HealthPerks Newsletter

Did you know that you don’t actually have to walk 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy. But, daily walks are still good for you and can help you live longer.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, but many people don’t know they have it. Discover what causes AFib, how it’s detected, the newest treatments, and what you can do to protect your heart.

Here in Northern California, some of the year’s hottest days are in September. Fall weather is unpredictable, and you’ll want to keep your children – and you! - comfortable and safe, whatever the weather.

Healthy oils are a significant element of a healthy diet. Your body needs them to build new cell membranes, provide you with energy, absorb certain vitamins, support brain health, reduce inflammation, and potentially increase HDL (good) cholesterol while lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Vaccines continue to be in the news lately, and some potentially misleading information is being shared by individuals who may not have medical training or expertise. We have put this Q&A together to provide some clarity on a topic that should no longer be controversial.

Maybe it’s your father, your neighbor, or your best friend. Maybe it’s you. The truth is, we all know someone with diabetes. How could we not when 37.3 million Americans are living with the condition? The American Diabetes Association estimates that 8.5 million of this audience are unaware they have the disease and are therefore like to be doing nothing to control it. Then there are the 96 million Americans 18 and older with prediabetes, which inevitably leads to diabetes without intervention and lifestyle changes. These numbers account for almost half the population!

Physicians and folk healers going back to the ancient Greeks have looked to bowel movements (BM) for diagnostic insights. The conclusions they drew, ranging from demonic possession to “humoral imbalances” don’t stand up to modern science. However, modern doctors can glean important information about your health by studying your bathroom habits.

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disease that affects over 60 million adults and children worldwide. Because psoriasis causes visible skin changes, people sometimes wrongly assume it’s contagious. It is not – as an autoimmune condition, psoriasis is absolutely not transmissible.

Keep up your energy and make the most of the end of summer season with a few of these easy health tips!

British scientist Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin is one of the twentieth century’s most significant scientific breakthroughs. Before antibiotics, strep throat could be fatal, scarlet fever had a high mortality rate, and ear infections sometimes spread to the brain to do irreparable damage. Today, we take what were once considered miracle drugs for granted and use them regularly.

Discover the 2025 Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists to make informed choices about organic produce. Save money while prioritizing your health at the market.

Your liver is a dark-red, football sized organ that weighs more than three pounds. It sits in your upper right abdomen, under the ribs, below the diaphragm and above the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. This complex organ is one of your body’s busiest, performing some 500 tasks to regulate your metabolism and keep you healthy.