Literacy is the ability to read and write, but health literacy is the capacity to process information so that we can understand health facts and make health decisions. A person that is literate can have very low health literacy. It’s estimated that only 12% of US adults have a proficient health literacy level. In simple … Read More
{ 3 comments }
Weighing too much increases women’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Being overweight can damage blood vessels, including those in the brain, which play a role in the development of the Alzheimer’s. … Read More
{ 3 comments }
Foods high in sugar aren’t the best choices for you, but sugar and sugary foods do not cause diabetes in healthy people. Making poor food choices, not being active, and gaining too much weight are the major risk factors for type 2 diabetes. … Read More
{ 0 comments }
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated 79 million Americans are prediabetic, a condition that puts a person a risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Yet very few of these people know they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next decade. A recent study published in … Read More
{ 0 comments }
Don’t wash down meds with grapefruit juice. The effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs, some blood pressure medications, sedatives, and immunosuppressive drugs can all be enhanced–to your detriment!–when taken along with grapefruit juice. … Read More
{ 0 comments }
Researchers have shown that cholesterol readings tend to be the highest in winter. That’s a good reason why a diagnosis should never be made based on one set of lab tests. … Read More
{ 0 comments }
What does gluten have to do with church? It is estimated that 1 out of every 133 people may be intolerant to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. For them, gluten can cause bloating, cramping, diarrhea and even damage to the small intestine. The only solution is to eliminate wheat- and gluten-containing … Read More
{ 0 comments }
Myth: Poor dental health has no effect on your unborn baby. Truth: Pregnant women between 14 weeks and 4 months who are deficient in calcium, vitamin D, vitamin A and protein can have infants with poorly developed teeth. Lack of vitamins B6 and B12 during pregnancy increases the risk for cleft lip and palate. Myth: … Read More
{ 0 comments }
Can we spend more time in space? Think about living on the moon or Mars? Four decades of research say that our bones could be standing in the way–more specifically, the bone loss humans experience in space. As early as the Gemini flights, in 1963, we recognized that astronauts experienced significant bone loss during spaceflight. … Read More
{ 0 comments }
