Here you’ll find helpful handouts on a variety of health topics, like heart health, bone strength, and nutrition. Each one is designed to give you simple, reliable tips you can use every day to support your health and well-being.
Tips for Better Health
Hypertension
Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers, written as a ratio (120/80). Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high. It is common but can be serious if not treated. Reducing hypertension prevents heart attack, stroke and kidney damage, as well as other adverse health conditions.
Learn more about hypertensionHeart Healthy Habits
Eating heart healthy foods can help prevent or slow heart disease.
Heart Healthy HabitsThe Benefits of Fiber
Fiber comes from plants. It is the part of the plant that your body can’t digest and absorb. Plant foods – vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds – are rich in dietary fiber. La fibra proviene de las plantas. Es la parte de la planta que su cuerpo no puede digerir y absorber. Los alimentos vegetales (verduras, frutas, granos enteros, frijoles, nueces y semillas) son ricos en fibra dietética
Benefits of Fiber - English and SpanishBrain Health
Reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Reducir su riesgo de padecer Alzheimer, enfermedades cardiovasculares y accidentes cerebrovasculare.
Brain Health - English and SpanishStaying healthy during the Holidays
Tips for staying healthy during the Holidays. Consejos para mantenerse saludable durante las vacaciones.
Tips for Staying Healthy During the Holidays - English and SpanishMediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet has consistently been shown to be a beneficial way of eating and living. Se ha demostrado constantemente que la dieta mediterránea es una forma de comer y una forma de vida integral beneficiosa para el corazón, para controlar la diabetes, controlar el peso, sentirse mejor y para la salud en general.
Mediterranean DietImmune System Health
If your immune system is healthy, it’s easier to fight bacteria, viruses and other substances that can make you sick. Si nuestro sistema inmunológico está sano, es más fácil combatir bacterias, virus y otras sustancias que pueden enfermarte.
Immune System Health - English and SpanishDiabetes
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. La diabetes es una afección de salud crónica (de larga duración) que afecta la forma en que el cuerpo convierte los alimentos en energía.
DiabetesCancer Prevention
You can make choices that can help reduce your risk of getting cancer. Usted puede tomar decisiones que pueden ayudar a reducir su riesgo de contraer cáncer.
Cancer Prevention - English and Spanish