Janice Hong Messier, MD, FACS Board Certified, General Surgery Board Certified, Vascular Surgery Almost everyone wants healthy legs that feel as good as they look. The most common health problems associated with one's legs are circulatory. Arteries and veins comprise the leg's circulatory system. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body and veins return [...]
Catherine Pelone, MS, RDN, LDN, received her BS in Applied Nutrition from NCSU and her MS in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship at Meredith College. Within the last decade, sugar has been labeled the black sheep of the nutrition world, but many are unsure which sugary foods to be concerned about. Sugar 101 Dietary sources of sugar can be divided into [...]
Here at Springmoor, the Pathways Fitness Team encourages our community to keep moving. We’ve all heard the phrase, “move it or lose it,” and it’s true! If you don’t actively seek ways to live a healthy lifestyle, you will eventually see changes in your strength and abilities, ultimately affecting your quality of life. Here is an exercise C.H.E.C.K. list [...]
About 85 million American – one out of every three adults over 20 – have high blood pressure. Undetected or uncontrolled, high blood pressure can lead to heart disease, stroke, and threaten health and wellness. Knowing your blood pressure numbers is key to a longer, healthier life. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as the “silent killer” because it [...]
If you want to break the record for being the longest living human and also want to keep feeling as strong and pain-free as possible, start swimming. A 32-year study of men ages 20 to 90 found that swimmers had the lowest mortality rate, beating walkers and even runners. Some advantages: Swimming peels off the pounds. Even a slow crawl [...]
North Carolina’s screening rate for colon cancer is currently just above 68 percent. According to analysis by the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table, if North Carolina can reach 80 percent screening by 2018 (a national goal), 7,909 cases could be prevented and 5,796 lives could be saved by 2030 in our state alone. Early diagnosis is the key to surviving [...]
Multiple research studies have shown that chronic lack of sleep has about the same effect on cognition and coordination as a few alcoholic beverages. So what do you do when you need to concentrate but you are tired? Many reach for a cup of coffee or a soda. Solid research shows that caffeine in doses between 30 and 300 milligrams [...]
Prince Deese Prince Deese, an All American Wrestler, a Hall of Fame Football Player, and a State Champion Body Builder, is a certified personal trainer and strength conditioning specialist. Prince Deese and Gina Deese own A.C.T. by Deese, a Fitness & Training Center in Greensboro, NC. A.C.T.’s “senior fitizen” award goes to John Berg, as he once again returns home [...]
Older Americans are particularly at risk from inactivity. Thirty percent of adults aged 65 or older report that they get little to no leisure-time physical activity. You can get active in lots of ways, but walking is one of the easiest. It’s safe, easy to stick with, costs little or nothing, requires no special skill or equipment and has many [...]
When Greg Geheb was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2008 at the age of 57, his family began researching treatment options. They discovered that intense exercise was beneficial in combating the progression of the disease. Greg’s daughter discovered Roc Steady Boxing, an organization headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, which offers non-contact boxing classes to ease and slow the progression of Parkinson’s. [...]
