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What Do Dietitians Eat?
Dietitians provide food and nutrition advice, but ever wonder what these nutrition experts eat? People assume that dietitians—who possess the knowledge to plan a healthy diet—themselves eat ‘perfect’ meals. However, dietitians—just like you—lead a busy life and may not always have the time to plan their day or meals. For National Nutrition Month, we asked Kristin Heim, registered dietitian at CHA HPMC, to understand her approach
How Low Vision Impacts Your Daily Life and Ways to Cope
Posted by Divya Sathyanarayanan
Low vision is a vision problem which affects millions of Americans—especially older adults—and impacts our daily life. According to the National Eye Institute, over 135 million people across the globe suffer from this condition. Understanding the symptoms, causes, and preventive measures can help you protect your eyesight—one of your most important senses. We sat with Dr. Ora Esfahani, Director of Optometric Services at Southern California Eye
Practice Good Hand Hygiene to Avoid Diseases
Posted by Suman Radhakrishna
With life threatening diseases like Influenza and novel Coronavirus on the rise, hand hygiene is the best preventive measure to curb the spread of germs that cause these infectious diseases. By practicing frequent hand hygiene techniques like washing and sanitizing hands, you can remove germs and avoid getting sick.
Why Is Handwashing Important?
Hand hygiene reduces contamination and spread of bacteria that cause Gastroenteritis and respiratory tract infections.
Holiday Travel Tips: Ways to Avoid Germs on Airplane
Posted by Dr. Thomas Horowitz
Holiday season is the peak time for air travel. Are you going on a much needed vacation? So are 115.6 million Americans—the highest number of holiday travelers recorded in the last 20 years.1 You will soon be boarding a plane to meet your loved ones and you don’t want to be sick during your vacation.
Airplanes are an excellent place to pick up some germs. Often,
AIDS Awareness Month: Understanding the Disease and Advances in Treatment
Posted by Suman Radhakrishna
December is AIDS awareness month. Great strides have been made towards research, prevention, and advancing treatment options for those affected with the disease. Early this year, the US government announced its goal to reduce new HIV infections by 75% in the next five years and achieve at least 90% reduction over 10 years.1
What is AIDS?
AIDS is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which weakens
