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A Dozen Ways to Eat Better

A Dozen Ways to Eat Better
A smorgasbord of possibilities Pick one and make it your own Abundant scientific and medical research confirms that Eat Better is one of the best ways you can improve your health and well-being. But what does Eat Better mean in practice? The following list gives you practical, evidence-based recommendations from which you can pick one.…
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Keep Your Blood Pressure Low

Keep Your Blood Pressure Low
High blood pressure increases risk of chronic diseases But you can lower your blood pressure High blood pressure predicts higher risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and premature mortality. In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and other organizations changed the level of systolic blood pressure used to define hypertension from 140 to 130 mm Hg.…
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Are Americans Eating Better?

Are Americans Eating Better?
Yes, but … We have a long, long way to go Two recent studies suggest that we Americans eat better today than we did 20 years ago. Researchers at Harvard used data from a nationally representative sample of 43,996 American adult participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2016. The…
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Time Out

Hiking the Continental Divide Trail Not sure when my blog posts will resume I'm heading north on the Continental Divide Trail from Silverthorne, Colorado. If all goes well (meaning no serious injuries or pressing reasons to return home), I'll finish my 1,600-mile long adventure at the Canadian border in Glacier National Park in late September.…
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