Focus on Health: Race and Poverty and Immigration in America Today
August 22nd, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in Focus on Health with 0 Comments
We’ve all seen the consumer market push in recent years toward “going green,” but few understand its beneficial health implications for all ages, races, and ethnicities. In fact, those at the highest risk of cancer, Alzheimer, and heart disease are minorities, and they are the people who benefit the most from a more “green” lifestyle.In the last decade, the amount of organic food items in...
July 18th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in Focus on Health with 0 Comments
It’s always a good idea to think and live healthy, but with summer here let’s talk about the top five easiest and most efficient ways to jumpstart a healthy lifestyle or keep it going even when the thermostat reaches three digits in some parts of the country.Jonathan Snead, M.D. and ObGyn practicing in Keller, Texas says his number one piece of advice for a healthy and beneficial lifestyle is to...
July 6th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Focus on Health with 1 Comment
Preventative healthcare, championed as a cost savings for everyone, and a better alternative to a major medical emergency, it also allows for a longer healthier life. All the medical advertisements and many doctors tell people to take control of their health — check their blood pressure, begin exercise programs, eat a balanced diet, and take precautionary tests for cancer and other potential...
June 23rd, 2011
Written by Talia Page in Focus on Health with 1 Comment
To say that obesity is caused by merely consuming too many calories, is like saying that the only cause of the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party,” said nutritionist and health pioneer Adelle Davis. Indeed, the problem of obesity in America may also be reflected upon from a political, social, and economic perspective.According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
May 27th, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in Focus on Health with 2 Comments
Addiction is defined as being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. This is a rather broad definition, as most of us immediately think of drugs or alcohol when we think of addiction.But other addictions are just as harmful to an addict and their loved ones. Behavioral addictions are often harder to cope with than chemical addictions...
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