Weekly Health Tips

This month US Family Health Plan – a TRICARE Prime health program – has some important tips on how you live a longer, healthier life.  Today’s health professionals are taking a serious look at a new phenomenon called the Blue Zone.  Blue Zones are places in the world where people have the healthiest and longest lives. Interestingly, it has also been shown that they all have adopted a similar, healthy lifestyle, no matter where in the world they live.  In these geographic locations, it is common for people to live well into their 100’s and still be healthy and happy. Some of the Blue Zones that have been studied are Okinawa, Japan, Ikaria, Greece, Sardinia, Italy, Nicoya, Costa Rica, and Loma Linda, California, right here in the U.S.

Today, Alzheimer’s Disease and all related dementia illnesses affect over 5.4 million Americans, and this number is growing rapidly.  According to the Alzheimer’s Association, by 2050 the number will grow to over 16 million. And while most affected are over 65, a condition called early Alzheimer’s also affects more and more people in their 40’s and 50’s.  

Stress is a killer. It can steal away your happiest moments while setting the stage for serious health conditions such as heart disease, hypertension and cancer.  To maximize your health and well-being one of the first steps is to eliminate unnecessary stress in your everyday life. Today US Health Plan – a TRICARE Prime health program – offers five simple ways to eradicate unneeded stress from your life. 

July is Health Awareness Month.  At US Family Health Plan, we take health and wellness very seriously.  A healthy lifestyle helps support wellness and helps prevents disease. We see this as a winning combination.  It is one of the best ways to make a good doctor’s check-up, even better. So here are 5 of the top trends in health and wellness today. 

Summer has arrived, school is out, and now kids can spend more time outside enjoying sports and games, whether at camp, at the local park or even just in the backyard.  The U.S. Military represents one of the strongest codes of honor in the world.  Sports and competitions also have a code of honor.  And we all know as parents, that good sportsmanship is important in almost every area of life. It’s never too early to start instilling good sportsmanship in our children – both boys and girls.  And for teenagers, as they become active in high school sports, clubs, competition and politics, it is critical.