Holiday Health: Thankful for Family Caregivers
November is the month we all start gathering with loved ones. It's also National Family Caregiver Awareness month. Caregivers are the unsung heroes of healthcare, providing the same as 450 billion dollars worth of care. These individuals provide for the basic needs of their loved ones, and also shoulder the burden once care needs become advanced and complex. While caring for another person can often times be joyous, there is also an incredible emotional and sometimes financia
Holiday Health: "Come On Baby, Light My Fire" (GERD)
GERD. What's that? Simplified, it's chronic heartburn. We'll get to the real nitty gritty in a minute. Thanksgiving week is GERD Awareness Week. Why? Because now is the time, that lots of us with acid reflux issues will be celebrating the glorious vittles, and sometime later asking "now why did you eat that?", while "Burning Ring of Fire" plays in our chests... So we're going to give you some info about common triggers and things to avoid if this is something you struggle wit
Holiday Health: Diabetes
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. With that, we'd like to spotlight how this most joyous time of year can impact certain health conditions. Not to be a Debbie Downer or anything, but to tell you how to make the most of what you eat during this holiday season. There are a few things to think about during the holidays that will impact your blood sugars- whether or not you're eating out, the size of your meal, and what types of food are in your meal. Eating out: If you're ea
Holiday Health
It's that time of year! We're celebrating with loved ones, winding down this year, looking forward to the next. and for most of us- holidays or otherwise- these gatherings mean food! This month, we're going to be taking a look at how our favorite holiday gatherings and dishes can wreak havoc on our health conditions. Don't fret! We are not gonna tell you not to indulge. Let's be real, we look forward to this all year around. We all love food. We're just gonna tell you what th
Some Last Points About Health Literacy
Let's just take a moment and review what health literacy is and why it's important. Health literacy is a set of skills that allows us to take the best possible care of ourselves and to use the health system in a more streamlined way. A set of skills that influenced by multiple factors and that 88% of us don't possess. Health literacy is so important because it's costing us dearly- not only in terms of money- but also in terms of our personal, regional and national health, qua