Lose excess body weight. Every pound of excess body weight lost improves your overall health. A modest weight loss of 7% can improve your blood sugar and reduce your risk of developing diabetes by 60%.

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Lose excess body weight. Every pound of excess body weight lost improves your overall health. A modest weight loss of 7% can improve your blood sugar and reduce your risk of developing diabetes by 60%.
Keeping blood sugar controlled on a normal day can seem difficult and even stressful. Add the extra anxiety of holiday planning, travel arrangements, work schedules, holiday parties and gift-giving, and suddenly blood sugar maintenance feels even harder. Stress alone can raise blood sugar levels – and that’s without those sweet holiday treats! Find a sense of calm and good cheer this season with the following helpful tips:
Eating healthfully during the holidays seems like an impossible task. What is “healthful eating” anyway? It means no white foods, drink only kale smoothies, and if it tastes good, don’t eat it, right? Wrong. There is a great deal of misinformation about what it means to eat healthy.
Your health is important to you. Do you know if you are at risk for future health problems? Knowing your risk of a disease can help you take the right steps to prevent or manage it. Freeman Health System provides several free Online Health Risk Assessments to help you have a better understanding of your risk for disease. Freeman offers assessments for breast cancer, diabetes, stroke, heart problems and weight-loss surgery. Assessments can be downloaded and printed to your physician.
Modern technology harnesses the power of the internet to access a wealth of information instantly, almost anywhere. Freeman Health System recognizes the importance of providing accurate health information, and has positioned itself as the source for information you can trust. We help you take advantage of technology by offering free access to our mobile-friendly health resource libraries, where you can find condition-specific information, whenever you need it.