Health Articles

Like so many of the blog posts I write, I’m writing this not because I don’t think you know what gluten is, but because I know I don’t know what gluten is. All I know—or knew, before doing a little research—was that most bread and pasta have gluten, and that “gf” does...

By now, you’ve probably heard that the meat industry is bad for our planet. There’s a lot about the environment that feels out of our hands—we are constantly surrounded by bad news, and it’s difficult to figure out what we can do to help. In all this uproar, you’ve...

It seems that Americans are obsessed with fats. You could even say that since 1976, Americans have been afraid of them.   In the 70s, the United States Senate became concerned when several of its members dropped dead from heart attacks. These deaths led the...

Good morning, and welcome to the new “What is…?” series on the Apportis blog! Every Monday, I’ll post a quick and easy to read informational article about an important topic in healthcare. Today’s topic is....(drumroll please)...wellness!   The Merriam-Webster...