Strength Training
What is Strength Training? Strength training, also called resistance training, is an important part of any exercise program. Strength training is a type of exercise that causes your muscles to...
Category: Health
Preventing Complications with Health Screenings
Health screenings are the best way to identify diseases in the earliest stages before the onset of signs and symptoms. Even when you are feeling well, it is important to schedule regular checkups...
A Teenager’s Nutritional Needs
Have you heard of the saying, “You are what you eat”? The body is in a rapid growth stage from puberty through early adulthood. As you age, you make more choices that affect your body...
Diabetes and Eye Health
What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a condition that causes your blood sugar to rise higher than normal and can affect the whole body. People who have diabetes may not be able to produce insulin, or they...
Las meriendas saludables para la diabetes
This is also avaiable in English HGIC 4126 Heatlthy Snacking with Diabetes La diabetes es una condición crónica que hace que los niveles de azúcar en sangre sean más altos que lo normal. Los altos...
Navigating Healthy Choices Using Nutrition Labels
What is a Nutrition Label? Nutrition labels are essential informational tools found in most packaged foods. Their primary purpose is to provide consumers with detailed information about the...
Healthy Snacking with Diabetes
This is also available in Spanish HGIC 4126S Las meriendas saludables para la diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes higher than normal levels of sugar in the blood. High blood sugar...
Diabetes
Diabetes can be a debilitating chronic condition characterized by elevated blood glucose levels attributed to an inability to produce enough insulin or properly use insulin. Over 37.3 million...
Diabetes and Oral Health
Proper oral hygiene is an essential part of living a healthy life. For those with diabetes, this is especially important to remember, as having elevated blood glucose could increase the risk for...
¿Cuáles comidas debo seleccionar para promover la salud?
English Version Seleccionar comidas para ayudar con enfermedades crónicas y promover la salud general puede ser difícil para los consumidores. Los supermercados llenos de productos que muestran...
The Gut Microbiome and Its Role in Health
Your gut microbiome could cause disease or make a disease get worse. The gut microbiome is a combination of bacteria, viruses, protists, and other microorganisms that live in your gut. Bacteria is a...
Get Your Calcium-Rich Foods
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate dietary recommendations describes the Dairy Group to include milk, yogurt, cheese, lactose-free milk, fortified soy milk, and yogurt. This group...