Healthy Living

Healthy Living: Ultraviolet light is being used to disinfect everything from masks to cell phones.

Healthy Living: Link between dairy and reduction in heart disease?

A new study finds Covid-19 can cause heart injury even in people without underlying heart issues. 

Do you know the best ways to reduce your risk of cancer right now? The American Cancer Society just released new, stricter guidelines for the first time in eight years that provide specific recommendations for our health.

While our state is on pause when it comes to advancing in the Governor’s reopening plan—several businesses have been allowed to welcome people back, with new safety measures in place. Along with hand sanitizing stations and plexiglass, you may also encounter temperature screenings as a rise in temperature is one of the first measurable symptoms of COVID-19.

The FDA just announced a shortage in the popular antidepressant, Zoloft. Dr. Jim Polo the Behavioral Health Medical Director with Regence BlueShield says this is likely because of an increase in demand during this Pandemic.

We are all undergoing an unprecedented amount of stress these days with the pandemic and the unrest across the world. Stress causes increased belly fat because stress causes our cortisol levels to spike.

With the summer months upon us and counties reopening, more of us are taking advantage of getting outside.

We are seeing counties move into the next phase of the governor’s safe start plan, and there are still some questions about what we need to be doing to stay safe during this time.

We are finally reaching a point where we are seeing counties reopen. We are able to get back to some of the activities we enjoy. Some people may feel the changes are coming too late, while others think it is too soon.

As restrictions start to ease, it is a good time to start thinking about having a conversation with the kids in your household.

We are all experiencing added stress right now, and a lot of us are paying some extra attention to our physical health, but it is vital to prioritize your mental health just as much.

Are you suffering from anxiety or is it stress?May is Mental Health Month, and because many of us are living with a lot of uncertainty right now, we wanted to talk with the behavioral health medical director with Regence, Dr.

Crisis calls during this pandemic have more than tripled for some call centers in King County.

While we remain under coronavirus-related restrictions in Washington state, we have never been so tethered to our screens whether it is for work, to connect socially, to unwind or just for a distraction.Dr. Drew Oliveira, the Senior Medical Executive Director with Regence, says we are getting in about 13 hours of screen time in a day and while there is no evidence of long-term eye damage from extended use of devices,  we wanted to make sure all that time spent isn’t compromising our vision.

Nutritionist Deborah Enos shares some easy recipes to keep you fuller longer to help us all avoid the 'Quarantine 15.'

We are used to seeing our dentist twice a year, but amid the global pandemic, all non-essential dental exams and procedures are postponed until further notice. So how can you make sure when this is all over, you haven’t neglected your or your family’s pearly whites, leaving you with big problems and big dentist bills?

SEATTLE -- Since the first reported Covid-19 death in February, a common talking point has been that the flu claims more lives than coronavirus, so why are we all so worried?We wanted to fact check this with Dr.

SEATTLE, Wash.,  Being sick can wreak havoc on our bodies.

SEATTLE -- Health officials in our state say that we have hit our peak for COVID-19 here in Washington.So what does that really mean?Dr.