Category: Healthy Living

How to Manage High Cholesterol and Protect Your Heart

Have you been told you have high cholesterol? Learning how to manage this condition can help you protect your heart.

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What’s the Best Kind of Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes?

If you have Type 2 diabetes, your provider may have recommended that you exercise regularly. But when is the best time? And what should you do? Here are some tips to get you started.

What Every Person Should Know About Stroke Symptoms

Each year, around 800,000 Americans have a stroke, a medical emergency that can have a debilitating effect on the brain and body. Knowing stroke symptoms is the first step toward protecting your health.

Weight-Loss Medications and Bariatric Surgery: What You Need to Know

The hype about newer weight-loss medications is everywhere. Should you take them? Can they help you lose even more weight following bariatric surgery?

How Portion Control and Mindful Eating Can Benefit Your Health

Do you have goals to lose weight or eat healthier? Working on portion control can be a great place to start.

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Filling Your Plate with Foods that Lower Cholesterol

People with high cholesterol have likely received advice from their providers about managing their condition. In addition to taking medications, making heart-healthy lifestyle changes, like losing weight, working out regularly and eating a healthy, nutritious diet, can help.

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Take a Stroll Through the Heart Health Benefits of Walking

You probably know that getting regular exercise is good for your health, but you may have wondered whether walking counts. There’s good news: Yes, walking counts—and there are many heart health benefits of walking.

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Is Gluten-Free Healthy? Learn about Going Gluten-Free

A gluten-free diet doesn’t mean just a bread-free diet. Learn more about this dietary trend, and find out if such a diet is one that could benefit your health.

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Be a Good Role Model: Building a Healthy Lifestyle With Your Kids

You want your kids to grow up healthy and strong. After all, children who learn to make good health decisions today are more likely to make them for years to come. But how do you do it? A healthy lifestyle starts with you.

Woman eating breakfast of yogurt, granola and berries

Breakfast with Diabetes: What’s Best for You To Eat

With a healthy, diabetes-friendly breakfast, you can power up and manage blood sugar levels at the same time.