Living Well Blog: Health Articles & Education

Should You Add Hydrogen Water to Your Shopping List?

Supermarket shelves with bottles of water

It’s not news that we should be drinking lots of water each day. Many people find water boring; in response, manufacturers began enhancing water with flavors and nutrients. These waters are known as designer waters and many brands… See more

9 Tips to Help Minimize Getting Sick from the Gym or Studio

Joining a fitness center is probably the easiest, most convenient way to get a well-rounded workout. But exercisers sneeze, cough and breath hard (expelling airborne droplets of germs), leaving most gyms and studios teeming with bacteria and viruses. In fact, the average treadmill, exercise bike… See more

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Cancer

Overweight woman talking to doctor about lab results

Metabolic syndrome is the term used to describe a cluster of risk factors – obesity (particularly excess abdominal fat), high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low good cholesterol (HDL), and insulin resistance -- that raise the risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes,… See more

Are Microplastics Affecting Your Health?

You’ve probably heard of microplastics — a term for small pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size (5 mm is about the width of a pencil eraser). But they can be much smaller.These particles, which can be nearly invisible to the eye and small enough to travel in the air, are a byproduct of… See more

Home Treatment for Painful Plantar Fasciitis

At the masters last year, plantar fasciitis sidelined Tiger Woods. But plantar fasciitis isn’t just an athlete’s problem. It’s a common problem that can develop in anyone, anytime of the year. However, many people are more susceptible to it during the warmer months as they participant in outdoor… See more

Which Is Better for Weight Loss: Plant Protein or Animal Protein?

Plant-based proteins have been trending for at least a decade. Studies suggest foods such as chickpeas, beans, lentils, quinoa, tofu, tempeh, nuts and seeds can be healthier than animal-based proteins like red meats, eggs, fish and poultry in that they can:… See more

4 Tips that Help Make Healthy Snacking Easy

Snacks are a big industry in the U.S. They constitute almost 25 percent of Americans’ calories and account for one-third of daily added sugar, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public… See more

Multiple Sclerosis is Becoming a Disease of Older Americans

About one million Americans live with multiple sclerosis (MS). It’s often considered a younger person’s disease, as diagnoses tend to occur between ages 20 and 40. But you can be diagnosed with MS at any age.When you’re diagnosed closer to age 50, it’s known as late onset multiple sclerosis or LOMS… See more

Mild Cognitive Impairment Missed by Many Primary Care Offices

Have you ever misplaced your glasses? Or walked into a room only to forget why? For years, mild forgetfulness was considered a normal part of aging often triggered by being in a noisy environment, dealing with stress or multitasking.But researchers also think these memory lapses may be an early… See more

Study Finds Methotrexate Helps Ease Hand Osteoarthritis Pain

Methotrexate is an old drug with some seemingly new tricks. For years it has been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and certain cancers as it can slow the immune response and growth of certain cells. However,… See more

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