Health Tips

Healthy meals that include fresh vegetables can provide your body with key nutrients like fiber, potassium, folic acid and vitamins A and C. Increasing fresh produce in your diet also may help with weight control, blood pressure, and reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke. However, the way you prepare and cook your veggies…

Menopause is a natural stage in all women’s health around the ages of 40 to 55. It occurs when the ovaries stop producing estrogen and progesterone, which can come with a variety undesirable side effects, such as trouble sleeping, hot flashes and irregular periods. However, a lesser known side effect is that menopause can also…

An older adult falls every second of every day. The older you are, the higher your risk for a fall. This is important to doctors because falls are the number one cause of injuries and death from injuries in older adults. Seniors are at higher risk due to a number of factors, such as side…

If you are diabetic, you are at increased risk for cardiomyopathy, or the thickening of the muscles in the heart which impacts the heart’s ability to pump blood.  It is detectable and treatable, but cardiovascular disease is still a big concern for those with diabetes, accounting for about two out of three diabetic deaths. Signs…

It’s surprising to hear how little sleep some people think they need to function. You may feel well rested, or rely on coffee to get you through, but sleepiness is not the only sign of not getting enough rest.  If you are a self-proclaimed night owl and routinely get less than seven hours of sleep,…

Coughing is your body’s way of protecting your airway by clearing it of irritants and thus protecting it from infection. But not all coughing signals an infection. Duration The key factor is the duration of the cough. If you have been coughing regularly for more than three weeks, it is less likely to be related…