Category Archive for: ‘Health’

Diabetes: Leading Cause of Mortality in South Asian Community

Author by Saira Gillani, ND What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when a person’s body doesn’t make enough of the hormone insulin or can’t use insulin properly. There are 2 types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs when your body’s pancreas doesn’t …
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Incorporate Superfoods into Your Diet

These days, it seems like your doctor, nutritionists, and your friends are suggesting you try this diet or that. With so many different diets, from weightloss to improving heart health, it can be difficult to figure out what first step to take in your journey …
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Understanding Breast Cancer

One of the most pervasive cancers in women today is breast cancer. One in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer every day a statistic not to be taken lightly. According to World Health Organization (WHO) reports, over 508,000 women died of breast cancer …
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Global Weight Loss Program Addresses Global Obesity

As a doctor, my mission is to ensure all my patients have the healthiest life possible, and we both know that means you need to lose some weight. More and more of my patients are coming in and telling me about the latest fad diets. …
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When Getting Healthy, Start Small

Author by Amanda Williams Craving Thirty and The Self Love Project Beginnings are the worst. At least when it comes to starting healthy habits. If you have ever kicked an old habit to replace it with a new one, you know what I am talking …
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Why Health and Fitness Month Should Include Your Mouth

Author by Dr. Arun K. Garg Why Health and Fitness Month Should Include Your Mouth: Tips and Tricks to Live up to Your New Year’s Resolution By Arun K. Garg, DMD One month down, 11 to go. At several weeks old, 2015 has barely been …
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The Path To Healthy Skin

Did you know that skin is your body’s largest organ? And yet, it is the most neglected. The skin not only shields and protects the internal organs of the body; it regulates body temperature and also, provides us with the sense of touch. Moreover, a …
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Enjoy the Celebration… and Keep it healthy!

The festive season is here! Navratri, Halloween, Diwali, Thanksgiving … the list is endless this time of year. No doubt each holiday holds a special meaning for you and your family, be it cultural traditions or an outing you do as one unit. For many, …
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Nurture a Healthy Heart

Nurture a Healthy Heart Heart disease is fast emerging as a threat to Indians, both here in the United States and those in India. Despite the fact that many Indians follow a vegetarian diet, many still eat diets rich in fats, sweets, and cholesterol. While …
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The Ingredients Matter

For those who suffer from allergies and a myriad of afflictions such as asthma, arthritis, and obesity, The Ingredients Matter offers a new approach to cooking aimed at bringing us closer to eating a plant-based diet as well as foods in their natural state– as …
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