Archives for February 2013

8 Habits of Healthy Families

February 27, 2013 by Lou Ann Donovan Leave a Comment

Do you know what it takes to create a healthy lifestyle for your family? It’s all about starting daily healthy habits that involves everyone in the family. Here’s a list of 8 habits of healthy families. Have you started some of these healthy habits with your family or maybe you are already doing all 8? Share by commenting and include other habits of healthy families not listed.

8 Habits of Healthy Families

[iconbox title=”Take Time to Talk” icon=”Home.png”] Allow everyone to talk about a positive experience they encountered that day at the family dinner table. Encourage the younger children to share something new they learned.[/iconbox]

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6 Tips for Healthy Prostate

February 20, 2013 by Lou Ann Donovan 2 Comments

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men per the American Cancer Society. As men age they should focus on these six tips to reduce the risk of prostate problems; wine, healthy foods, limit dairy, don’t smoke, exercise and prevention.

Prevention is always the best place to start in taking care of the body. For the prostate it’s recommended to have a baseline PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test done at age 50 or age 45 if family history risk. Typically as men age the prostate gradually grows larger. While some growth is considered normal, excessive enlargement squeezes the urethra resulting in difficult urination especially at night. Also note that a PSA test result increase over time is more indicative of a problem than just a single test result.

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Symptoms of Celiac or Just Gluten Sensitivity

February 16, 2013 by Lou Ann Donovan 1 Comment

There is so much buzz these days about going gluten-free. Are you having abdominal pain and diarrhea like I use to? Or maybe you are experiencing stomach upset, bloating and fatigue. So who really needs the gluten-free diet? Keep reading to learn more about the symptoms of celiac versus gluten sensitivity.

Symptoms of Celiac

Celiac is an autoimmune disease that causes the lining of the small intestine to first become inflamed then causes further damage hampering the absorption of nutrients leading to weight loss, growth problem, delayed puberty, eczema and infertility just to name a few.