Tag: Health Awareness

Talking to doctor about a colonoscopy

Do I Need to Be Screened for Colorectal Cancer?

Don’t sit on this cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is one of the few diseases that can be detected and treated before symptoms appear. But you must be screened in order to catch it.

plant based proteins

Plant-Based Protein Can Meet Your Nutritional Needs

If you choose the right foods, plant-based protein can indeed meet your body’s protein requirements.

Healthy Middle Aged Women

Your Top Priority During Perimenopause? Your Health

As women grow older and approach menopause, many experience weight gain and other health changes due to fluctuating hormone levels. By adopting healthy habits during perimenopause, you can help avoid some of these issues and live your best life as you age.

Man managing stress

Managing Stress When You Have Heart Disease

If you’re regularly feeling overwhelmed, it’s time to consider ways for managing stress in your life. This is especially important if you have heart disease.

Runners with Healthy Feet

5 Ways for Runners to Have Healthy Feet

Runners: Here are 5 tips on how to reach the finish line with healthy feet.

Parenting and Mental Health

Parenting and Mental Health: Building Your Toolkit

It can be easy to keep track of your child’s physical health, but you may know less about their mental health. Fortunately, there are approaches that can help you manage your child’s mental health, including the four essential tools of a “mental health toolkit.” With these tools, you can promote positive mental health and prepare your children, and yourself, to cope with difficult times.

Parathyroid Glands

Understanding Parathyroid Disease

Parathyroid disease affects the way your body manages calcium. Left untreated, serious health conditions can occur. Learn the symptoms and treatment options.

Stress Management

COPD Management and the Importance of Taming Stress

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, can complicate breathing and affect the quality of your everyday life. These issues may cause anxiety and stress which can make COPD worse. That’s why controlling stress is a key part of COPD management.

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Diabetes During Pregnancy

Having a baby is a natural process that’s usually safe and free of complications. However, when you have diabetes, a simple pregnancy can become a lot more complicated.

Women talking after exercising

How Exercise Helps Breast Cancer Prevention and Recovery

Exercise helps the body prevent diseases, heal faster, and boost energy and mood. For people at risk for breast cancer, regular exercise and a healthy diet helps with prevention, post-surgery survival and reducing side effects during and after treatment.