Optimizing Blood Health: Sugar Levels, Platelets, and Flow

Healthy blood requires a balance of iron, oxygen, and regulated sugar levels. Learn how diet, stress, and exercise influence your white blood cell count, platelet levels, and overall circulatory health.

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What Is Normal Blood Sugar in People Over 60?

Published Apr,19 2018 | By Carol Ochs

Blood sugar tests are used to screen for and to monitor prediabetes and diabetes. Normal ranges for laboratory tests are the same for adults of all ages. However, recommended targets for home testing will sometimes be different for older adults.

Foods to Avoid for Blood Type A Positive

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Carol Ochs

Many medical professionals dispute the theory of a link between food, blood type and health, but the idea of a blood-type diet was popularized in the 1996 book “Eat Right 4 Your Type."

Carol Ochs is an award-winning writer in the Washington, D.C. area. During 17 years with The Associated Press she covered health, medical and sports stories as a writer, editor and producer. She has written for the health section of "The Washington Post," a Fairfax County stewardship publication and a biopharmaceutical newsletter. Ochs has a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Ohio University, Athens.