This article is provided by Krissy Krager, graduate student in medical nutrition.
Coffee is a morning must for many people. It contains a compound called caffeine that helps boost attention and performance. However, opinions vary on whether drinking coffee is a healthy habit or something we should give up.
The Bariatrics Center has many tools to help patients lose weight, including one-on-one weight-loss counseling visits with a dietitian, medical weight loss that can involve bariatric surgery, a meal replacement plan and/or weight-loss medications.
Who doesn’t enjoy a vacation, but a vacation from food? Tiffany Lopez was just as skeptical, but in less than a year has discovered it was exactly what she needed.
Clinical depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the United States. The National Institute of Mental Health (reports that, in 2020, an estimated 8.4% of all adults (21.0 million) in the United States experienced at least one major depressive episode.
Perhaps you’ve heard that eating this or using that will magically prevent you from catching COVID-19. Find out how your immune system protects you against invaders – as well as what you can do to help fight the coronavirus.
As one of the "three pillars of health," healthy foods help support your immune system. Find out why some foods help your body fight invaders and others don't.
As winter settles in and it seems like every has some sort of bug or another, exercising safely can feel overwhelming. Feeling unmotivated or not knowing socially distant options might be preventing a more active lifestyle. But regular activity helps your body fight disease, along with a bunch of other benefits to your emotional and mental health.
