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January 14, 2026Managing or preventing chronic conditions such as diabetes, pre-diabetes, or heart disease can feel overwhelming. But there’s a path to better health—one that helps you build health...
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October 06, 2017Madden now makes better nutritional choices thanks to the advice she received from her endocrinologist Dr. Kulkarni. Vanessa Madden suffered from type 2 diabetes for 13 years. She lived with extreme ...
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September 11, 2017It can be tough to tell the difference between a cold, a bacterial sinus infection and allergies. In fact, that’s probably one of the questions people ask doctors most frequently in this country. Ther...
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August 30, 2017As more people survive and live longer with heart disease, adult children are increasingly becoming involved in their parent’s health care. They support their parents in making diet and lifestyle chan...
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August 22, 2017According to the National Health Interview Survey—conducted annually by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics—Americans spent $12.8 billion on natural product supplements in 2012 alone. Alto...
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August 17, 2017One of the best ways to stay healthy is to stay hydrated. In fact, it’s vital during the summer months when our bodies need more fluids to counteract the warmer temperatures and highe...
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August 07, 2017The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 22.1 percent of adults in Washington, D.C., are obese. Though that’s lower than the national obesity rate of 36.5 percent, it still me...
