By American Heart Association | Contributor Do you wake up happy to face the day or exhausted before you even get started? According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in three U.S. adults gets less than the recommended amount of sleep! Quick question: How much sleep do you really get…
By Family Features for American Heart Association | Contributor Strokes can happen to anyone, at any age – even young people. Despite being one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the United States, strokes are largely preventable, treatable and beatable – if you can control your…
By The American Heart Association Your body is your vehicle, so you have to keep your engine running when you work out. That means fueling your body by eating nutritious foods and staying hydrated. Good nutrition can enhance the performance of, and recovery from, sporting activities. You don’t…
By American Heart Association | Contributor Work out at work If you’re like most American adults, you spend most of your waking hours at work and struggle to fit everything else (like exercise) into your “free time.” And who are we kidding? Sometimes by the end of the work day…
By American Heart Association | Contributor When it comes to simple ways to be healthy, walking is all the rage. Follow these tips to get started and learn more about fitness walking. You can get active in lots of ways, but walking is one of the easiest! For most people,…
By Aliza Rosen, a digital content strategist in the Office of External Affairs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health A measles outbreak in the southwestern United States continues to grow as public health officials work to contain the spread and boost vaccination rates. At a time of…
Tanni Haas, Ph.D. | Contributor About one-quarter of kids need eye glasses or have other vision problems that require a visit to the ophthalmologist or optometrist. But how do you know if your kids are among them? “Small children can’t tell you if they’re not seeing well,” says pediatric ophthalmologist…
By Family Features | Contributor In the U.S., 1 in 3 adults is at risk for a newly recognized syndrome that comes from a combination of heart disease, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and excess body weight. This cluster of conditions, called cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, is an example of how problems…
By Christa Melnyk Hines | Contributor Want to bring more joy into your home this year? Try shifting your mindset. Not only can adopting a more optimistic attitude create a happier life, you’ll influence how well your kids respond to life’s daily challenges too. “Children watch their parents. They pick…