Living with chronic health conditions can often result in major changes to your diet and lifestyle. These changes are usually for the better; however, as your diet can often affect your condition as much as the medications you take. Finding the right diet for you will require collaboration with your doctors and nutritionists, as every […]
August 24, 2015
The Building Blocks of a Great Breakfast
Breakfast is indeed important, and should not be skipped. Skipping meals, especially breakfast, leads to overeating later in the day and can hurt your blood sugar levels as well. After a long night of not eating, you need fiber, protein, and good carbohydrates to fill you up and get your day moving in the right […]
August 17, 2015
The Rules of Fruit with Diabetes
Diabetes, as well as many other chronic illnesses, comes with its own struggles and questions. In many cases, there is no straight answer, or no solution that works across the board. This is because every case is different, no matter how similar the symptoms of diabetes and results can vary for each individual. It is […]
August 10, 2015
Are Salt Substitutes Actually Good For You?
High blood pressure issues require some restrictive dietary needs. Omitting or seriously moderating your sodium intake is one of the most common dietary restrictions for patients with high blood pressure. This is because excess sodium increases the amount of fluid in your body, which puts additional pressure on your heart. The typical American diet tends […]
August 3, 2015
Navigating a Barbecue with High Blood Pressure
Living with certain health conditions, such as high blood pressure, can make navigating certain situations a little more difficult than usual. Family outings and get-togethers, for example barbecues, can become rather nerve racking. How do you navigate a barbecue when you are following a restrictive diet for high blood pressure? Luckily, you can still eat […]
July 27, 2015
Eating Breakfast Is a Healthy Start to a Healthy Day
Everyone has heard the saying that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. It is an ideal that has heard time and time again, starting at childhood. How true is this old adage, though? Why, exactly, is breakfast considered to be so important? Is there something more to this than just what your […]
July 20, 2015
Why Meal Planning Works For Chronic Health Conditions
There are two things that you will hear stressed time and time again when you are diagnosed and treated for any chronic health condition. Those things are regular exercise, and diet control. This is because, aside from potential medications and medical intervention, these two factors affect the treatment of your chronic health condition more than […]
July 13, 2015
How Diet and Exercise Affect High Blood Pressure
After being diagnosed with high blood pressure, there are two things that your doctor will mention, other than possible medication. These two things are diet and exercise. Diet and exercise are pretty typical factors when it comes to many health conditions, and for good reason. Both of these factors make a huge impact on your […]
July 6, 2015
Wrap It Up: Great Lunches to Go For High Blood Pressure
People that need to stick to certain diets, especially due to health conditions, often find that lunch can be the hardest meal of the day. Busy, working people everywhere often struggle with finding something quick and healthy to eat for lunch. Usually this is because they are just too busy, are unprepared, or simply do […]
June 29, 2015
Start the Day with a Healthy Breakfast
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” This is a mantra that you have likely heard time and time again. However silly the saying may be, it is very true that breakfast is of extreme importance. A healthy breakfast starts your day the right way, giving you energy to sustain you until your […]