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Cancer Prevention
People often think there's little they can do to prevent cancer. But nothing could be further from the truth. Here are eight steps to start you on your way.
Controlling Cholesterol
Everyone who is 20 years of age or older should have his blood levels of cholesterol tested at least once every five years. If your levels are high, there are a variety of lifestyle measures and medications you can take to lower them—and your risk of heart disease.
Fitness
Exercise's benefits are wide-ranging, from stronger bones, greater lung power, and a healthier heart to a lower cancer risk, a sharper brain, and a happier spirit. Unfortunately, most Americans are not active enough to reap these rewards. But a modest change in behavior can make a big difference.
Integrative Medicine
As the American healthcare system grows more and more stressed and truly patient-centered care is increasingly difficult to find, many people are looking for alternatives to the conventional healthcare model. Some find this in integrative medicine, which combines alternative therapies with conventional treatments to care for the whole person.
Weight Management
We've heard the sobering statistics: More than 65 percent of American adults are overweight or obese. Clearly, many people need to lose weight to preserve their health. Fortunately, they have a number of options for doing it safely and effectively.
Nutrition
A good diet helps us live well by promoting physical and mental vitality, helping us maintain a healthful weight, and fortifying our immune systems to prevent disease. A poor diet, on the other hand, can lead to a number of serious health issues that shorten our lives or make them less enjoyable.
Personalized Medicine
Each person's unique genetic information influences the onset and course of disease as well as how he or she might respond to drugs and other therapies. Personalized medicine is a rapidly advancing area of healthcare that is all about making the treatment as individualized as the patient.
Quit Smoking
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Millions of people have quit smoking, and you can, too. Research shows you’ll be most likely to succeed if you take time to prepare yourself mentally, get support and encouragement, learn new skills to help you cope without cigarettes, and get medication to help you quit.
Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight-loss surgery is a lifesaving treatment for severely obese patients who have not succeeded with weight-loss strategies such as diet modification, exercise, and/or medication. It works by physically restricting the amount of food patients can eat and/or by interrupting the digestive process. It does not remove fatty tissue.
