Lifestyle

  • Healthy Choices

    March 01, 2009
    When You Golf, Walk the CourseGolfers may attain health benefits, including healthier hearts, lower cholesterol and reduced stress, when they walk the course instead of using a cart. Every round you play, you walk 2 to 5 miles, and burn around 500...
  • Healthy Choices

    February 01, 2009
    Lower Heart Attack RiskWhether you're healthy or at risk for heart disease, the advice to protect your heart is the same:Be physically active on most days of the week.Maintain a healthy weight.Eat a nutritious, well-balanced diet, including omega-...
  • Healthy Choices

    January 01, 2009
    Resolve to Be HealthyIt is hard to break habits. Here are some tips to help you make resolutions you can keep:Take some time to think and plan. Spur-of-the-moment resolutions don't last.Set a specific, achievable goal (for example, "I will lose 5 ...
  • Healthy Choices

    December 01, 2008
    Stay Active During Northwest WintersIt's important to keep up with your walking program even on rainy, windy, snowy, cold winter days. Invest in a water-resistant windbreaker or vest. Avoid wearing a rubberized or vinyl rain slicker, which tends t...
  • Healthy Choices

    November 01, 2008
    Our thoughts and prayers are with Don Hall, inspiration behind the GLEANER's Healthy Choices page. Don's wife, Phyllis, died while hiking near Lake Tahoe, Calif., during the weekend of Oct. 2.Vitamin B-12 Important for Brain HealthRecent headlines...
  • Healthy Choices

    October 01, 2008
    Soft Drinks Increase Diabetes RiskA recent study of 43,000 women confirms soft drinks and sweetened fruit drinks, such as fruit punch, increase the risk of developing diabetes. Women who drank two or more soft drinks daily were 51 percent more lik...
  • Healthy Choices

    September 01, 2008
    Five Ways to Live Healthier, LongerWhen looking at the lifestyles of healthy men who reached 90 years or older, researchers found five predictors of a long, healthy life. They are, in order of importance:Don't smoke.Maintain a healthy blood sugar ...
  • Healthy Choices

    August 01, 2008
    Protect Yourself from Mosquito BitesMosquitoes may cause more than just an itchy bump. Certain mosquitoes can carry viruses, such as West Nile. Most people who are bitten will not get sick, but some will develop symptoms such as fever, headache an...
  • Healthy Choices

    July 01, 2008
    Should Eggs Be Part of Your Diet?Eggs are a traditional part of the diets in most cultures—including the United States. But are they good for us? In a recent study, eating a few eggs per week (two to four) showed no increase in mortality, but eati...