Posts Categorized: Health Awareness

Lifestyle & Diet For Healthy Heart

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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and diet is important to have a healthy heart. This is especially true when you consider that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. It’s estimated that around 697,000 people in the U.S. alone died from heart disease in 2020 and that one person dies every 34…

5 Fire Safety Tips for Kids

If you have children, you’ll want to keep them safe in every situation. Unfortunately, there are a lot of everyday situations that can be hazardous to children that you may not have considered. For example, many common fire safety risks can put your family’s lives in danger if you’re unaware. It’s estimated that around 300…

Warning Signs of an Eating Disorder

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An eating disorder is a severe mental health condition that can have a profoundly negative impact on a person’s physical and emotional health. It’s estimated that around 9% of the U.S. population will have such a disorder at some point in their lifetime. Unfortunately, such disorders can be difficult to recognize, and many people who have…

Shining a Light on Low Vision: Why Awareness Matters

Low vision is a visual impairment that affects millions of people around the world. People with low vision have difficulty seeing even with corrective lenses, and this can impact their ability to perform everyday tasks, such as reading, driving, and using electronic devices. Low vision can occur due to a variety of reasons, including aging,…

Preventing Birth Defects: 4 Facts

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Birth defects refer to physical, mental, or emotional conditions present at birth that can cause lifelong physical or intellectual developmental disabilities. Some of the most common of these disabilities include Down syndrome, spina bifida, cleft lip/palate, and heart defects. Although many of these defects occur as a result of genetic or environmental factors beyond an…