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Breast Cancer: 6 Habits That Can Save Your Life
Breast Cancer: 6 Habits That Can Save Your LifeReduce your risk with simple lifestyle changes
Your Risk Factor
As you enter the years of higher cancer risk, your breasts probably cause you some worry now and then. Turn anxiety into action. Some risk factors for breast cancer—such as the age you started menstruating—can't be changed, but these key habits help keep cancer at bay, no ...
Prevention of Choking Among Children
10 simple, practically instant energy boosters
10 simple, practically instant energy boosters
The alarm clock Monday morning is nobody's friend. That early morning blare is our final farewell to the more relaxed tempo of the weekend. But there are simple ways we can put a little spring in our step even on the days we feel dog-tired.1. DRINK WATERDehydration causes fatigue, so stay hydrated to stay bright-eyed. Caffeine can jump start your mot...
Healthy, Energy-Boosting Recipes
Healthy, Energy-Boosting Recipesfor Kid Athletes
Football, soccer, baseball, volleyball, basketball, swimming — many kids spend the year bouncing from one sports season to the next. It takes a lot of energy to fuel all of that running around, so power up your little athlete with these healthy recipes. Our tasty meals and snacks are the perfect fuel for your young athletic star.Want more meal id...
Are your patients injecting insulin properly?
Are your patients injecting insulin properly?Tell them to view our new video on how to inject insulin with accuracy.
The word "injection" can be scary to most patients. However, it can become less frightening when patients are more familiar with how to correctly inject insulin. To help put your patients at ease, we have developed a new, two-minute video, in English and Spanish, with step by step ...
Hate the Gym? How Very French.
Hate the Gym? How Very French.
From the 15th floor windows of my New York City apartment, I have a clear view of a big and many windowed "health center," (aka a four-story gym complex). September is one of the gym’s busiest months. Right after Labor Day, active women, who I hope are incorporating daily outdoor activities with a seasonal summer flavor into their daily routines, flock indoo...
Why is proper eye care so important for diabetic patients?
Why is proper eye care so important for diabetic patients? HHC patients can get the facts from Dr. Navid Hakimian.
In New York City, diabetes is one of the most common causes of blindness. In uncontrolled diabetes, high blood sugar damages the blood vessels in the eyes and throughout the body. HHC’s online Diabetes Wellness Center has been updated with expert eye care advice from Dr. ...
7 Causes of High Cholesterol
7 Causes of High
Cholesterol
Things
to look out for
Do
you have high cholesterol? You're not alone—so do about 100 million other
Americans. High cholesterol comes from a variety of sources, including your
family history and what you eat. Here are some common
causes.
Your
dietEating
too much saturated fat can cause high cholesterol. You will find this unhealthy
fat in foods tha...
10 Easy Food Swaps Cut Cholesterol, Not Taste
10
Easy Food Swaps Cut Cholesterol, Not Taste
Simple
substitutions that you can make to the food you already eat to help fight
cholesterol painlessly.
Want
to cut cholesterol without cutting taste? Most people are afraid that "good for
my cholesterol" means meals that are joyless (and tasteless). However, a
low-cholesterol diet doesn't have to be all oat bran and
tofu.
Here
are ...
Is there lead in your cosmetics?
Is there lead in your cosmetics?
Click on the link below to read the fact sheet about certain products found to contain high levels of lead.
Click Here For Fact Sheet