Healthy Living

Valerie Takahashi Courtesy: Ho‘okele Care at Home Healthy aging isn’t just about avoiding illnesses and diseases; it’s also about enjoying life, and that means maintaining a healthy lifestyle, keeping physically and mentally active and staying socially...

Valerie Takahashi Courtesy: Ho‘okele Healthy Living Hobbies are often viewed as activities for people who lead quiet, relaxed lives. But people with full, busy schedules and stressful lives may need hobbies even more than the average...

Can Wine Prevent Dementia? People who drink wine in moderation are less likely to develop dementia, according to research conducted by the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Copenhagen, Denmark. Weekly and monthly wine drinkers of...

Broccoli, a member of the mustard family, was accepted early on in the United States as a vegetable with cancer-preventing benefits. More recently, broccoli sprouts, with even greater cancer-preventing benefits than mature broccoli, have...

A DELICIOUS BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER HEALTH PLAN (Part 3/Final) Broccoli, a member of the mustard family, was accepted early on in the United States as a vegetable with cancer-preventing benefits. More recently, broccoli sprouts, with...

Broccoli, a member of the mustard family, was accepted early on in the United States as a vegetable with cancer-preventing benefits. More recently, broccoli sprouts, with even greater cancer-preventing benefits than mature broccoli, have...

Being Prepared Can Lead to Better Care Kevin Kawamoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald You’ve probably heard this before: A person is more than a diagnosis or a disease, even though the disease may be the focus of the visit to the doctor. In these days of increasingly specialized medicine, sometimes the idea of the....

Just half an avocado a day can help improve dry skin. Avocados can also prevent lifestyle-related diseases and relieve fatigue. They are mainly unsaturated fat, so they won’t increase triglycerides (neutral fats). In addition,...

Valerie Takahashi Courtesy: Ho‘okele Healthy Living More Americans are choosing to “age in place,” meaning they are opting to stay in their own home rather than move into alternative retirement settings. But that decision often means...

W e all experience stress in our lives, but too many of us continue living with it without trying to find ways to reduce our stress levels. We push it aside, bottle it up and,...