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  • Do You Need To Take a Multivitamin?

    Grocery stores and pharmacies offer aisles of dietary supplements, including vitamins from A to zinc, all touted to improve your health and well-being. Amid that cornucopia of products are multivitamins, a temptingly simple, one-a-day option to ensure you get a range of vitamins and minerals. Why not give yourself this nutritional safety net?

  • How to Have a Healthy Halloween

    About 4 percent of all candy eaten in the U.S is consumed on one day — Halloween.

  • How To Heal from a C-Section

    Taking care of a newborn can feel overwhelming, and if you had your baby via C-section, it can be even harder as you try to heal. Knowing what to expect can help in your first days and weeks of being a mother.

  • Coping with a Chronic or Terminal Illness

    Nearly 50 percent of adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic health condition, while terminal conditions like heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s are the leading cause of death in the U.S.,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Can a Healthy Diet Prevent Skin Cancer?

    Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and is mainly caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. More than 85 percent of skin cancers are associated with UV exposure — which can come from the sun and other sources such as tanning beds and sun lamps. The UV rays generate molecules — called free radicals — in the body that inflame and damage the cell function and the skin’s DNA. That damage to cells causes changes or mutations to the cells, leading to skin cancer.

  • How Stress Can Sabotage a Healthy Diet

    We all know that stress can have a negative impact on our health, but now a new study indicates that high levels of stress even may erase the benefits of eating healthy.

  • HPV Vaccination: What You Need To Know

    The most recent version of the HPV vaccine has been a game-changer in the fight against this sexually transmitted infection (STI), but who should get it and when?

  • What Is Endobariatrics? How To Lose Weight Without Traditional Surgery

     

  • Not-So-Healthy Foods that May Surprise You

    It’s not surprising that food companies want you to think their newest products are the healthiest options on the market. They understand that consumers increasingly are factoring in nutritional values when making grocery decisions. Their brightly colored labels often use terms like “healthy” and “natural.” But, according to labeling rules, “healthy” may be broadly applied and “natural” is vaguely defined, leaving consumers to fend for themselves in determining the most nutritious choices.

  • What Can I Do About My Heartburn?

    It’s a typical weekday night after dinner. You’re relaxing on the sofa when a burning sensation surges across your chest. You had the same thing happen a few nights earlier, but tonight the pain is joined by a frightening tightness in your throat. Could this be a heart attack? Or maybe just a nasty bout of heartburn? But even if it is “just heartburn,” should you be concerned enough to see a doctor?