by Nicole Christensen | May 17, 2018 | Care News
As healthcare evolves, doctor’s visits have only gotten more complicated. When was the last time you managed to finish an appointment without receiving a litany of things to remember: don’t eat this food; do eat this food; exercise more; take this medication at...
by Nicole Christensen | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Reminder to Have ‘The Talk’ in Honor of Healthcare Decisions Day April 16 was Healthcare Decisions Day – a great reminder to have “the talk” with your loved ones. Better late than never is an adage that applies to many situations – but it’s a bad policy when it...
by Nicole Christensen | Apr 11, 2018 | Care News
There are more than 304 million people in the United States of America, and each of us is unique. A little more than half of us are women; about a third of us identify as a racial or ethnic minority. Around 12% of us are living with a disability, while 14.5% of us...
by Nicole Christensen | Mar 13, 2018 | Daily Health Tips, Uncategorized
“When ‘I’ is replaced with ‘we,’ even illness becomes wellness[1].” Human beings have always recognized themselves as social creatures. From an evolutionary standpoint, survival depended on social structure and being part of a group. But in recent decades, evidence...
by Nicole Christensen | Mar 8, 2018 | Daily Health Tips, Uncategorized
You Are What You Eat. Choose a Diet That’s Good for Your Health. What does diet have to do with health? Quite a bit, according to the experts. Generally speaking, it is well documented that lifestyle factors including smoking, exercise and healthy eating contribute...