General Health & Wellness

Fuel up for your workouts

A physician assistant shares what we should eat before and after exercise ... and how to time it.

  • By: Christine Khamis, PA-C
  • August 19, 2018
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Diet & Nutrition

Improve diet quality to boost weight loss

Think vegetables and fruits, whole grains, plant-based fats and healthy sources of protein.

  • By: Len Canter, HealthDay
  • August 19, 2018
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Eight tips to prevent foodborne illness

Learn about the worst culprits behind summertime foodborne illness and practical ways to avoid them.

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  • By: Sue Thoms
  • August 18, 2018
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Living with Chronic Conditions

Exercise chases away the blues … to a point

Activity helps people no matter their age, race, gender, household income or education level.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • August 18, 2018
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Cardiovascular Care
Patient Story

‘A tremendous relief’

A discovery of an abdominal aortic aneurysm leads an 81-year-old woman to an innovative, minimally invasive treatment.

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  • By: Sue Thoms
  • August 17, 2018
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Living with Chronic Conditions

Adding pennies per drink may counter alcohol’s toll

Study explores five cost-effective strategies for reducing alcohol-related deaths.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • August 17, 2018
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Diet & Nutrition Which is better? Fast food or sit-down meals? You might be surprised. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

For the culinarily challenged

How do fast food vs. full-service restaurant meals stack up in the health column? You may be surprised.

  • By: Health Beat staff
  • August 16, 2018
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Children's Health Vaccines

For school kids, vaccines are key

Protect your children and yourself—the diseases on the vaccine schedule are preventable.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • August 16, 2018
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Men's Health

New dads get the baby blues, too

Paternal postnatal depression affects 10 percent of new dads, and some fathers are at increased risk.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • August 15, 2018
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‘God was looking out for me’

“It’s a miracle,” says Jack Hofstra, 92, after he got a new heart valve through a minimally invasive procedure.
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They share time, joy and talents. They help visitors find their way along unfamiliar hallways, sooth newborn babies, and offer cheer to diffuse worries. We salute our more than 2,300 volunteers with this special Health Beat series.

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Did you know eating a Mediterranean diet could prevent or even reverse metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors for heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes?

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