Even doctors get sick now and then. Their medical degree doesn’t immunize them from germs. Nowadays, many healthcare facilities have other professionals you can see for many of your medical needs. These well-educated and trained healthcare professionals can take care of you when your doctor isn’t available – and even when he or she is. Continue reading
Root vegetables grow underground, and as a result absorb many valuable nutrients from the soil.
Beets, carrots, celery root, daikon, garlic, ginger, jicama, kohlrabi, onions, parsnips, radishes, rutabagas, turmeric, turnips, and yams are all considered roots. Continue reading
We’re about a month into 2018, which begs the question: How are your new year’s resolutions holding up? Continue reading
Health Net is launching an exciting new way for you to improve your health – the Step It Up Challenge.
We’ve designed the challenge to help you monitor your physical activity and to help you create an empowering, healthy lifestyle change that lasts. The program begins Jan. 1, and runs through Dec. 31, 2018. Continue reading
Health Net, one of California’s largest health plans, is awarding a combined $4.2 million to 22 healthcare organizations across the state to help increase health workforce development and improve the accuracy of encounter data collection. The grants will expand access to health care and enhance health outcomes in medically underserved communities. Continue reading
Have you ever wondered where your food comes from or what’s in it? Many heavily processed foods we find at the grocery store use chemicals that can potentially pose threats to your health. Continue reading
No one deserves to be in an abusive relationship. Ever. Yet it happens all too often. Continue reading
Do you want to know one of the scariest things about trick-or-treating? It’s this: On average, kids are twice as likely to be hit by a car and seriously injured or killed on Halloween as on any other day of the year, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. Continue reading
Get ready for the Great American Smokeout this November by enrolling in the Quit For Life® program now. Even if you’ve tried to quit before, or currently struggle with cravings, planning ahead for the Smokeout can help boost your chances for lifelong success. Continue reading
Think you’re immune to the flu? Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. If you don’t want to get a flu shot to protect yourself, then please get one to protect others. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates that flu-related hospitalizations and deaths, since 2010, have ranged from 152,000 to 766,000. Continue reading
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