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Crispbread with Spread and Vegetables
Looking for easy grab and go lunch ideas? Here's a tasty suggestion by Ashlee Wright, a registered dietitian with Orlando Health. Crispbread/Pita
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Recipe: Chicken Niçoise in Lettuce Wraps
In a small bowl, stir together the onion, vinegar, mustard, oil, dilweed, sugar, and pepper.
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How an Outpatient Pharmacy Enhances Your Healthcare
What is the biggest reason to use a pharmacist that works with a hospital? Doing so directly affects the quality of care both provided and received, allowing for true comprehensive healthcare. As an outpatient hospital pharmacist, I have a unique advantage: From the time a patient visits a hospital to the time they go home, I help doctors provide continued care.
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CDC: Obesity is Associated with 13 Different Types of Cancer
About 33 percent of American adults are obese. It’s been well documented that obesity increases your risk for various chronic conditions, including high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and even cancer.
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New Treatments for Lung Cancer
Harnessing the body’s immune system to help destroy lung cancer cells is the goal of new therapies being developed at UF Health Cancer Center — Orlando Health. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women, causing more deaths every year than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined, according to the Cancer Research Institute. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly 80 percent of lung cancers.
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Don’t Forget About Fiber
Your mother may have told you when you were growing up: make sure you eat your fiber! But what is fiber and why is it so important? Fiber is the non-digestible part of plant foods. Our body does not absorb fiber, but it is essential to maintaining our health. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble.
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How To Build Muscle Over 50
As we age, our bodies go through lifestyle and hormonal changes that affect our mobility. Age-related muscle loss, or sarcopenia, leads the list, but it can be slowed — and even reversed — by diet and exercise. Although generally affecting seniors, sarcopenia can begin in your 30s.
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Apple-Carrot-Ginger Smoothie
1/2 apple, cored
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Zucchini Tots
1 heaping cup grated zucchini
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Crunchy Edamame Slaw
Try this simple, make-ahead recipe for any summer gathering, provided by Lisa Cooper, a registered dietitian with Orlando Health.
