Healthcare Savvy

One day, I hope to educate people about how to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes. To get an understanding of what it’s like to live with this condition, I thought I’d try cooking a meal a diabetic might prepare at […]

Running is my favorite way to exercise, especially in the summer. After completing my first half-marathon, I learned that running can also take a toll on your body once you start increasing your mile-time and […]

My smartphone earned its place at the top of my list of favorite things when I used it to keep a food diary during a month-long weight loss challenge with a few of my friends in the Spring. Normally, I would […]

While Republicans continue their fight to repeal the Affordable Care Act, hospitals and insurers are moving ahead with a lot of changes that affect us, the patients.  We at Healthcare Savvy are planning an […]

Lately, I’ve been considering cutting meat out of my diet. After a recent walk home from an indulgent dinner of General Tso’s chicken at a local Chinese restaurant, I realized just how sluggish I felt. Typically, […]

The obesity epidemic has been kicking people into action. Mayor Bloomberg recently created legislation limiting New York City’s consumption of sugary beverages a few weeks ago. Disney has re-vamped its <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/business/media/in-nutrition-initiative-disney-to-restrict-advertising.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all"&hellip;[Read more]

These days you’ll find the word “health” followed by the words “and wellness.” “But aren’t they the same thing?” you may ask.

Well, yes and no. To be precise, Merriam-Webster defines wellness as “the quality or […]