HealthCoach “Mens sana in corpore sano” (i.e., “A sound mind in a healthy body”) is possibly one of the phrases in human history with the widest range in meanings. Originally this phrase comes from Satire X of the Roman poet Juvenal (~60–127 AD). Juvenal’s intention with this phrase was rather to teach his fellow Roman citizens the
Month: January 2021
Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems
People in almost every region of the world could benefit from rebalancing their diets to eat optimal amounts of various foods and nutrients, according to the Global Burden of Disease study tracking trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries, published in The Lancet. The study estimates that one
THE STAGGERING COSTS OF DIABETES – HEALTHCOACH
The American Diabetes Association (Association) released new research on March 22, 2018 estimating the total costs of diagnosed diabetes have risen to $327 billion in 2017 from $245 billion in 2012, when the cost was last examined. This figure represents a 26% increase over a five-year period. The study, Economic Costs of Diabetes in the