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It’s never too early to get kids thinking about the positive impact of healthy eating and regular exercise. But oftentimes, the biggest challenge is access. To help remove barriers to access, UnitedHealthcare recently announced $2.5...

When Kali Parker found out she was pregnant with a little girl, she was over the moon. “I thought, I have my little princess,” Kali said. “The first moment I saw her, I cried tears of joy.” As Kali prepared to leave the hospital with her...

With behavioral health issues, it’s not always easy to ask for help. Even making an appointment to see someone can be a huge step. Unfortunately, for those in underserved communities, accessing this help can be more difficult. In a recent...

It’s been well-established that physical activity like walking, yoga and going to a fitness center has many health benefits for older adults. These include better sleep, less anxiety and reduced risk of heart disease, along with many...

Finding the right health care coverage for your needs may be confusing. You might have heard about health insurance through the exchanges, also known as health care marketplaces, but perhaps like many other uninsured Americans, you assumed coverage...

A $20,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies is helping the Golden Valley-based nonprofit purchase a new walk-in freezer, in order to expand their reach. The new freezer will allow the Minnesota Milk Bank for...

It’s a familiar story to many of us: We feel a rush of motivation to get fit, sign up at a nearby gym and go faithfully four or five days a week, only to give up altogether a few weeks later. But what if part of the problem lies in our motivation...

Turns out the old saying “it’s better to give than to receive” is backed up by some science. Besides warming your heart, giving may also improve your health by: Lowering blood pressureLowering stress levelsReducing depressionIncreasing...

As we age, we can’t help but notice certain things, like getting up from a chair and picking up heavier objects aren’t as easy as they used to be. If you’ve been noticing these changes, you’re not alone. Muscle loss is a natural...

For Kimberly Clark, managing type 1 diabetes has come with its share of challenges. She was first diagnosed at the age of 19 but over the course of the next five years, she went into diabetic ketoacidosis — a serious complication of...