by PerErik | Jan 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
Strategy #4: Drink Alcohol in Moderation, If at All If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. Your risk for many different cancers increases with the amount of alcohol you consume and the length of time you’ve been drinking regularly. Even moderate drinking may...
by PerErik | Jan 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
Strategy #3: Stay Active and Maintain a Healthy Weight Maintaining a healthy weight and exercising regularly play important roles in preventing cancer, adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, stress, depression and cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure and...
by PerErik | Jan 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
Strategy #2: Eat a Variety of Healthy Foods Your diet is another important risk factor you can control — second only to smoking. Although making healthy selections at the grocery store and at mealtime doesn’t guarantee you won’t get cancer or struggle with weight...
by PerErik | Jan 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
Strategy #1: Decide to Be Tobacco Free Not using tobacco, or deciding to stop using it, is one of the most important health decisions you can make. Using any type of tobacco, whether it’s cigarettes, snuff, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco or cigars, greatly increases...
by PerErik | Jan 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
Concerned about cancer prevention? Take charge by making changes such as eating a healthy diet and getting regular screenings. By Mayo Clinic staff You’ve probably heard conflicting reports about cancer prevention. Sometimes the specific cancer-prevention tip...
by PerErik | Jan 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
What are the risks of sitting too much? Answer from James A. Levine, M.D., Ph.D. Researchers have linked sitting for long periods of time with a number of health concerns, including obesity and metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions that includes increased blood...
