Living Well Blog

September 15, 2025
High-intensity interval training, also known as HIIT, has emerged as an effective and time-efficient exercise strategy, offering health benefits that extend beyond traditional workout routines. Studies have demonstrated that HIIT can deliver remarkable improvements in cardiovascular health,… See more
August 14, 2025
Do you take a multivitamin? What about supplements or protein powders? B12? Fish oil? Vitamin D?
Most importantly: Does your doctor know what you take?For more than a century, scientists and doctors have known the role that certain substances play in our body and how those substances, which… See more
July 16, 2025
Over the years, red meat, salt, eggs, bread, potatoes, peanut butter, coffee and dairy have all been on the ‘don’t eat’ list when it comes to a healthy diet. But has science got it wrong? The answer is yes … and no. Research is increasingly pointing to the benefits of these and other ‘unhealthy’… See more
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
April 17, 2025
Around 80 percent of people who try to lose weight fail. They either don’t achieve their desired results or they gain back the weight they loss.Weight loss can be a long, tricky process. But your weight loss efforts probably weren’t a waste of time.When you tackle weight loss by exercising more,… See more
March 21, 2025
Do you prefer to stay at home instead of meeting up with friends? Are you a loner who prefers to get lost down rabbit holes online than talk on the phone? Don’t go to church or belong to active social groups? If so, you may be risking your health. Even for the otherwise healthy, lack of social… See more
March 21, 2025
The social ties we develop – between ourselves, our family and our friends — shouldn’t be taken lightly. There’s an ever-growing body of scientific evidence that supports these social connections and highlight the negative health effects when those bonds break. Social disconnection is now… See more
February 24, 2025
Many of us can relate to German composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach when he said: “Without my morning coffee, I'm just like a dried-up piece of roast goat."Most of us feel that way because the country seemingly runs on caffeine: 93 percent of Americans consume caffeinated beverages, 75… See more
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
February 19, 2025
Many Americans use self-monitoring technology such as pedometers, continuous glucose monitors, heart rate monitors and home blood pressure machines. In fact, Informa Tech Target reports that roughly 40 percent of American adults use healthcare-related apps and 35 percent are wearing devices — 92… See more
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
February 18, 2025
It’s not news that heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death worldwide. However, what is new is the connection found between heart disease and breast cancer, a leading form of cancer.When researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center assessed data collected between 2009 and 2020 from… See more
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
January 24, 2025
Most people want to live a healthy lifestyle. As many as 87 percent of Americans agree that they would like to take steps to… See more