Living Healthy

Lower Your Blood Pressure, Save Your Eyesight How Hypertension Can Lead to Vision Loss

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the long-term effects of high blood pressure (also called hypertension), can be detrimental to eye health, as various conditions can develop as a result. AHA explains that hypertension occurs when “your blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is constantly …

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Global Employee Health & Fitness Month: A Healthy Workforce is a More Productive Workforce

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month (GEHFM), is an international observance, held every May, that “promotes the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to employers and their employees through workforce health promotion activities and environments.” Its mission is to make “healthy the norm.” Employers are encouraged to challenge their employees during this month to health and …

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National Women’s Health Week: A Reminder to Women to Prioritize Their Own Health

National Women’s Health Week (NWHW), is celebrated each May starting on Mother’s Day. It is a reminder to women to take care of their own health, as they are often the caretakers of everyone else. Sponsored by the Office of Women’s Health, under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this awareness campaign aims …

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Food Allergies Can Be Deadly Learn the Signs

According to the organization, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), food allergies occur when “your immune system overreacts to a harmless food protein-an allergen.” FARE explains that food allergies can be mild to severe and potentially life-threatening, leading to the startling statistic of a food allergy sending someone in the United States to the emergency …

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