Happy Health Wednesday!

This week’s edition of our health newsletter highlights key tips to implement into our everyday routines for general prevention and to help propel our overall well-being.

In Today’s Newsletter:

  • Prediabetes can be reversed with a balanced healthy diet
  • Nitric oxide supplements can improve your quality partner time
  • Experts confirm home remedies for a stomachache

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Health Tip of the Day

Maintain social connectedness. The quantity and quality of social contacts and interactions with people are especially important as we age. Actively engaging with family, friends, and your community in a positive way can influence your health and well-being.

Latest Health News

Prediabetes is essentially a health warning stage. The diagnosis means your blood sugar is higher than it should be. Healthy lifestyle changes — including eating more nutritious foods — can reverse the diagnosis and bring blood sugar levels back into line.


When you have tummy troubles, it can derail your day. Family medicine physician Matthew Goldman, MD, offers five tips for how to get rid of a stomachache.


Nitric oxide is a gas naturally produced by the body that promotes blood vessel dilation and, in doing so, encourages blood flow. It can play a key role in erectile function and well-being. 


Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas Is Among Largest on Record in US. A flurry of new cases in Kansas City appears to be one of the largest outbreaks since the 1950s. (Science Alert)

RFK Jr. grilled on his views on vaccines, abortion in first confirmation hearing Kennedy must clear an expansive array of hurdles as he seeks to be confirmed as health and human services secretary. (NBC News)

How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink Without Putting Your Health at Risk? A new federal report shows that one drink per day could raise the risk of liver damage and several cancers. (Healthline)

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