The National Institutes of Health (NIH)- Office of Dietary Supplements, defines vitamin D as a “nutrient found in some foods that is needed for health and to maintain strong bones. It does so by helping the body absorb calcium (one of the bone’s main building blocks) from food supplements.” Healthline explains that vitamin D is
This is the season of giving. It is also the season of holiday parties, food, drinks and festivities. For GERD sufferers, approximately 15 to 30% of the U.S. population, the consequences of such merriment can be painful. GERD is an acronym for gastroesophageal reflux disease and if you have already been diagnosed, you are fully
The winter holidays are traditionally the time perfect for families to gather and celebrate the season of giving. This year, we are all in the fight of our lives as we must take responsible actions to slow the spread of a dangerous virus that led to a global pandemic. With vaccines giving us hope that
This year, due to COVID-19, health experts are all advising against large holiday gatherings and are instead advising that we limit our holiday celebrations to members of our own households and to consider meeting virtually with extended family members and friends. However, we might still be tempted to overcompensate with our food and beverages even
This year has been one of great isolation as we have all lived with a global pandemic and quarantine has become a way of life for most of us. The holidays are not the same this year as we are all asked to limit the way we normally gather with our extended family members and
Last New Year’s Eve, you may have made a resolution to get into shape and to stay healthy. It is now the end of the year and time to make an assessment. Have you? Perhaps, like most people do, you started the year off strong and lost momentum as time went on. Now we are
As an exhausting 2020 comes to a close, the roll-out of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine offers a much-needed reprieve and hope for a world ravaged by a deadly pandemic. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also discussing the Emergency Use Authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as well. While there is much
The National Institutes of Health defines cholesterol as, “a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of the body. Your body needs cholesterol to make hormones and other substances but having too much of it in your blood is linked to higher risks of heart disease and stroke.” With this definition in mind, we
At the 2019 International Stroke Conference in Hawaii, researchers from the University of Kansas School of Medicine presented data they have been analyzing since 2015, of 18,269 stroke patients in the United States. For each patient, they noted: exercise, diet, smoking cessation, body mass index, blood pressure, medication use, and alcohol intake. The researchers concluded
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