Winter is here, which means citrus fruit is at its sweetest, juiciest, and most nutritious. It also means the grocery store is packed with oranges, grapefruits, lemons, tangelos, blood oranges, limes, kumquats, clementines, satsumas, Meyer lemons, and more… and the price is right! Now’s a great time to take advantage of winter’s bounty.
Category Archives: Food Is Medicine
Three Things to Eat for Better Heart Health
Heart disease has a huge impact on Americans. Nearly half of us are at risk for heart disease, and one in every four deaths is caused by it—making heart disease the leading cause of death in the United States.
The good news: what we eat can help decrease our risk for heart disease or help us manage an existing condition. These three simple guidelines can help you protect your heart:
Medically tailored meals lead to lower medical costs for people with heart disease
Most people know that a healthy diet can reduce your risk of developing heart disease. But what if you’ve already been diagnosed? Can what you eat have a positive impact on your health or the amount you spend on health care?
The answer for many people is yes, according to research conducted this year by Project Angel Heart, a Colorado nonprofit that prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to people living with life-threatening illnesses, and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC). The study used medical claims data from more than 700 Project Angel Heart clients to compare their total monthly medical costs before, during, and after they received meal deliveries.
While receiving medically tailored meals, total monthly medical costs for people living with congestive heart failure decreased by 26 percent, an average cost savings of $735 per month per person. Continue reading
Statewide Pilot Program Provides Meals for People with Diabetes
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and 84 million have prediabetes. One in every seven health care dollars is spent treating diabetes and its complications. [1]
So Project Angel Heart is teaming up with Telligen QIN-QIO, an organization that improves the effectiveness and value of Medicare services in Colorado, on a pilot program to address diabetes throughout the state. Continue reading
Why You Need Carbs and Which Ones You Should Eat
Carbohydrates and starchy foods have been the focus of countless diet recommendations. You’ve probably heard at some point that carbs make you gain weight, make it impossible to lose fat or weight, promote inflammation, and should be avoided or limited at all costs.
The fact is, that’s not entirely true. Avoiding carbohydrates can actually be detrimental to your overall health! Continue reading
