can increase the benefit of exercise, healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption and non-smoking in their protection against cardiovascular disease […]
Senior Circle Promotes Healthy, Active Lifestyle
Click photo to enlarge processed by IntelliTune on 19062013 170745 with script 11*New – Defaut Skin-SUB By Valerie Cranston Special for the Current-Argus A healthy and active lifestyle for seniors is the focus of Senior Circle. The local Carlsbad Medical Center Senior Circle chapter has many programs for its members. Its mission is to encourage […]
Doh Launches Pilipinas Go4health Campaign To Prevent Lifestyle Diseases
Are you eating the proper food? What are the physical activities that you do? How many hours of sleep do you get? How much alcohol or cigarettes do you consume in one day? These are the questions Health Secretary Enrique Ona asked during the launching of a nationwide healthy lifestyle movement, Pilipinas Go4Health, on Thursday […]
Diet And Exercise Are Important Choices For A Healthy Lifestyle
You met Doug and Amy last week and heard their story. I will refresh your memory a bit and then pick up where we left off. As you might recall Doug was having severe health problems, he had been diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome, a cluster of conditions increased blood pressure, high blood sugar level, excess […]
Adoption Of Healthy Lifestyle Low By Individuals With Cvd
Public release date: 16-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail[1] | Share[2] ] Contact: Susan Emigh emighs@mcmaster.ca 905-525-9140 The JAMA Network Journals[4] [3] Among patients with a coronary heart disease or stroke event from countries with varying income levels, the prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviors (such as regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet, and not smoking) was […]