Your Health
Your Health
Pecan-Crusted Salmon with Wild Rice
Ingredients
-
1 cup wild rice
-
2 cups water
-
¾ cup pecan pieces (raw)
-
1 tablespoon fresh dill
-
2¾ teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste, divided
-
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
-
¼ cup all-purpose flour
-
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets (approximately 1-inch thick)
-
1 large egg, lightly beaten
-
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
-
3 lemon wedges, for garnish
From A to ZZZZZs
Top tips for getting a good night’s sleep
About 10 percent Americans experience frequent or extended bouts of insomnia every year. If you’re among them, you probably know the vicious cycle of anxiety that lack of sleep can create: The more you worry about it, the harder it is to sleep.
Power Eating for Kids
Regular family meals can reduce children’s risks for nutritional problems
Gathering together for a meal can give the modern family an opportunity for some quality time and a break from the rush and frenzy of life in the fast lane. Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have documented more tangible benefits.
Spice It Up!
Bay Area locations make it easy to add herbs and spices to your diet
March is National Nutrition Month; Savor the Flavor of Eating Right
What is “good nutrition”? And how do you know you’re getting what you need?
March is National Nutrition Month, and is a good time to assess your nutritional habits for ways to improve. Nutrition is “the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.” However, good nutrition means getting the proper amount of nutrients to achieve optimum health, which is a key to lowering your risk of chronic disease.
Spiced Winter Fruit Compote with Raisin Balsamic Syrup
Ingredients
Fruit Compote
- 1 medium sweet apple peeled, and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 slightly firm pears peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup black or golden California raisins
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup spiced cider
Syrup
- 1/2 cup raisins black or golden
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- water to thin if needed
Instructions
“Weigh” More Than a Number
Everyone has had negative thoughts about his or her body at some point. Male or female, young or old, short or tall, we’ve all felt the occasional insecurities. Society tends to emphasize the number on a scale rather than how we feel. However, a healthy (or unhealthy) weight is unique to every person and can involve many factors.
First, let’s look at a few key components of healthy weight. This trio, when we make them habits, can effect gradual, lasting change:
For Women: A Heart-to-Heart Talk
Knowledge about gender differences in heart disease can help you protect your health
When you think about the steps that women can take to safeguard their health, which ones come to mind? Mammograms? Pap smears?
As important as those tests are, thinking about your ticker is just as crucial. “It’s a common misconception that cancer is the most serious problem for women to worry about, but heart disease is the No. 1 killer in America,” says cardiologist Peter Hui, M.D., a cardiologist and Brown & Toland physician with the California Pacific Medical Center.
Create a Kinder, Gentler Work Space
Easy fixes can promote your comfort and help you avoid injury
Hunching over your laptop in a poorly lit work space won’t just make you irritable and less productive. It can also be bad for your health. Follow these practical tips to create a more comfortable working environment.
Hoopmania
Not just child’s play, hula hooping is a workout worth considering—according to researchers and hoopers
Anyone who thinks that exercise has to be drudgery hasn’t tried hula hooping. When a brightly colored hoop is swiveling around your hips to the rhythms of upbeat music, it’s easy to forget that you’re doing something that’s good for your body.
Pages
Your Health Categories
- uncategorized (14)
- allergies (1)
- arthritis (2)
- blood pressure (1)
- brain health (4)
- breast cancer (2)
- cancer (3)
- children (2)
- compassionate care (3)
- diseases (6)
- events & activities (13)
- exercising (14)
- family health (16)
- flu (5)
- health and wellness (24)
- healthy eating (16)
- heart (3)
- heart health (4)
- holidays (3)
- hospice (1)
- medicare (3)
- medicare advantage (2)
- medication (4)
- men's health (1)
- mental health (7)
- nutrition (1)
- osteoporosis (1)
- physical fitness (5)
- physicians (2)
- recipes (10)
- skin cancer (1)
- smoking (3)
- vaccines (2)
- walking (2)
- weight loss (3)