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In addition to eating high-quality foods, physical activity can help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. Getting regular physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health. It lowers the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and certain cancers, and it can also help control stress, improve sleep, boost mood, keep weight in check, and reduce the risk of falling and improve cognitive function in older adults.

Is what you eat slowly killing you? Overtime the food you are eating has an impact on blood sugar and can lead to Type 2 diabetes. Understanding carbohydrate effects and glucose management not only can help you be happier and healthier it can save your life. The glycemic index helps understand the impact food has on blood glucose levels. Blood sugar levels above normal are toxic and can cause blindness, kidney failure, or increase cardiovascular risk.

When it comes to dietary fat, what matters most is the type of fat you eat. Contrary to past dietary advice promoting low-fat diets, newer research shows that healthy fats are necessary and beneficial for health.

Getting children to exercise can be challenging. But there’s no need to stick to run-of-the-mill, boring exercises like jumping jacks, push-ups and sprints. Here is a list of some fun and creative fitness activities for kids that will get them moving in no time at all