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Several years ago, I was at a blood drive. When they took my blood pressure, they told me it was high. It came as a total surprise to...
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sherrydewalt
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Beans are Heart Healthy
With the price of food on the rise you might be looking for some inexpensive meal options. Look no further than the canned bean aisle at...
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sherrydewalt
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Save Your Skeleton
At this time of year there are spooky skeleton decorations everywhere you look; but do you know what is really scary? More than half of...
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sherrydewalt
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
Prepare to Eat Better
One of the most powerful habits you can develop to ensure that you are eating better is to plan and prepare most of your meals in advance....
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sherrydewalt
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
Heads Up on Health Observances
Every day on my way to work the announcer on my favorite radio station makes sure to mention that it is national something or other day....
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sherrydewalt
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min
Dirty Secret
Have you ever driven through the countryside and caught a whiff of a freshly plowed field? I don’t know about you, but that earthy scent...
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sherrydewalt
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Waist Not
The American Heart Association and other entities encourage everyone to “know their numbers”, and most of us know that means things like...
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sherrydewalt
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
Food and Heart Disease
A few years ago, while attending the annual meeting of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, I heard Dr. Koushik Reddy ask a...
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sherrydewalt
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Know Your Colorectal Cancer Risks
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and while the incidence of colorectal cancer has declined somewhat, there is a disturbing...
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sherrydewalt
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Are You Eating Enough?
Over 70% of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese, so most of us have some weight to lose. This means that many of...
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Sherry DeWalt
- May 19, 2017
- 2 min
Stand Up to Diabetes and Heart Disease
Think about how much time you spend sitting down. If you are like many Americans you spend hours every day in front of the television or...
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Sherry DeWalt
- Nov 2, 2016
- 2 min
Are You “Sugar Sensitive”?
I recently read about a woman who drop kicked a birthday cake in the grocery store because she was unhappy with the way it was...
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Sherry DeWalt
- Oct 20, 2016
- 2 min
Is Orange the New Pink?
There’s a whole lot of “pink” going on in October in honor of breast cancer awareness but orange may be a better color choice for women...
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Sherry DeWalt
- Sep 21, 2016
- 2 min
Own Your Health
Note: This appeared in the Sauk Valley Newspapers under the title “A Cure for What Ails You: Healthier Living”. I work with some very...
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Sherry DeWalt
- Aug 24, 2016
- 2 min
Pay Attention to Artificial Food Colors
You may have seen television commercials recently for kid’s cereals proclaiming that artificial colors have been removed from their...
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Sherry DeWalt
- Jun 15, 2016
- 2 min
Eating More Than You Think
Our ancestors probably spent a lot of time walking around looking for food. Food was scarce and if they found something they would eat as...
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Sherry DeWalt
- Jun 10, 2016
- 2 min
Grow Your Own
My garden used to consist of 8-10 pots on the deck but a few years ago my husband purchased a cattle feed trough and we turned it into a...
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Sherry DeWalt
- May 31, 2016
- 2 min
Surviving Picnics, Parties, Barbecues
The fall and winter holidays are thought of as a time for feasting but there are lots of opportunities to overeat during the summer,...
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Sherry DeWalt
- May 18, 2016
- 2 min
Inflammation is Hot
Inflammation sounds like a bad thing but it’s actually part of your body’s immune system response to injury. Your white blood cells and...
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Sherry DeWalt
- May 3, 2016
- 2 min
Where’s the Harm?
“First do no harm” is a reminder to health care practitioners that every decision related to caring for a patient has the potential to do...
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