Follow Friday
Posted on March 12, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise | Leave a Comment
Follow Exercise is Medicine on Twitter. Here’s their vision:
To make physical activity and exercise a standard part of a disease prevention and treatment medical paradigm in the United States.
For physical activity to be considered by all health care providers as a vital sign in every patient visit, and that patients are effectively counseled and referred […]
Limit Soft Drinks
Posted on February 14, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | 1 Comment
“The bottom line is that limiting consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks can help in maintaining a healthy weight, which in turn will reduce risk of many types of cancer and other serious diseases.”
– Eric Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the American Cancer Society, via here.
Just another reminder to take care of ourselves and to […]
Your High Blood Pressure and What You Can do Right Now to Lower It
Posted on February 2, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Blood Pressure, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment
“Lifestyle changes can help you control and prevent high blood pressure - even if you’re taking blood pressure medication.”
– via Mayoclinic.com
I know I’ve talked about this before about a thousand times, but it’s still important. You can do something about high blood pressure. You can start right here and right now (don’t have high BP? […]
Prevent Breast Cancer
Posted on December 15, 2009 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment
In last Sunday’s newspaper insert of Parade Magazine, I read an article called “Preventing Breast Cancer” by Dr. Ranit Mishori. This article talked about a report recently published by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). After reviewing more than 900 studies of the links between lifestyle habits and cancer prevention, the report concluded:
“Women can cut […]
Consequences
Posted on December 3, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Weight Control, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment
“The primary concern of overweight and obesity is one of health and not appearance.”
–via Office of the Surgeon General
Check out all the health consequences of being overweight or obese. There are a lot. Some will be familiar and some might be a surprise.
Even though we know the consequences, it’s still difficult to change our unhealthy […]
Diabetes
Posted on June 11, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments
Interesting graph. Learn more about diabetes and how to prevent it from the CDC here.
National Stroke Awareness Month
Posted on May 5, 2009 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. In honor of that, let’s talk about strokes and how to prevent them.
A stroke happens when the blood supply to the brain is cut off or when a blood vessel leading to, or in the brain, bursts. When the brain tissue does not get enough oxygen, it begins to […]
Pass the Salt
Posted on March 16, 2009 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | Leave a Comment
“Some salt is crucial for good health, of course — to regulate blood pressure and assist with muscle and nerve function — but too much (that is, at the levels we currently consume) can lead to hypertension, heart disease and stroke.”
– Eating a Bit Less Salt Can Be a Big Health Boon, from Time Magazine […]
Revisiting Nutrition Info on Menus and Menu Boards
Posted on March 11, 2009 - Filed Under Nutrition | 8 Comments
Last July I wrote about nutrition info being put onto menus in New York and also the reactions to the nutrition info.
I bring this up today because this morning in the local paper I read about a new bill that would require chain restaurants in Utah to post nutrition info.
Here’s the article.
I still like this […]
Risk Factors for Heart Disease and How To Improve Them
Posted on February 24, 2009 - Filed Under Heart Health, Prevention | 4 Comments
Here are “Risk Factors Associated with Coronary Heart Disease”1 and how to improve them. [If this is too small to read, use your browser’s zoom function].
Look at the “Nonmedication Methods to Improve” column. Any common methods in there?
Ok, perhaps this is over-simplified, but for most people, these methods will reduce the risk of heart disease.
Lifestyle does matter.
Philip E. […]
