Take action this Diabetes Alert Day (observed yearly on the fourth Tuesday in March) today by taking a few moments to review your risk of diabetes. This short screening quiz from the American Diabetes Association can help assess your health risk factors that may contribute to the development of diabetes. If you score high on this quiz, it doesn't mean you have diabetes. However, it may indicate that you should be screened by your medical provider. Nearly 1 in 4 adults who

March 17-23 is National Poison Prevention Week. While we expect to feel safest in our own homes, we are not immune to accidental poisonings from common household items. Every 14 seconds, someone calls a poison control center, and these centers managed 2.7 million cases of poisoning in 2016. Check out the infographic below from the American Association of Poison Control Centers. #HealthyHabitsLoCo #poisoncontrol #safety

We've all been there, driving sleepy behind the wheel. Whether it's heading home late from work, a concert, or a game, driving tired is a common experience, but not a safe one. Drowsy driving slows our reaction time, reduces our attention on driving, and affects our ability to make safe decisions. The CDC reports that 1 in 25 adult drivers have reported falling asleep behind the wheel in the last month and that around 6000 fatal accidents may be related to tired driving. M

While we all “sprung forward” today with daylight-saving time (DST), you might feel like you took a couple of steps back. DST forces us to abruptly adjust our natural 24-hour circadian clock, which regulates our sleep/wake cycles. Light exposure cues wakefulness, in other words, if it’s light out, we tend to be awake. But if you are like me and woke up in the dark this morning, you might feel especially groggy. This change in light/dark, brought on by DST, can wreak hav

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. While you might think of colon cancer as something that only affects older adults, new research shows that adults under the age of 50 are now more affected than ever. The Colorectal Cancer Alliance notes that 1 in 9 cases of colon cancer is now diagnosed in those under 50 years of age. The American Cancer Society currently recommends screening in adults over the age of 45. Talk to your healthcare provider about when you should s

March is National Kidney Month. These little organs do so much for our body! Learn more about how you can best take care of them in this infographic from the National Kidney Foundation. #kidney #hypertension #stroke #diabetes #HealthyHabitsLoCo