High intensity interval training (HIIT) is a training system of high-intensity cardio intervals interspersed by active recovery intervals. “High intensity” is relative and is based on your own abilities. On a scale of 1-10 of perceived intensity (1 being no effort, 10 being highest intensity that you can imagine), high intensity would fall at a […]
You’ve made your decision: Today is the day I start eating healthier but then you arrive at the grocery store and suddenly the sticker shock knocks you over. Healthy eating can be expensive! We have several suggestions to help you include whole foods in any budget: 5 Ways to Eat Healthier on a Budget #1 […]
Whether it is your Thanksgiving dinner, your grandmother’s famous casserole, or ice cream after a break up, we all have emotional memories that tie certain foods to feeling good. This association between food and feeling good comes up for most of us every day! For example, lunch can serve as a much needed break in […]
How much sleep do adults need? Children? Teens? On average, adults need between 7 and 8 hours of sleep each night. Compare this to newborns who need roughly 18 hours of sleep. As you age, the amount of sleep needed decreases. Fact or Fiction: You can make up for lost sleep. FACT. Many people work […]
It’s Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday Now is a Global Generosity movement designed in response to the unprecedented needs caused by COVID-19. The WakeMed Foundation is appreciative of the incredible outpouring of support we’ve seen from the community thus far, and we continue to welcome philanthropic gifts to support WakeMed and the health and well-being of […]
What is a Stroke? Simply put, a stroke is a “brain attack.” A stroke can occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot or another particle. Without oxygen rich blood and nutrients, brain cells in the affected area begin to malfunction and die. […]
Several of the Network for Advancing Behavioral Health (NABH) partners currently offer specialized urgent care services for adults and children facing a behavioral health and/or substance use crisis but do not have medical issues such as an injury or medical illness. The NABH members have made these necessary urgent care services available in response to […]
Recently, we sat down with Dr. Tiffany Lowe-Payne to discuss healthy eating habits during what has been, arguably, one of the most stressful times for many of us. Below, Dr. Lowe-Payne answers questions related to the emotional impact of stress on eating habits and why it’s more important now than ever before to establish and […]
WakeMed North Hospital is leading the way in minimally-invasive, robotic surgical techniques with the adoption of two new, highly-advanced robots. Meet our latest surgical robots – all operated by some of the most talented, board-certified surgeons in the Triangle. Meet the Mazor X Stealth Edition At WakeMed North Hospital, the Mazor X Stealth is used […]
The following are some ways to help you take better care of yourself amidst this global pandemic. #1 – Acknowledge what you’re feeling. Give yourself permission to feel whatever emotions come up without judging yourself #2 – Let go what you can’t control. What your neighbor is doing is out of your control, what is […]
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