In addition to turkeys and moustaches, November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. The development and progression of this disease are dependent in large part on lifestyle choices. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the US, and one of the major risk factors for kidney failure and dialysis. Uncontrolled, it increases the chance […]
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February is National Heart Month, of grave importance to Baby Boomers and older adults. Fortunately, heart disease is one that responds well to lifestyle changes–healthy food and exercise. Last year, one of my neighbors shared with me his brush with death, and it mirrors the stories I’ve heard from other heart-disease patients. In his late
Are you starting to cut meat out of your diet? Lots of people I know are now exploring a plant-based diet. For Baby Boomers and older adults, this is an important shift in lifestyle. A healthy vegetarian diet includes foods that are high in nutrient density, while minimizing processed foods, fats and animal products. These
This is something I’m running into more and more frequently now–unfortunately. It’s a condition called pre-diabetes, and it’s affecting millions of Baby Boomers and seniors. In fact, 86 million Americans – more than one in three adults – have pre-diabetes, far more than the 27 million who have diabetes. And 15% – 30% of these
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Can You Answer This Question? WHY? It’s that simple: why do you want to … (insert your answer)? It doesn’t matter if you’re a Baby Boomer who desires to lose weight or a senior who wants to get stronger. The key to your success will be to honestly answer that question identifying your motivation–why do
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Do you find that the “one size fits all” information from diet books just doesn’t provide the nutrition guidance you need to make lasting lifestyle changes? Is the advice too generalized and vague? Looking for a personalized nutrition approach? In a study recently published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that people who
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