Sentences with phrase «about decreasing your risk»

Taking the right steps to manage your blood sugar is not just about decreasing your risk for diabetes, it's also about keeping your overall health in mind, too.

Here we are talking about decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and metabolic syndrome.

Not exact matches

Some companies offer incentive programs to encourage employee participation in health and wellness programs because learning about potential risks and screenings for early detection helps decrease large claims.

We spoke with Neurotrack CEO Elli Kaplan, whose company recently launched an online assessment that helps people understand the state of their memory health, to learn about some of the ways you can potentially decrease your risk for Alzheimer's and cognitive decline more broadly.

According to Living Goods, clients may also be reluctant to buy drugs from other private providers because of the risk of getting a counterfeit medicine.63 Living Goods sent us a study conducted at the midline of its RCT that claims that both availability of counterfeit drugs and drug prices decreased at private retailers in areas where CHPs worked.64 According to the study, about 37 % of private drug shops in the areas it studied sold fake ACT drugs, 65 and availabilty of fake ACTs was about 50 % lower among non-Living Goods sellers in the areas where Living Goods worked.66 Additional results on these potential effects will be made available when the full RCT is published.

We believe that a policy of portfolio concentration may well decrease risk if it raises, as it should, both the intensity with which an investor thinks about a business and the comfort - level he must feel with its economic characteristics before buying into it.»

Gov. Christie has expressed concern about this bill's effects on how parents raise their children, but said that research has made it clear that this sort of therapy poses «critical health risks including, but not limited to, depression, substance abuse, social withdrawal, decreased self - esteem and suicidal thoughts.»

Consume more fruits, vegetables and whole grains instead, as this will provide nutritional benefits, as well as the small potential decrease in cancer risk, without you having to worry about side effects.

An analysis of a nationally representative sample of about 9,000 U.S. babies found that breastfeeding decreased the risk of dying from any cause by about 20 percent, the researchers reported.

Significant increases in knowledge included advising mothers about low milk supply, mastitis, abscess, or using medication, and in recognizing the benefit of the decreased risk of maternal cancer.

We were aware of the benefits of sleeping in close proximity from reading Dr. Sears» resources — including decreased risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)-- and the Cosleeper made us feel more comfortable about sleeping next to a newborn.

But when you're searching the web for answers about sleep safety - you need to know what the SAFEST sleep options are - those which decrease your baby's risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID).

That fact can be startling, but when you know the facts about heart disease and which factors are within your control, you'll be empowered to take proactive steps and decrease your risk of heart disease.

Now, I'll give the readers here credit for catching the part where they flashed up on the screen a nice graphic stating that you COULD put an extra ice pack or two into the lunch and probably «decrease the risk,» but I think talking about how not even an ice pack, or refrigeration at many day cares, is enough to keep your child from possibly coming down with foodborne illness could be enough to make some less conscious parents throw up their hands in disgust and say «I give up.»

When you see that it says that there was an association between the increase or decrease of risk of something and breastfeeding, how much risk are we talking about?

I'm just confused about how this data shows that c - section «dramatically decreases» the risk of brain injury.

So while you are not only helping decrease your risk of breast cancer, which we will talk about in a little bit, you are actually decreasing the risk for your daughters.

SUDDEN INFANT death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden death of an infant, unexpected by history and unexplained by a thorough postmortem examination, including a complete autopsy, death scene investigation, andreview of the medical history.1 The decreased risk of SIDS associated with nonprone sleep positions led to the recommendation in 1992 by the American Academy of Pediatrics that infants be placed to sleep on the side or back.2 In 1994, the national public education campaign «Back to Sleep» was launched, and the supine position is now recommended.3 Sudden infant death syndrome rates in the United States have decreased by about 40 % as prone prevalence has decreased from 70 % in 1992 to 17 % in 1998.3,4

That might help tease out some of the questions about whether the pitocin is causing the depression or merely being used in women who have decreased oxytocin levels or receptors to help with labor progress, who also happen to be at risk for depression.

One study found that bedroom heating, compared with no bedroom heating, increases SIDS risk (OR: 4.5), 235 and another study has also demonstrated a decreased risk of SIDS in a well - ventilated bedroom (windows and doors open)(OR: 0.4).296 In 1 study, the use of a fan seemed to reduce the risk of SIDS (adjusted OR: 0.28 [95 % CI: 0.10 — 0.77]-RRB-.297 However, because of the possibility of recall bias, the small sample size of controls using fans (n = 36), a lack of detail about the location and types of fans used, and the weak link to a mechanism, this study's results should be interpreted with caution.

In 2012 in Lancet, a CTT meta - analysis of 27 randomized trials found that even among people with no previous vascular disease, those who had a 39 - point decrease in LDL had a 9 percent lower overall mortality risk over about five years.

After following the participants for about three years, the researchers found that a history of moderate physical exercise in middle age was associated with a significantly decreased risk of MCI progressing to dementia.

When analyzed together, their risk for breast cancer mortality decreased an average of 24 % per metabolic equivalent (MET) hours per day of exercise, where one MET hour equals a little less than a mile of brisk walking or about two - thirds of a mile of running.

People should talk to their health care providers about decreasing their cancer risk from viruses.

«These findings are important because, while both obesity and heart failure are major public health problems in the U.S., little has been known about whether substantial weight loss would decrease the risk of heart - failure - related adverse events.»

They say this latest study raises questions about whether treatments that decrease the frequency or severity of migraine may reduce later life vascular risks, and conclude by saying «what little evidence we do have suggests the need for therapeutic restraint [to prevent cardiovascular risk] until we have a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the link between migraine and vascular disease.»

I've learned about over the years and, you know, like the doctor said, people talk about the helmet — you improve the helmet, you know, you'll decrease the risk of concussion.

Infants born to mothers living between half a mile and 2 miles saw their risk of low birth weight decrease by about a half to a third.

«This could decrease the popularity of tanning in much the same way the negative stereotyping of smoking and education about its health risks have reduced the number of people who smoke.»

Learn about surgical and medical options for decreasing risk and the reproductive effects seen in BRCA mutation carriers.

Genetic data combined with information on gene expression and epigenomics in relevant tissues, and clinical information, can provide clues about the effects of genetic changes within an individual's genome that increase or decrease one's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and its complications, including heart and kidney disease.

I've written extensively and (mostly) glowingly about intermittent fasting (IF), and it offers impressive potential to help folks lose weight, lower their disease risk, and decrease inflammation.

How many studies have you read about the links between high fitness levels and decreased risk of cancer, heart disease and stroke?

The World's Healthiest Foods has this to say about strawberries: «Given their unique combination of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients, it's not surprising to see strong research support for strawberry health benefits in three major areas: (1) cardiovascular support and prevention of cardiovascular diseases (2) improved regulation of blood sugar, with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, and (3) prevention of certain cancer types including breast, cervical, colon, and esophageal cancer.»

Strategically training your back muscles — and I'm talking about your rhomboids (between your shoulder blades), your trapezius — or traps — your erector spinae column (long chain along your spine) the more support and balance you will give to the front of your body, the less pain you will have and you will decrease your risk of injury!

Some of the fun facts about peanut butter: it is packed with protein and has been shown to decrease the risk of type - 2 diabetes.

So, compared to people eating about less than an apple a day, those eating one or more had a 5 % decrease in overall cancer risk across the board.

The scientists studied legume intake in 3,539 cancer cases and found that the higher intake of lentils decreased the risk of cancer of the mouth, esophagus, throat and larynx by about 37 %.

Whether you do well on the test or not does not directly correlate to whether or not you can move well through full range of motion or you have a decreased risk for back pain or other compensations while going about your daily life.

One section is for diabetics who are concerned about their thyroid health, and the other is for those afflicted with thyroid diseases that want to decrease their risk of having diabetes.

In terms of preventing acid reflux heartburn, I've talked about how high - fat meals cause dramatically more acid exposure in the esophagus in the hours after a meal, but why does high fiber intake decrease the risk?

People who form kidney stones are commonly advised to restrict the intake of red meat to decrease stone risk, but what about chicken and fish?

About 80 percent of the calories in nuts come from fat, but they are a good source of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which may help increase HDL or «good» cholesterol while reducing LDL or «bad» cholesterol, blood pressure and inflammation — effects that may decrease the risk of heart disease.

Edit 2017: Recently, after learning about new research and working with even more women, I'm finding that plant - based phytoestrogens may promote ER beta activity, which can lower estrogenic potency in the body as a whole, thereby decreasing the risk for certain cancers (this is not true of synthetic estrogen, like that in hormonal birth control or estrogen replacement therapy).

A Harvard University study of nearly 48,000 men found that bladder cancer risk decreased by 7 percent for every extra daily cup of fluid consumed, and a high intake of water — say, eight cups daily — may reduce risk by about 50 percent, potentially saving thousands of lives.

What was unusual about this particular drug was that it decreased, rather than increased risk of cancer.

This elevated risk stays for about 5 years, and decreases afterward.

Learn more about the signs of heart attack and the ten steps you can take to support your heart and decrease your risk for a heart attack.

This study shows in terms of having this enormous effect on risk of disease and actually about a 38 percent decrease in the risk of obesity.

And with coffee, researchers found just one cup per day was also associated with about a 20 percent decreased risk of stroke during a 13 - year follow - up period.