Wellness is a combination of many things, eating a healthy diet and exercise are a few of these things. When choose to eat healthy it will make a great impact on your body. Everything you eat has a positive or negative effective on...
Protect Your Heart this February By: Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD, CDE (Director of Education) It is known that heart disease is among the top three leading diseases in the U.S. and while many patients take medications to protect their heart such as s ...
2015 Good Health in the New Year! By: Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD/N (Director of Education) Welcome to the first Healthy Living with Diabetes Newsletter of 2015. We hope you find new ways to help manage your health and diabetes with our useful information and...
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014 (released in June of 2014), in 2012: 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes. (Of those, most were type 2 diabetes, which...
In our recent blog posts, we covered the basic functions of the thyroid in ‘What is a Thyroid, and What Does it Do?‘ followed by our post on Symptoms of Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid). In this post, we’ll look at hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, which occurs...
Tis the Season to be Jolly! By: Jessica Cook MS RD LD CDE (Director of Education) This season brings merry moments to life while enjoying loved ones, time off and traveling. No matter which holiday you celebrate remember to think of all of the gifts...
In our last blog post, entitled ‘What is a Thyroid, and What Does it Do?‘ we covered the basic functions of the thyroid, as a gland that produces thyroid hormones which regulate metabolism and other bodily functions. In this post, we’ll take a closer look...
The thyroid — an important organ of the endocrine system — is a brownish-red, butterfly-shaped gland about the size of two thumbs held together. It sits just below the Adam’s apple in the front of your neck, and has two lobes connected by a bridge....
Being Thankful By: Jessica Cook MS RD LD CDE (Director of Education) This time of year always reminds us of the things in our loves that make us thankful. Whether you are thankful for your health, friends, family, physician or pets, this season makes us...
