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You are here: Home / Archives for Women’s Health Issue 2015

Conquering cancer — Winnie Che contributes to fighting the battle

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly Winnie Che has long been an active member of the International District community. If you go to the Greenland, Inc. offices located on Weller Street in the Eng Suey Family Plaza, you will see their health tonic Naturin 2 stacked in bright green boxes and you will see photos […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2015, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, CEO, Chinatown, Chris Dawn, Fiona Dawn, Greenland, Henry Kissinger, Indiana University, International District, Little Saigon, Minal Singh, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Community, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Weller Street, Winnie Che, Women's Health Issue 2015

Alzheimer’s disease: Is it preventable?

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Sugar is one of the greatest culprits of Alzheimer’s disease, said Dwayne Clark, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Aegis Living. Clark stated that the disease is not really preventable, but there are ways to slow the process. According to the Alzheimer’s Association website, dementia is a general […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2015, Aegis Living, African American, Chinese, Dwayne Clark, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Somerset Newport Hills, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015, language

Women and heart disease

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Francesca Minas, American Heart Association Northwest Asian Weekly Only a little over half are aware that heart disease is the leading killer of women, responsible for one of every three women’s deaths annually. Believe that heart disease is a “man’s disease” is still a common misperception. Yee Mei, Lee-Kong of Seattle got a pacemaker […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2010, 2015, American Heart Association, BMI, East West Bank, Go Red Heart Checkup, Heart Truth, Last February, Lee Kong, Nancy Lee, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Susanne Steinbaum, VP, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015, Yee Mei

Smile! — Six surprising tips when it comes to oral health

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nancy Hammond Northwest Asian Weekly Oral health is critical to overall health. Here are six surprising tips to protect your oral health, save money ‑ and stay healthy. Surprise #1   – You’re more fit if your mouth is fit.  Oral health affects overall health and fitness.  Poor oral health has been linked to heart […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2015, Northwest Asian Weekly, Smile Six, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015

Saving face — (Protecting your skin!)

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly At the base of health is the body’s largest organ: your skin. Skin is one of the most exposed organs in our body, facing constant weather and environmental conditions. While the caring for the skin in its entirety is important (don’t forget that body lotion!), the face requires extra […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2015, BB, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, SPF, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015

What is your obesity costing you? — Dollar amount, health, and the intangibles

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ginny Grimsley Northwest Asian Weekly Sometimes celebrities or otherwise physically fit people will put on a fat suit and document their experience with a video camera, usually to be aired on a daytime talk show. The overall impression is universal: Being severely overweight is taxing on almost every level, says Dr. Eleazar Kadile, who […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2015, Eleazar Kadile, Northwest Asian Weekly, Stop Dying Fat, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015

BLOG: Easy medicine: A list of foods for stress — (But be sure to create your own list, too)

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “Food is medicine,” said a doctor in a television interview recently. But of course, he was not the first to acknowledge that food is medicine. Hippocrates, a Greek physician said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” more than 2,000 years ago. The Chinese culture has […]

Filed Under: Health, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, BMI, Food, Lord Byron, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peggy Lynch, Publisher's Blog, Seattle Center, Seattle Chinese Post, Vitamin B12, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015, blog

EDITORIAL: No butts about it — Props to no smoking in parks

March 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The Seattle Board of  Park Commissioners recently announced it would be hosting  a public hearing regarding a proposed change to the Parks Code of Conduct which would prohibit smoking in all public parks in the city of Seattle. The special public hearing will take place on Thursday, April 16, to take comments on a […]

Filed Under: Editorials, Health Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Chinatown, Dexter Ave, Mayor Ed Murray, Mayor Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Seattle Parks, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015, hing hay park

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