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What doctors wish patients knew about effective New Year's resolutions

Many people opt for eating healthier or working out more, but it’s time for a different resolution. Learn how to approach the new year in a smart way.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Take these 6 overlooked steps to better health in the new year

Lose weight, exercise more—you’ve heard it all before, and for good reason. Physicians detail other items that belong on your 2023 health to-do list.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Here’s a playbook to advise on return to sports amid COVID-19

Permanente Medical Group physicians examine the risk of various sporting activities in the pandemic age of physical distancing.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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Why your patients with prediabetes might benefit from interval training

Two weeks of interval training provides the same benefits for patients with prediabetes as continuous exercises like jogging, a study suggests. Find out more.

Prevention & Wellness
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Why your patients should lace up their walking shoes

Turns out older women don’t need to walk to 10,000 steps a day to see a health benefit. Discover how smaller amounts of movement can make a difference.

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To boost physical activity in patients, make a game of it

Patients who track their steps and get daily encouragement and feedback take nearly 1,000 more steps a day. All those steps can add up to better health outcomes.

Prevention & Wellness
Robert Carey, MD, Thomas Lee, MD, Karol Watson, MD, Paul Whelton, MD, and Patricia Salber, MD
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7 Min Read

For most, diet and exercise—not meds—key path to lower BP

Lead authors of the new hypertension guideline emphasize the importance of lifestyle changes in patients with high blood pressure.

Prevention & Wellness
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Resolved: 8 tips for a healthier lifestyle in 2017

Cut sugar, salt and stress. Know your type 2 diabetes risk. Move more, drink less, quit smoking and make your home smoke-free.

Prevention & Wellness
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3 simple steps to address prediabetes in your medical practice

About 86 million Americans have prediabetes and don’t know it. Physicians can use three simple steps to help patients in your practice. Encourage patients to eat healthy and increase physical activity.

Prevention & Wellness