People are feeling more stress and anxiety which can disrupt sleep. In addition, our schedules are out of whack due to home schooling and remote work, making it difficult to maintain healthy sleep habits.
Your Healthy Family: Frontline healthcare workers remember the beginning of the pandemic, 1 year ago
We have come so far from the early months a year ago when there was so much uncertainty about what the pandemic meant, and how long it would last.
and last updated 2021-03-11 20:17:52-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â Today - Thursday, March 11th, 2021 - marks one year since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. Locally, this Saturday, March 13
th, will mark one year since the first recorded COVID-19 death in El Paso County.
We have come so far from the early months a year ago when there was so much uncertainty about what the pandemic meant, and how long it would last.
Your Healthy Family: Ease into exercise after having COVID, no matter your fitness level
âIt doesnât matter how fit you were before you had COVID-19. It affects everyone differently and it doesnât matter about your fitness level,â said Dr. Marie Schaefer,MD, a sports medicine specialist.
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CLEVELAND, OHIO â After battling COVID-19, some people are eager to start exercising again, but doctors say that could be dangerous.
Instead, itâs important to ease back into those old routines.
âIt doesnât matter how fit you were before you had COVID-19. It affects everyone differently and it doesnât matter about your fitness level,â said Marie Schaefer,MD, a sports medicine specialist with Cleveland Clinic. âSo, I really want people to ease back into activity, be patient and listen to your body.â
Your Healthy Family: Losing weight after menopause
âMenopause hit, and then you chub up. I m like a lot of people, I gained a little more than I had before and then you think, âI don t know what to do anymore.ââ - Angela Gainer
and last updated 2021-03-03 16:44:01-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â March 1st is the first official day of spring, so 3 months into 2021, If your new year s resolution was to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle, how that going? If itâs fallen by the wayside, what better time to get back on the wagon than the first day of spring?
Your Healthy Family: Many factors can lead to high cholesterol
A functional medicine approach to healthy cholesterol levels is about taking into consideration all the factors that could be leading to some one having high cholesterol.
and last updated 2021-02-25 18:51:13-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â In this Your Healthy Family as part of American Heart Month, we re talking about cholesterol. Itâs important to know what your cholesterol level is, and it s always important to have it treated if it s high, but what exactly is a high cholesterol level, and does it always mean you have to change your diet to lower it?