When talking about antioxidants, chances are visions of dark chocolate, juicy strawberries and pomegranate juice pop into your head. What about cinnamon or oregano? Creating meals using spices and herbs is one of the best ways to add color, taste and aroma (and antioxidants!) to foods without adding salt or fat.
Antioxidants may help to reduce [...]

As the temperatures rise, so does the impulse to get outside and exercise.
Dr. Curt Hanson of Wake Orthopaedics talks to WRAL about gradually increasing your intensity to prevent exercise-related injuries.  Any change in how or where you exercise should be done with caution.
The body can become accustomed to the controlled environment of the gym, and [...]

Recently sugar has been all over the news as it’s been linked with the growing obesity problem in the United States.
Earlier this month, Dr. Robert Lustig told CBS News’ “60 minutes” that sugar is addictive, toxic, and it’s killing us by increasing our risk of heart disease, type II diabetes, hypertension and cancer. The pediatric [...]

Dr. Brandon Roy, a weight loss surgeon with Wake Specialty Physicians’ Bariatric Program, and Lucy Merritt, a patient of Dr. Roy, talk with Maggie Alexander of NBC about the role that bariatric surgery can play in reversing diabetes. A pair of studies released last week found that weight-loss surgery worked better than traditional therapies for [...]

American Diabetes Association Alert Day on Tuesday, March 27 is a one-day “wake up” call that encourages everyone to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
In addition to taking the test, signs and symptoms of diabetes include:

Extreme thirst or hunger
Frequent urination
Blurred vision
Drowsiness or dizziness
Headache
Irritability

However, [...]

By Amy Bowen, RD, LDN and Lindsey Hurd, Dietetic Intern, MS
With sensible management through diet, exercise, and medication, individuals diagnosed with diabetes can live a long healthy life. Diabetes is a lifelong disease that cannot be cured. Luckily, risks for complications and accompanying diseases such as heart disease can be reversed or avoided by following [...]

Editor’s Note: In the fight against chronic conditions, what you eat can be just as important as taking your medicine as prescribed, exercising, and having a support system. In a series of blog posts, Parul Kharod, a clinical dietitian at WakeMed Cary Hospital, will explore the best diet for common conditions such as high blood [...]

Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure to help patients lose weight, reduce the risk of life threatening conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, and improve the overall quality of life.
Weight loss surgery is not a cure for obesity.  It is, however, a powerful tool to help you jump-start your weight loss and begin your [...]

The following is republished from the Advocates for Health in Action (AHA) blog and is a story about a young woman learning to be healthy by exercising and eating right through WakeMed’s Energize! program.  Her exciting results and new outlook on life are detailed below.   Thank you AHA for allowing us to share this inspirational [...]

The Washington Post recently published an article that provides suggestions on how to use technology to get or stay healthier in 2012.  Some solutions are as simple as a Smartphone app and some are as complicated as genomic analysis.  Either way, it is an interesting read and may offer some easy ideas to help 2012 be [...]