Category: Quality Control (Page 54 of 74)

      What Role Does Sodium Really Play in Heart Disease?

      December 1, 2011 /

      Less salt doesn’t necessarily lessen the risk for heart disease.

      An evaluation of your nutritional needs, activity level as well as your individual health issues will help to determine how much sodium your body needs.

      Nutritionists recommend a daily intake of 1.5 grams of salt for people with heart problems, a level that in this study increased the risk for cardiovascular death by 37 percent.

      “It’s still important to avoid consuming too much salt,” said Andrew Mente, an author of the study and an assistant professor of epidemiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. “But people who are consuming moderate amounts may not have to decrease their intake further.”

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Vitamins You Need and the Ones You Can Do Without

      November 30, 2011 /

      A list of vitamin do’s and don’ts can help you to decide which vitamins you need and which vitamins and nutrients you can get by eating a well balanced, healthy diet.

      Your nutritional needs will also change as you age, become pregnant or face illness.

      Choosing the right supplements and foregoing the unnecessary will lead to optimal wellness.

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Medical Malpractice Needs an Overhaul

      November 30, 2011 /

      Changes in medical malpractice laws are coming soon.

      The system as it stands is considered broken and is blamed for contributing to driving up the cost of medical care.

      Each year, physicians faced a 7.4 percent likelihood of facing a claim, but only 1.6 percent of claims received a payment, either through a settlement or jury award. Nonetheless, defending and insuring against these claims is costly for doctors.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Quality Control, Resources

      Aging Boomers Redesign Homes of the Future

      November 30, 2011 /

      Baby boomers housing issues is a growing topic as the population ages and needs change.

      “Unassisted Living: Ageless Homes for Later Life” (the Monacelli Press; $45) written by Wid Chapman and Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld not only offers ideas but designs as well.

      Read the whole interview here.

      The 72 million American baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are turning 65 at the rate of roughly 10,000 a day, and many are considering not just how to age (with or without annuities? soy sauce? crow’s feet?), but also where. Wid Chapman, an architect, and Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld, a gerontologist who specializes in the relationship between aging and the built environment, collected 33 examples of residences that have been recently designed to bridge the distance between one’s vital and declining years.

      Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

      There are ways to Prevent Colorectal Cancer

      November 30, 2011 /

      Beyond getting a colonoscopy starting at age 50, what can you do to prevent colorectal cancer? A lot, it turns out. The good news is that colorectal-cancer-preventing habits are nearly identical to those that help your heart.

      There are ways to prevent colorectal cancer and a few dietary and lifestyle changes is all it takes.

      Avoid red meat

      There’s something about eating red meat—a lot of it—that seems to harm the intestines.

      Numerous studies have linked red-meat consumption to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, as well as diets heavy in processed, salted, smoked, or cured meats such as bacon, sausage, and hot dogs.

      If you just can’t live without red meat, limit yourself to two 4-ounce portions each week, but choose lean cuts, trim the fat, and don’t char it on a grill.

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

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