Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served. First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes facetiously referred to as “Turkey Day”). Stuffing, mashed…
Did you know that 1 in 11 Americans today has diabetes? Despite its prevalence, diabetes is an invisible disease. It affects men and women, people young and old, and people of all races, shapes and sizes. Often there are no…
Eating healthy is a way of life and can be simple yet have wonderful benefits! It’s not about strict dietary habits or never having good food… it’s about feeling great having more energy, improving your health! Eating Healthy starts at…
It’s coming on November 6th at 2am! We will all “FALL BACK” and have to adjust to Daylight Saving Time! Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer…
By Shilipa J. Register, OD, PhD UAB Callahan Eye Hospital As we begin to celebrate cooler, fall weather and the changing of the leaves in Alabama, our children and grandchildren are gearing up for a big night of trick-or-treating.…
Oh the Flu… no thank you! Unless your idea of a good time is being laid up for days with headaches, diarrhea, chills and muscle aches that are all courtesy of the flu, you really don’t want to get sick…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Facts about Breast Cancer: Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 women get breast cancer and more than 40,000 women die from the disease. Most breast cancers are found in women who…
Nearly 29.1 million Americans have diabetes, a serious disease in which blood glucose (blood sugar) levels are above normal. Most people with diabetes have type 2, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes. But now more young people, even children,…
Yes, we are all back to school and it’s still early in the year! We have pencils and all supplies, but what do we pack for lunch? A packed lunch isn't automatically healthier than one they’ll buy at school. If…
Approximately 1 in 5 children in the U.S. have obesity. The obesity epidemic in the U.S., which affects about 10.4% of children between 2 years and 5 years of age and more than 23 million children and teens in total,…