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Lose Weight By Improving Your Nutrition

Nutrition and weight loss go hand in hand. If you don’t have much time for exercise, you may be interested to find out that you can lose a little extra weight (or a lot of it) by making simple changes to your diet.  Enlisting the help of Balanced Well Being Healthcare will help you get… read more

Identifying Metabolic Syndrome with Certain Risk Factors

According to the the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) when three or more risk factors are present then a person qualifies as having metabolic syndrome. This is an important prognostic indicator: having metabolic syndrome is associated with two times the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and four times the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.… read more

National Nutrition Month: How Healthy Are You?

March is National Nutrition Month and a great time to take a personal assessment on how well you are doing with your daily nutrition needs and goals. Unlike popular opinion, there is no cookie-cutter, one-size fits all approach to dieting and healthy eating.  Our bodies are different and require different things. But, with that said,… read more

Ways to Extend your Lifespan AND your Healthspan

At Balanced Well-Being Healthcare, we labor to not only expand your years of life (lifespan), but your years of health as well (healthspan). Balanced Well-Being Healthcare is committed to advancing and sharing knowledge about successful aging and lifestyles choices, nutritional choices, activity, and general wellness that can enhance an optimal life for older adults. We… read more

Testosterone Deficiency and Men’s Hormonal Health

Testosterone deficiency can impact men’s hormonal health in a multitude of ways. It arises when the testes fail to produce enough testosterone. Male testosterone levels normally decline with age. However, hypogonadism, is a disorder in which a man will not produce enough testosterone even adjusted for his age. Learn how we diagnose testosterone deficiency and… read more

How Does Diet Affect Your Risk for Disease?

Diet and disease are more closely related than you might think. Health.Gov puts it this way, “the rates of noncommunicable diseases—specifically, chronic diet-related diseases—have risen, due in part to changes in lifestyle behaviors. A history of poor eating and physical activity patterns have a cumulative effect and have contributed to significant nutrition and physical activity… read more

Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue and Dysfunction

Adrenal fatigue and adrenal dysfunction describe a collection of nonspecific symptoms like body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems. Many suffer from the condition unknowingly. Your adrenal glands produce a variety of hormones that are vital to healthy living. The medical term adrenal insufficiency refers to inadequate production of one or more of these… read more

Five Main Factors for Maintaining Good Health

A new year is here and many of us have goals for maintaining good health. So just what are the most important factors for establishing optimum health. Studies indicate that the following five factors make the biggest difference in overall health and wellness: 1) diet; 2) rest; 3) exercise; 4) posture; and 5) avoiding the… read more

The Biggest Health Goal Every Year is Weight Loss – We Can Help!

Yep, it’s January and it is full of lists of goals and aspirations. The most popular new year’s resolution continues to be to lose weight. What is your plan to achieve this? Team-up with a member of our Balanced Well-Being Healthcare team to ensure you reach your goal healthily and safely.  Our comprehensive weight loss… read more