Lifestyle & Wellness

You should­n’t feel guilty for indulging around the hol­i­days, espe­cial­ly if you stock the dessert table with health-con­scious treats.

This hol­i­day sea­son, try sub­sti­tut­ing bak­ing recipes that are high in refined sug­ar and heavy creams with recipes that use nat­ur­al ingre­di­ents such as fresh fruit, Greek yogurt, hon­ey and spices. Your desserts will be just as deli­cious and have a healthy, hol­i­day sweet­ness that won’t upset the gut.

There are many chal­lenges can­cer patients face through­out their treat­ment includ­ing appear­ance relat­ed side effects. These sim­ple do’s and don’ts can help you deal with any hair, skin, or nail changes you might experience.

Obe­si­ty is a chron­ic, neu­robe­hav­ioral dis­ease that affects over 30 per­cent of adults in the Unit­ed States today. You are con­sid­ered obese if your Body Mass Index (BMI) score, which com­pares your height to weight ratio, is 30 or high­er. Over­time, car­ry­ing excess weight increas­es your risk of devel­op­ing oth­er health con­di­tions like dia­betes, high blood pres­sure and sleep apnea.

Whether you are hit­ting the pave­ment on a long dis­tance run, ped­dling down the streets or shift­ing into war­rior pose at your neigh­bor­hood yoga stu­dio, keep­ing your ath­let­ic gear in tip-top shape is essential.

Elec­trolytes are chem­i­cals and min­er­als that enter your body through the food, drinks, med­ica­tions and oth­er sup­ple­ments you con­sume. The most com­mon elec­trolytes are cal­ci­um, mag­ne­sium, potas­si­um and sodi­um. Elec­trolytes are bro­ken down dur­ing diges­tion and are used to reg­u­late the flow of water to your cells, keep your body hydrat­ed, rebuild tis­sue and send nerve impuls­es to sig­nal your body to per­form var­i­ous activities.

The Sta­tis­tics:

• More than 1 in 3 adults is con­sid­ered obese.
• About ¹⁄₃ of chil­dren or ado­les­cents (age 6 to 19) are con­sid­ered over­weight or obese.
• More than 1 in 6 chil­dren or ado­les­cents (age 6 to 19) is con­sid­ered obese.
• Obe­si­ty increas­es your risk for heart dis­ease- the #1 killer of both men and women in the U.S.
• One study sug­gests that 4% of some can­cers in men and 7% of some can­cers in women are caused by obesity.

While we all expe­ri­ence occa­sion­al sleepy days, fatigue is often defined as an increased need for sleep, dif­fi­cul­ty ini­ti­at­ing activ­i­ty, reduced capac­i­ty to main­tain activ­i­ty or feel­ing tired from sim­ple tasks.

While most peo­ple are aware of the health risks asso­ci­at­ed with smok­ing tobac­co, it remains the lead­ing cause of pre­ventable death in the Unit­ed States today. Decid­ing to quit smok­ing is the first step towards achiev­ing a longer, health­i­er life. Oncol­o­gist, Samir Desai, MD, shares the health ben­e­fits of quit­ting and tips to help you achieve a smoke-free life.

Dur­ing the win­ter months, your nose might not be the only thing feel­ing stuffy. As tem­per­a­tures drop, we keep doors and win­dows closed and use fur­naces to keep our hous­es warm. Over time, the lack of fresh air can reduce the air qual­i­ty indoors, caus­ing upper res­pi­ra­to­ry symp­toms and, if you suf­fer from asth­ma, more fre­quent or severe attacks. Board-cer­ti­fied aller­gy, asth­ma and immunol­o­gy spe­cial­ist, Dr. Andrey Leonov, shares tips to main­tain the air qual­i­ty in your home this winter.

A healthy diet and phys­i­cal activ­i­ty are key to a high metab­o­lism and calo­rie burn­ing. Some­times, it’s just dif­fi­cult to do though. Here are a few every­day ideas to kick-start your metab­o­lism and burn extra calo­ries through­out the day.