Maintaining a Healthy Diet

Monitoring Your Diet for a Healthy Weight

A healthy lifestyle is rooted into healthy choices. Choosing the right diet or meal plan can go a long way to help you achieve a healthy lifestyle. So how do you come up with a healthy diet plan? Let’s start with understanding what a healthy diet is. According to the …

Who is Considered to Be Homebound?

Who is Considered to Be Homebound?

An individual who is unable to leave his or her home – due to a health issue or injury – without assistance of another individual or a supportive device (such as crutches, a cane, a wheelchair, or a walker); or if it is not medically recommended for them to leave …

Diabetic Diet & Monitoring

Diabetic Diet & Monitoring

You can have a normal and active lifestyle if you proactively take control of your diabetes care. However, it is still important to go for your regular checkups and tests. These appointments will tell you if your effort to curb the impact of diabetes on your body is working or …

Medication Safety

Medication Safety

What does your doctor need to know? Make a list of vitamins, supplements, and medicines that you are currently taking. Be sure to make a copy of this list in case of emergencies.  Ensure that your doctor is aware of all the medicines that you are currently taking.  Avoid taking …

Food Allergies

Food Allergies

When your body’s immune system senses the presence of abnormal food in your systems, it can trigger a food allergy. These allergic reactions can sometimes lead to severe illnesses or death. One of the leading causes for deadly allergic reactions are tree nuts and peanuts. In adults, the foods that …