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BY: Tyler Wheeler, MD 

Ways to Relieve Back Pain

When you have back pain, sleeping can be hard. It can be a vicious cycle because when you don't get enough sleep, your back pain may feel worse. A poor sleep position can also aggravate back pain... 

BY: Maureen Salamon

Low-carb diet helps cut blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes

For most people, there’s no single healthy way to eat, though there are healthy foods and eating patterns. Yet for people with prediabetes, a low-carb diet could quickly bring elevated A1C levels...

BY: Beth Ann Mayer

Why Hypertension, Heart Attack, Stroke Risks are Higher in the Winter

You may have heard that your mood can take a dip in the winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a major depressive disorder (MDD) that occurs around the same time each year, affects 0.5 to 2.4 of people in the U.S...

BY: Meagan Drillinger 

How One Conversation With Friends Per Day Can Help Your Mental Health

The study published in Communication Research in January comes three years after COVID-19 spread around the globe. While daily life for many has gotten closer to a pre-pandemic version of normal, those long years of social distancing, remote work, and isolation have taken a dramatic toll...

BY: Peter Jaret

10 Questions to Ask About Nutrition and Aging

Good nutrition is the cornerstone of healthy aging. Yet as we age, our dietary requirements change. We usually don’t need as many calories. But we have to be sure we get enough of certain key nutrients, like calcium, vitamin B12, and vitamin D...

BY: William Moore

Ways for Women Over 50 to Keep Moving

Do a quick search on aging and women’s health and you get endless hits about heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s, and osteoporosis. Plus, hormone changes mean lower muscle mass, slowed metabolism, and creeping weight gain...

BY: Danielle Wade, LCSW

Tips for Fighting Parental Burnout After 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic

You might think the term “burnout” applies only to your job — but burnout can affect more than just your 9-to-5. In fact, it can also affect the most important job of all: parenting...