Summertime Foot Care Tips
Many people like to be barefoot as much as possible during the summer; however, doing so increases your risk of cuts, puncture wounds, and even infections.
The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons offer the following tips for those who like to go barefoot:
Keep up with tetanus vaccinations. Teens and adults should get booster shots [...]
Computer Vision Syndrome
Staring at a computer screen for hours each day can lead to computer vision syndrome, which has symptoms of tired dry eyes, blurred vision, eye strain, headache, and sensitivity to light.
Dr. Kent Daum, optometrist and vice president of the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, says that “a computer is a challenging environment for the [...]
Tips to Help Lower Triglyceride Levels
Triglyceride levels above 200 milligrams per deciliter of blood are considered High by the American Heart Association. The February 2008 Harvard Heart Letter recommends lifestyle changes to promote healthy triglyceride levels.
They offer the following tips to help:
Beware of bad fats. Cut back on saturated fat (found in red meat and
full-fat dairy foods) and [...]
Super Bowl Diet Tips
What better time to blow-off your new year’s resolution of eating healthy and losing weight than Supper Bowl Sunday. As more than 90 million Americans, and nearly a billion worldwide, gear up to watch TVs biggest event of the year, we plan parties predicting the collapse of our new year’s weight-loss goals.
Dr. Wendy Bazilian, [...]
