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Your Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk Team

09/14/2016 Nativegrl77

Any person at any age can make healthy lifestyle changes. We’re teaming up with Virginia Mason and EvergreenHealth to bring you 7 small steps that can lead to BIG changes. Live better with Life’s Simple 7.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

What lifestyle changes can help defeat diabetes in adults?

a. Losing weight

b. Eating healthy

c. Increasing physical activity

d. All of the above

If you answered D to the above question, you are correct!Reduce Blood Sugar.

Do you know your fasting blood sugar level? If yes, you’re probably aware that a fasting blood sugar level below 100 is in the healthy range. If you’re above 100, your results could indicate diabetes or pre-diabetes. If you’re unaware of your fasting blood sugar level, consult your primary care provider.

Why does blood sugar matter?

Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose (or blood sugar) that our bodies use for energy. Your body makes a hormone called insulin that acts like a carrier to take your food energy into your cells. When your body stops making insulin or the insulin stops doing its job, your energy supply and blood sugars are no longer stable and serious health problems like diabetes can be the result. People with this condition often feel overly tired because the cells are not being regularly fueled with energy.

What can I do?

When diabetes or pre-diabetes is detected, a doctor may prescribe changes in eating habits, weight control, exercise programs and medication. It’s crucial for people with diabetes to work closely with a healthcare provider to manage diabetes and control any other risk factors.

Learn more about reducing blood sugar

We want to help you lead your healthiest life. Click here to register for the 2016 Heart & Stroke Walk and join the healthy-living movement!

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Help us defend birth control coverage!

09/13/2016 Nativegrl77

It’s hard to believe that in 2016 we have to defend access to birth control coverage. But we do. And we need your help.

This spring the Supreme Court deadlocked in Zubik v. Burwell, a major birth control case that would allow certain bosses to use their religion to make it more difficult, if not impossible, for women to get the birth control coverage they need.

Here’s where you come in. In response to the Court’s order, the Department of Health and Human Services is asking for input from the public about the importance of birth control coverage. We need you to submit your comment to make sure we’re heard loud and clear: everyone deserves access to birth control coverage, no matter where they work or go to school.

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Alliance for Gun Responsibility

09/13/2016 Nativegrl77

House Republicans are STILL threatening to PUNISH John Lewis and House Democrats for their historic sit-in.

We need to stand with John Lewis NOW so he won’t have to shoulder this burden alone.

SIGN ON: Stand with John Lewis >>

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Lonnie G. Bunch III, Founding Director of the NMAAHC

09/13/2016 Nativegrl77

A PEOPLE’S JOURNEY, A NATION’S STORY

Today is the day!

Next weekend, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will open its doors to the public. To celebrate this historic occasion we are holding a One-Day Giving Campaign.

Your gift today will ensure the future of our programs and exhibitions, so that we can share the African American experience with the world.

This is truly an historic moment, and this Museum is finally a reality. Make a donation by midnight tonight and your donation will be DOUBLED, thanks to the generous support of our Giving Day Sponsor, Hyundai Motor Cars.

You can share the excitement of NMAAHC Giving Day with your friends and family using #GiveNMAAHC. Through your support, we can make history together.

All the best,