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  • Six healthy eating strategies for the holidays

    Courtney Southwood|Updated Dec 1, 2021

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 1 in 2 U.S. adults have prediabetes (take a minute to check if you're at risk) or Type 2 diabetes. Now we're all about to enter that annual carb carnival of cookies, cakes, casseroles and eggnog - the holiday season. This can be a challenging time of year if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are just trying to eat healthy. At home, at the office, at family gatherings, our heads are going to be dancing with...

  • If you want to lose weight, just add water

    Courtney Southwood|Updated Oct 6, 2021

    If one of your health goals is to manage your weight, you have a secret weapon in your home right now. It's the free stuff flowing out of your kitchen and bathroom taps. That's right, water! How does boosting your aqua A-game help you lose weight? • It curbs hunger symptoms We often mistake the signs of dehydration for those of hunger: lightheadedness, headaches, muscle cramps, irritability. So the next time you feel this way, ask yourself, "When was the last time I had s...

  • Get an immune system of steel with these three foods

    Courtney Southwood|Updated May 6, 2020

    As a kid, or maybe even as an adult, have you ever wished for a superpower? (My pick? Teleportation!) Nowadays, though, I suspect an increasing number of us would wish for an immune system of steel. For those of us who weren't born with a healing factor or bitten by a radioactive spider, the only known methods for combating COVID-19 effectively are social distancing (give 'em space - six feet!), practicing proper hygiene (i.e., washing your hands for the time it takes to sing...

  • Three healthy foods, three to avoid in 2020

    Courtney Southwood|Updated Jan 29, 2020

    If you're like most people who make a New Year's resolution, you want to eat healthier, lose weight or both. And if you're like most of us, your resolve has already begun to teeter. By Feb. 1, the majority of weight-related New Year's resolutions have been tragically cut down in their prime by unrealistic expectations, fad diets, the frustration of not seeing results and a host of other factors. Don't give up! Make 2020's resolution the one that sticks. It's easier than you mi...

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