Experts give tips on staying (or getting) healthy this summer

SALT LAKE CITY — In August, Linze Struiksma began to change 27 years of habits that led to what she said was "mediocre to bad health."

With the help of a close friend, Struiksma learned about healthy eating, how her body processes food, and she began weight training. Struiksma cut back on processed food and began scanning menus before heading to a restaurant to see what her options are and to ensure there will be low-calorie, non processed food available. She's kept up with her training and now helps train friends.

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Combining aerobic, resistance exercise may be best for diabetes

Reuters Health) - Exercise programs that combine aerobic exercise and resistance training may be better at helping people with diabetes control their blood sugar than either type of exercise alone, a new analysis of past studies says.

“It has been well established that exercise training is better than doing nothing,” Lukas Schwingshackl told Reuters Health in an email. He led the study at the University of Vienna in Austria.

“One of the more important questions that remains to be answered is which exercise modality offers the most benefits,” Schwingshackl added.

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