Many things you can do to improve your general overall health and wellbeing are also proven to positively impact gut health. These include lifestyle efforts like getting regular exercise, eating less sugar, reducing stress and quitting smoking. 

But there are additional specific things you can do for improved gut health. 

Here are six tactics you can take for a healthier gut.

What are we referring to when we talk about a healthy gut or digestive system? It’s a combination of several factors such as: 

Every 3.2 seconds someone in the world is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This is a debilitating form of dementia that deteriorates cognitive skills and memory. 

Unfortunately, cognitive health tests are usually conducted once symptoms have begun. Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t have early detection screenings like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers have. Instead, doctors use a series of tests to assess: 

If there’s something good you can say about processed foods, it’s this: They are popular because they’re convenient. Processed foods can be less expensive than whole foods and homemade variations. And they can typically be prepared, served and cleaned up quickly and easily. 

Unfortunately, that’s where the pros stop and where the cons take over – and the cons are not good. 

Do you like sleeping in on the weekends? Many of us look forward to staying under the covers on our Saturdays and Sundays, especially after a late night or a long week. The extra shuteye helps us recover from missed sleep during the week.

Or so we think. Unfortunately, this kind of inconsistent sleep pattern has consequences for our health – from our relationships to our diet, and, perhaps most importantly, our heart. And trying to catch up on the weekends doesn’t seem to help.

After reviewing all the nominees who became official members of the MDVIP Ambassadors Club last year, the committee selected three grand prize ambassadors. We thank all of the deserving practice ambassadors who provided an extraordinary experience for their members. Please join us in a virtual round of applause and standing ovation for:

A cancer diagnosis is no longer an automatic death sentence. Modern medicine has many options in its treatment toolkit to tackle different types of cancer – and the field continues to advance. The goal of treatment is to cure, shrink or halt the progression of a cancer through the use of medications, therapies and surgery.

Once a cancer diagnosis is confirmed, specialists now can use biomarker testing that analyzes genes, proteins, and other substances to gain information to help determine which treatment combination is best.

Some cancers cannot be prevented, and scientists continue to study why some people develop them and some don’t. But health experts at leading medical institutions agree that lifestyle choices play a huge part in lowering your risk.

At the Harvard School of Public Health, scientists estimate that up to 75 percent of deaths from cancer in America are preventable if we just pay more attention to our health, get regular screenings and make critical lifestyle improvements – the following being the most important.

Have you ever heard of a “food swamp”? Researchers coined the term in 2009 to describe a typically low income community, that’s fraught with:

• Fast food restaurants
• Gas stations
• Donut shops
• Convenience marts
• Package stores

 They often emerge in regions deemed as food desserts, i.e., areas that lack the availability of healthy food choices. 

American hearts are in trouble with the pandemic and a resurgence of smoking among some groups to blame.

Newly released statistics from the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health paint a sobering picture of America’s heart health. This is especially prevalent among minorities, including those of African, Caribbean, Asian and Hispanic descent.