Hooray! Finally! I guess if you wait long enough good things CAN happen! In a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers evaluated the association of sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened, and unsweetened coffee with all-cause mortality. Of course, this publication came out AFTER I decided to give up my hazelnut Coffee Mate! In previous studies, they did not distinguish …
Honestly, if you go by the weight charts and the BMI guidelines, almost everyone I know is “obese”. Sure, most everyone I know has a few extra pounds they carry around but obese? Surely not in my mind but I am not the expert. Some interesting research on the subject of obesity was conducted at the Center for Healthy Eating …
Have you ever tried to carry on a conversation in a crowded restaurant with a companion who is hard of hearing? You know who I’m talking about, the friend who insists they don’t need a hearing aid, it is the acoustics in the room? Well, there may be some good news for both of you in the near future, you …
We are constantly being inundated with infomercials, “if you eat this you will look like Tom Cruise,” “If you drink this you will look like Marilyn Monroe.” At the end of the day, we are who we are, a capsule of beet powder will not change that! That said, there is some good news from the Frontiers of Nutrition that …
Definition: A persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions regardless of their actual value. Do you know anyone (or are you one) who cannot part with things? Do you have Christmas cards from 1981 hanging on your cupboard doors? Is it difficult to walk through your home without feeling like a mouse in a maze? Maybe, just maybe, you have …
I know, I talk about this a lot, you would think I was the most fit person on earth, NOT! However, we all know there are benefits to daily exercise, whether it be a way to control our weight, lighten our mood, or strengthen our muscles, whatever your reason, we all know there are benefits. Sure, some benefits may take …
As healthcare providers, we are aware of the risks associated with untreated diabetes including kidney failure, blindness, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis to name a few. Pretty depressing, huh? Well, there is good and bad news. First, the bad news, 13% of all US adults have diabetes and 34.5% meet the criteria for pre-diabetes. Now some good …
In a recent study, researchers found that people with diabetes are 1.76 times more likely to die from COVID, 1.59 times more likely to be admitted to ICU, 1.44 times more likely to require ventilation, and 2.88 times more likely to be classed as severe or critical when compared to patients without diabetes. Honestly, this isn’t really surprising if you …
Oh wait, that was supposed to be pasteurized! With supply chain shortages and delays, some food vendors (unnamed) are delivering “non-pasteurized” eggs to our centers. Per the vendor, the eggs are safe for human consumption if cooked to the recommended temperatures, so we shouldn’t be concerned, right? Act 1, scene two. Surveyors in the building, notice the “non-pasteurized” eggs in …
Honestly, it just doesn’t seem to ever end, that light at the end of the tunnel sure looks like an oncoming train! The minute we are told to unmask, COVID infection numbers and hospitalizations skyrocket. The minute we think we can breathe easy we are told not to breathe without a mask on! The reason? A significant proportion of COVID-19 …
