by Barbara Rodgers | Aug 9, 2016 | Awareness, Fertility and Pregnancy, Health Strategy
You don’t have to search too hard to discover that fertility rates in the U.S. have fallen to a record low as of 2013[i] of 62.5 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age. There are a number of contributing factors associated with this decline, but one of...
by Barbara Rodgers | Jul 30, 2016 | Awareness, Health Strategy
Dehydration, and the need for the human body to stay adequately hydrated is horribly misunderstood by the general public. With most of the U.S. consumed by a serious heat wave recently, it seems like the perfect time to re-emphasize the important of hydration,...
by Barbara Rodgers | Jul 8, 2016 | Fertility and Pregnancy, Health Strategy
Fertility rates in the U.S. have fallen to a record low as of 2013. Of the estimated 1 in 6 American couples who struggle with getting pregnant each year, there is compelling evidence that lifestyle, nutrition and environmental factors are a major culprit. To avoid...
by Barbara Rodgers | Jul 7, 2016 | Health Strategy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle Changes
I’ll often get asked by my aging friends, family or even acquaintances who are 40+ or 50+ in years, for some “simple” things they can do to improve their health. This is almost a trick question because I can tell looking at most of these people that their health is...
by Barbara Rodgers | Jul 7, 2016 | Health Strategy, Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Weight Loss
In the body, all carbohydrate-based foods—such as sugar, grains, beans, vegetables, and fruit—convert primarily to glucose, or “blood sugar.” But different foods break down to blood sugar at very different rates. For example, sugary or starchy foods, such as white...