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Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Cancer
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
April 16, 2024
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
4 Tips that Help Make Healthy Snacking Easy
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
February 19, 2024
Man preparing healthy snack bowl
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
An Underactive Thyroid Has Ties to Dementia
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
August 26, 2022
doctor performing medical exam on patient
Do you have an underactive thyroid? If yes, you may have an elevated risk of developing dementia as you age, particularly if you’re taking thyroid hormone replacement therapy, according to a study published in an online edition of Neurology. The study is observational, which means… See more
The Type 2 Diabetes Complication You Might Not Be Thinking Of
By A. Alan Reisinger, III, MD, FACP
January 31, 2022
You may not know this, but heart disease is actually the number one complication of diabetes. Having type 2 diabetes doubles your risk for heart disease. Even having pre-diabetes, a diagnosis where your blood glucose levels are above normal but not quite high enough to be considered type 2,… See more
Why Everyone Should Have a Diabetes-Friendly Lifestyle 
June 2, 2021
Lower your diabetes risk by following these 8 easy changes.
In today’s culture, there’s no escape from the pressure to achieve an ideal body. As a result, being overweight can cause significant shame or embarrassment – to the point that some people avoid doctor visits. They don’t want to face the scale, much less a lecture about weight loss, according to… See more
What You Should Know About Stress and Diabetes
June 2, 2021
A support group can help you reduce your stress, which can make managing your blood sugar easier.
Stress is bad for your health – but you probably know that from experience. (If you’ve somehow skated through this life stress-free, we want to know your secrets.) Stress can keep you up all night and cause diarrhea, headaches, fatigue and more.   Stress also harms your health in ways you can… See more
4 Health Issues Women Might Not Think About
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
May 3, 2021
4 Health Risks Women Need to Be More Concerned About
Traditionally, women have been concerned about women’s related health issues – breast cancer, reproductive health, urinary tract infections and osteoporosis. These are legitimate concerns that women should address and discuss with their doctors.  But many women fail to consider other serious… See more
Four Underlying Conditions Related to COVID Hospitalizations
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
April 16, 2021
Conditions Linked to COVID Hospitalizations
Since the beginning of the pandemic, scientists have warned us that chronic conditions raise the risk for serious COVID-19 complications. Scientists have now pinpointed the four cardiometabolic disorders that have accounted for… See more
COVID-19 & Metformin: What Diabetics Need to Know
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
March 19, 2021
Metformin seems to lower risk of COVID deaths
If you have type 2 diabetes, you’re probably concerned about catching COVID-19 and developing serious complications. People with type 2 are at higher risk for serious cases of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. But if you’re taking the diabetes drug metformin, your chances of a COVID-19 related… See more
COVID-19: Why Do Some People Develop Life Threatening Complications?
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
July 17, 2020
Since early 2020, medical and public health professionals have been scrambling to understand COVID-19. So far, a majority of those whose infections were confirmed with testing — 80 percent — had mild symptoms and recovered with little medical intervention, which is obviously great news. … See more

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