You don’t have to forego your holiday favorites in the name of health. Try one of these lighter ingredients as a substitute in your favorite recipes this holiday season. (Substitute the same amount your recipe calls for unless otherwise noted.) Enjoy these recipes with healthier substitutes made for you already. Amazing Butternut Squash 1 […]
This is the time of year that it is more difficult to make healthy choices. Here are a few previous blogs to help you manage temptation and keep those healthy habits throughout the holiday season. Food & Drink Candy-free Stocking Stuffer Ideas – Sometimes even Santa needs some ideas to make the holidays just a little healthier. […]
The holidays are here and food is everywhere! There are holiday parties, family gatherings, people bringing their favorite foods to work and social events. The average American will gain 1-2 pounds during the holidays. That may not sound like much…but we don’t usually lose that weight and it piles on year after year. This is […]
Every year about this time, WakeMed sees an increase in patients complaining of flulike symptoms as a primary reason for visits to our emergency departments. If you have flu-like symptoms or a gastrointestinal illness, the first thing to do is consult your primary care physician. As your primary medical care provider, no one knows your health history better. […]
Do you feel like you just don’t have enough time or energy to make it through your lengthy to-do list? Do you need an energy boost? Amy Bowen, dietitian at WakeMed Cary Hospital, asserts that energy drinks are not the answer. Aside from calories and added sugars, many of the 5-hour energy drinks contain caffeine and caffeine […]
That little yawn, suddenly opened hand, frown, leg extension, or grimace. To an astute neonatal intensive care nurse, these are all subtle communications from their tiniest patients that may mean I need a short break, I am worried, I need something to brace my feet on, or I am uncomfortable. For 35 years, babies as […]
The New York Times blog recently included a write-up of a very small (17 women) study that looked at whether or not women could do pull-ups. We were curious, so we contacted Hope Choplin, exercise physiologist with WakeMed Healthworks to determine if there was any truth to the study. Here is her response… “The short […]
Today, WakeMed Air Mobile 1 celebrates five years of transporting patients for the WakeMed system. The 2004 Eurocopter EC-135P2 completed its first transport on November 16, 2007, and since then has transported more than 2,300 patients, including 706 trauma patients, 820 cardiac patients and 105 pediatric patients. Staffed by one pilot, one registered nurse (RN) […]
Excess salt consumption in the American diet is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association recently identified six foods that are (sometimes surprisingly) high in sodium and make the 1,500 milligram of sodium per day limit exceedingly difficult to meet. The “Salty Six” Foods According to the American Heart […]
WakeMed Mother’s Milk Bank is in dire need of donations. As one of only 11 not-for-profit milk banks in the U.S., the WakeMed Mother’s Milk Bank distributes more than 200,000 oz. of milk each year to premature babies in intensive care units primarily on the east coast. The need for donor milk has been significantly increasing over […]
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