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3 Keys to Unlock Your Heart Health

In celebration of National Heart Month, the Gaples Institute has something special for you—a gift from (and for) the heart.

Click below to discover the 3 keys to unlocking your heart health. After learning all 3 keys, you’ll receive a personalized and heartfelt Valentine from …

Weight Loss and Exercise

How to Lose Weight with Exercise

There’s a universal truth about weight: the only thing harder than losing it is keeping it off.

The odds are stacked against sustained weight loss. Only 1 in 5 people who lose 10% of their body weight manage to …

You Don’t Have to Wear Your Genes—the Case for a Healthy Lifestyle

“If it’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen.” I’ve heard that more times than I can recall from patients with a family history of heart disease. But, as Gershwin wrote, it ain’t necessarily so!

In one study, more than 55,000 people were followed for nearly 20 …

Diabetes Vaccine

A friend of mine called in distress. He was told by his primary care doctor that his blood sugar was in the range of prediabetes. He was advised to recheck his blood sugar in 6 months, at which time it would be decided if diabetes…

Moving Away from Depression: Physical Activity and Mood

Antidepressants are on the pharmacy best seller list. A startling 11% of Americans over age 12 have a prescription for one. But surprisingly few receive a prescription for another highly potent mood booster without side-effects or cost: physical activity.

Exercise has been recognized as a …

Physical Activity

3 Keys to Unlock Your Heart Health

Weight Loss and Exercise

You Don’t Have to Wear Your Genes—the Case for a Healthy Lifestyle

Diabetes Vaccine

Moving Away from Depression: Physical Activity and Mood

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